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Gland-Hormone-Action Flashcards

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Pancreas

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Insulin
Glucagon
Somatostatin
Pancreatic polypeptide

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Insulin

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Decrease blood glucose/glycogensis

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Glucagon

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Increase blood glucose/glycolysis

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Somatostatin

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Inhibit insulin, glucagon, and hGH

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5
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Thymus

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Thymine, thymic factor,

Thymic humoral factor, thymopoetin = immunity and T cell maturation in WBCs

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Thyroid

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T3
T4
Parafollicular C cells

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T3/triodothyrine and T4/thyroxine/tetraodothyrine

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Basal metabolic rate

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Parafollicular c cells

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Secrete calcitonin to decrease blood Ca2+ and keep bones calcified by inhibiting osteoclasts

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Parathyroid

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PTH - increase blood Ca2+ by secreting parathyroid cells secreting PTH and making bones thin through stimulating osteoclasts

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10
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Ovaries

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Estrogen - secondary female sex characteristics

Progesterone - pregnancy prep

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Testes

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Testosterone - secondary makes sex characteristics and sperm production

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12
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Pineal gland

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Melatonin - sleep

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Neurohypophysis - posterior pituitary gland

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Oxytocin

Anti diuretic/vasopressin

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14
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Oxytocin

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Milk ejection, labor contractions = ONLY positive feedback

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Anti diuretic / vasopressin

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H2O retention, increased BP

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Adenohypophysis/anterior pituitary gland

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Thyroid stimulating TSH
Follicle stimulating FH
Lutenizing LH
Prolactin
Melanocyte stimulating MSH
Adrencortocotropin ACTH
Human growth hormone hGH
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17
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TSH

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Secretes thyroid hormones

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MSH

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Melanin production

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LH

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Female and make decisions hormones secreted

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FSH

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Ova and sperm production

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Prolactin

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Milk production

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ACTH

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Secretes hormones of the adrenal cortex

23
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Hypothalamus

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Gonadtropin stimulating
ACTH
TSH
Dopamine
Somatocrinin/hGH
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hGH

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Tissue growth

25
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Gonadotropin stimulating

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Inhibits FSH and LH secretions

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Dopamine

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Inhibits prolactin and MSH secretions

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Adrenal medulla

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Norepinephrine and epinephrine = sympathomimetic effects

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Adrenal cortex

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Cortisol
Androgens
Aldosterone

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Aldosterone

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Na+/K+ vol regulation

30
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Androgens

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Hair growth and female libido

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Cortisol

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Inflammation

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Lipid soluble

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Steroids, Thyroid hormones, Nitric Oxide

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Water soluble

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Biogenic amines, proteins & peptides, eiocosanoids

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Adenohypophysis uses what system

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Hypophyseal portal system

35
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Long preganglionic - ach/cholinergic-terminal automatic ganglion - ach - short postgabglionic - ach- effector (no inner stood of skin or blood vessels

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Parasympathetic

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Short pre - ach/cholinergic - paravertebral/sympathetic trunk chain or prevertebral/collateral ganglion - ach - long post - norep/adrenergic effector that doesn’t innervate skin and blood vessels where there it’ll be ach

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Sympathetic

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Sympathetic division

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Thoracolumbar T1-L2

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Parasympathetic division

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Craniosacral

Cranial nerves III, VII, IX,X and pelvic splanchic nerves s2-s4

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Skin

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Vit D converted to calciferol for Ca2+ absorption

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Kidneys

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Erythropoietin- rbc formation

Renin-blood vol and BP control via raas

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Heart

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Atrianaureticpeptide- Na vol control

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Lungs

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Angiotensin 2 - BP and blood vol

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GI

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Enteroendocrine- gi control

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Adipose

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Leptin - wt control

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