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Endocrine system is

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Specialize in communication and coordination

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Maintaining homeostasis

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Cells need to communicate with each other
Either a gap junction (cell-cell)
Neurotransmitters (neurons travel across synaptic cleft)
Paracrines (tissue fluids affect nearby cells)
Hormones (travel into blood stream, other tissues and organs)

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What’s the difference between exocrine and endocrine glands

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Exocrine glands have ducts (carry to an surface or organ)
Endocrine glands (no ducts, easy to take hormones into the blood stream)

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This hormone releases a target is another endocrine gland

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Tropic hormone

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Adenohypophysis anterior

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3/4 of pituitary
Synthesizes 6 hormones (FSH,LH,TSH,ACTH,GH,PRL)

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Neurohypophysis

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Posterior 1/4 of pituitary
does not produce own hormone , stores OT and ADH

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What two hormones synthesizes gonadotropin hormones

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Two for gonadotropin hormones
FSH- sperm production
LH- ovulation for woman
Stimulates testes to secrete testosterone for men.

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ACTH hormone does what

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Secretes the adrenal cortex and produce glucocorticoids

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Does oxytocin release or produce breast milk?

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Release breast milk
During labor contracting
Target uterus

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ADH does what?

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It’s an anti diuretic hormone, increase water retention (to not get dehydrated)

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What two hormones are in the posterior pituitary

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ADH and OT

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Thymus gland :

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For the immune system
Secretion of thymosin and thymopoetin hormones for stimulation of other lymphatic organs
Stimulates t-lymphocyte cells for cellular immunity
Maturation of t-cells (WBC)

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Thyroid gland

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Follicular cells: simple cuboidal
Secretes T3 and T4 iodine atoms by TSH
Increase metabolic rate
Largest gland

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The adrenal medulla works how

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Prepares physical activity
Stimulation = adrenaline
Stress causes medullary cells to stimulate cortext
Increase bp,bv, metabolic rate

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Adrenal cortext layers

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Zona glomerulosa (outer)’
Zona fasciculata (middle)
Zona Reticularis (inner)

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Takes water indirect and increase sodium

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Zona Glomerulosa

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Zona Fasiculata is a type of hormone that secretes what

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Cortisol and corticosterone as fat and protein
Helps body to adapt to stress

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Zona Reticularis has which hormones

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Androgen and estrogen

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Where are hormones originally produced

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In the islets

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Alpha cells release when

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Releases glucogon when glucose blood levels are low
Very low carbohydrate/ fasting or high protein

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21
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Insulin/beta cells secrete when

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Lowers blood sugar levels when there is high glucose
Antagonizes glucagon
Cause : diabetes

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What is a natural hormone woman release when having a baby

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OT

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Follicular cells make what hormone

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Thyroid hormone, filled with protein rich suspension and lined with simple epithelial cells

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SNP is what

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Medulla cells stimulate to cortex
Makes adrenaline
Prepares body for physical activity

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Islets of langerhan

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Produce hormones

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Hyperglycemic hormones

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Raise blood, glucose concentration

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Hypoglycemic

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Lower blood glucose (insulin)

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Corpus leteum

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Follicle, after ovulation
Produces estradiol and progesterone

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Wall of ovarian follicule

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Granulosa celes
Produces estradiol and its in the beginning of the menestral cycle

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In the testes what secretes testosterone and estrogen

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Interstitial cells (in between seminiferous tubules)

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31
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Organ function of the liver is important to the endocrine system because

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The bone marrow produces RBC’s
Regulate blood pressure

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32
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The kidneys are important to the function of the system because

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It produces RBC’s too

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33
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They heart is important for the function of the system because

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Increase bp- atrial natriuretic peptide
Increase blood volume, bp, and H20 and loss by kidneys

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34
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Steroids hormones

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From hydrophobic
Needs and binds to transport protein

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Hypophyseal portal system

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Releases and inhibits hormones for the anterior pituitary

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36
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FSH

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Production of sperm

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LH

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Stimulates ovulation
Stimulates testes to secrete testosterone

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GHRH

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GH: stimulates mitosis and cellular differential

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39
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Parathyroid gland

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Secreted parathyroid hormone
Increase calcium levels
Increase absorption of calcium levels
Decrease urinary absorption
Increase bone absorption

40
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Hematocrit

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% of blood cells compared to total of blood volume

41
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Most abundant blood plasma

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Albumins

42
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Liquid portion of blood

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Plasma

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Viscosity?

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Thickness, stickiness of a fluid

44
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Hypoproteinemia

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Deficiency of plasma proteins

45
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Red bone marrow produces these formed elements:

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Hemopoietic stem cells or hemocytoblast

Colony-forming Unit- producing one class and formed elements of blood

Myeloid hemopoiesis- blood formation in bone marrow

Lymphoid hemopoiesis- Blood formation in the lymphatic organs

46
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The function of RBC’s

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-Gas transport,
-O2 delivery to tissue and CO2 transport to lungs
-CAH; produces carbonic acid from CO2 and H2O

47
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The RBC’s count is

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5 million

48
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Erythrocyte visual

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  1. Developments
  2. Hemopoetic cell
  3. Erythrocyte: Has EPO receptors for erythropoietin from kidney-liver
  4. Erythroblast: x and synthesize hemoglobin
  5. Reticulocyte: leaves red bone marrow and leaves circulating blood, 0.5-1.5% left
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Erythroblasts do what

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Produce hemoglobin

50
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Iron

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Key element for hemoglobin molecule
Key for erythropoisis (production of the cell)

