General Endocrine System

Question 1

What are the functions of the endocrine system responsible for?

Answer 1

Metabolic fx

Transport of substances through cell membranes

Cellular Metabolism (growth, secretions)

Question 2

What are the 3 types of hormones?

Answer 2

Polypeptides hormones
–water soluble

Steroid hormones
—Lipid soluble

Catecholamines and idothyronine hormones

Question 3

Endocrine dz most importantly present as?

Answer 3

Hyperfx

Hypofx

Tumors

Question 4

Prolonged hyperstimulation by trophic hormones or metaboli signals leads to?

Answer 4

Hyperfx

Physical enlargement of the PERIPHERAL endocrine GLANDS

Question 5

Hyperfunctioning endocrine glands may be?

Answer 5

Hyperplastic

Neoplastic

Question 6

Hyperfunctioning Hyperplasia usually occurs in dogs or cats?

Answer 6

Cats

Question 7

Hyperfunctioning neoplasms usually occurs in dogs or cats?

Answer 7

Dogs

Question 8

Hypofunction of the endocrine glands usually attributable to the _____ of secretory cells

Answer 8

Destruction

Question 9

DM1 is due to the ____ to the islet cells in what pancreas cells?

Answer 9

damage to the B cells

Question 10

Neoplastic or hyperplastic enlargement of the endocrine glands can cause what other issues?

Answer 10

Compression of adjacent structures

Question 11

Paraneoplastic means?

ex?

Answer 11

Hormones secreted by tumors of nonendocrine glands

PTHrP

Question 12

You can have primary hyperfunctions where?

Why would you have hyperfuctions?

Answer 12

Hyperparathyroidism

Hyperthyroidism

Hypercortisolism

Tumor or hyperplasia

Question 13

You can have SECONDARY hyperfunctions why?

Answer 13

Lesions in one organ secretes excess trophic hormones-

long term stimulation and hypersecretion by the target organ

-adrenocortical hyperplasia with excess cortisol