Low absorption: needs 5-20mg/day

Stomach acid coverts Fe3 to Fe2

Gastroferritin- bind Fe2 to intestines

51
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Negative feedback in RBC’s

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Drop in RBC’s cause hypoxemia
EPO production = high RBC’s count

52
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Polycythemia

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Excess of RBC’s
Primary cause- cancer of erythropoietic
Secondary- emphysema (not breathing) high altitude
May increase Blood volume,pressure,viscosity

53
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Anemia causes

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  1. Perumscuis :No enough B12
    2.hemorrhagic (blood loss)
  2. Hemolytic (RBC’s destruction)
54
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Anemia effects

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3 pain effects:
Tissue hypoxia or necrosis: Lethargic
Low blood osmolarity, producing tissue edema
Low blood viscosity: heart races and pressure drops, cardiac failure

55
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What is sickle-cell-disease

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It’s heredity
Cell becomes too flat and can’t go throughout the body

56
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Blood types

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A, B, AB, O

57
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Antigens are also called

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Agglutinogens

58
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Why does a patient have a blood clot after blood transfusion

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Wrong antibody with antigen

59
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Who can AB blood get?

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Any

60
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What is the newborn disease?

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Hemolytic , if mother has formed RH+ with 2nd child
Prevention: RhoGAM Pregnant Rh- woman

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What is given to woman who are RH-

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RhoGAM to not form anti-D anibodies

62
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A antigen has

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B antibodies

63
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Person with a AB blood can receive

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A blood
B blood
AB blood
O blood

64
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People with Positive blood have

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Rh D with blood type Rh+ (most reactive)

65
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People with negative blood have

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NO Rh factor
Can receive blood from RH- people

66
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What are the granulocytes

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Neutrophils, Basophils, Eosinophils

67
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What are the Agranulocytes

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Lymphocytes (most common)
, monocytes

68
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Neutrophils do what

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Fight bacterial infection

69
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Eosinophils do what

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Raise for parasitic infection,allergies,diseases etc

70
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Basophils do what

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Raise , with auto immune, Sinuitis, Diabetes
Secrete histamine
Secrete heparin

71
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Lymphocytes raise when

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There is an infection or immune response

72
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Monocytes are when

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Raise when there is a viral infection or inflammation

73
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What is Leucocytosis

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High WBC (above 10,000)
Cause : Infection, allergy, disease

74
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Leukemia is

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A cancer because high number of circulating leukocytosis

75
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Hemoglobin structure

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2 alpha 2 beta cells (each combine to non protein heme)
Heme groups: non protein to moesity bind O2, FE to center
Men’s hemoglobin: 13-18
Woman’s: 12-16

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Hemostasis its production

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Negative feedback : RBCS drop = hypoxemia
Epo stimulation makes red bone marrow
RBCs raise 3-4 days

77
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Erythrocyte death

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Hemolysis in spleen and liver

78
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Leukocytes disorders

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Myeloid leukemia: uncontrolled granulocyte production
Lymphoid leukemia: uncontrolled Lymphocyte or monocyte production
Acute leukemia: suddenly, rapidly, death
Chronic: undetected for months

79
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Synergistic effects:

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Work together for a greater effect (FSH and testosterone for sperm production)

80
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Permissive effects

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Enhances the target organs for response to a second later hormone

81
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Hydrophilic hormone transport

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Monoamines and peptides are hydrophilic

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Hydrophobic hormone transport

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Steroids and thyroid hormone
(Bind transport for protein

83
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PiH hormone

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Inhibits secretion of prolactin

84
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Pineal gland

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Converts to melatonin
May play role in cardiac Rhythms

85
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C (parafollicular cells)

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Clustered cells
Secrete calcitonin by rising blood calcium
Effect: Low blood Ca2+

86
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Interstitial cells:

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Lies in clusters between seminiferous tubules
Produce testosterone and estrogen

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Paracrine secretions

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Chemicals messengers that secrete short distanced
Stimulate nearby cells

88
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Examples of paracrine secretions

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  1. Histamine (cells in connective tissue)
  2. Nitric oxide (blood vessels to vasodilation)
  3. Somatostatin (from delta cells secret alpha and beta cells)
  4. Catecholamines (adrenal medulla to cortex)
89
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Congenital hypothyroidism

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Decrease in TH (from birth)

90
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Myxedema (decrease TH)

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Adult hypothyroidism , treat with oral thyroid hormone

91
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Goiter

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ANY pathological enlargement from the thyroid gland

92
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Hypoparathyroidism

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Surgically removed
Spasms in larynx = decrease in calcium levels

93
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Hyperparathyroidism

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Excessive PTH
Ca+2 increase
Blood levels increase

94
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Adrenal disorder

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Cushing Syndrome- excess cortisol secretion
Disruption of protein metabolism and carbohydrate

Adrenal Syndrome- enlargement of sexual organs , onset puberty

95
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Diabetes Mellitus

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Cause : BC no insulin
Effect: Distruption of metabolism
Symptoms; polyuria, polydispsia, polyhagia
Elevated blood glucose levels

96
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Treatment for diabetes 1

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5%-10%
Insulin is always used
Result: injection or diet
Autoantibodies attack and destroy beta cells

97
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Treatment for type 2 diabetes

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90-95 %
Problem: insulin resistance (failure to target cells to respond insulin )
Risk Factor: age,weight,gender,ethnicity
Treatment: weight loss program / exercise

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