Growth Hormone and Thyroid Hormone Flashcards
What is the role of the hypothalamus in the endocrine system?
The hypothalamus controls the release of hormones that will be sent to the anterior and posterior pituitary gland
What is the structure of the pituitary gland
composed of two glands fused into one; posterior and anterior pituitary gland
What are the two neurohormones secreted by the posterior pituitary?
Vasopressin (Anti-diuretic hormone)
Oxytocin
T/F. posterior pituitary gland is only used to secrete neurohormones from hypothalamus. It does not make any of its own hormones
true
how do bones grow
we have epiphyseal growth plates and in infancy, most of our bones are made up of cartilage and as we get older we produce more chondrocytes (cartilage) causing the growth plates to widen, older cartilage will die and be replaced by osteoblasts which will form new bone by adulthood our growth plates will close
Growth hormone
peptide hormone that is downstream of anterior pituitary axis
controls bone growth
acts in liver to stimulate IGF
What stimulates the release of Growth Hormone (GH)?
GHRH (Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone)
What inhibits the release of Growth Hormone
somatostatin and sufficient production of IGF
What is the function of Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1)?
IGF-1 has growth-promoting effects on almost every cell in the body.
How do GH and IGF1 promote bone growth together?
GH stimulates secretion of IGF1 and together they recruit chondrocytes to increase cell proliferation
What are some catabolic actions of GH
Adipose effects: breaks down fat to get energy for growing effects
Amino acids: increases uptake of AA to enhance cell proliferation and reduce apoptosis
Liver: Gh stimulates liver to facilitate glycolysis and gluconeogenesis- feeling growth effects
What condition is characterized by excess GH in adulthood?
Acromegaly
What condition is characterized by excess GH in childhood?
Gigantism
How is thyroid hormone synthesis initiated?
Iodine is ionized into iodide and will then be brought into the follicular cells
thyroglobulin and iodine is secreted into colloid
iodide is coupled to precursor (thyroglobulin) and will combine with tyrosine to form variations of complex
the complex will move back into the cells in vesicles- enzymes in vesicles will cleave off T3 and T4 and these free T3 and T4 (thyroid hormone) will enter circulation
Thyroid Hormone Regulation
Hypothalamus releases thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH)
TRH moves to anterior pituitary where it will secrete thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
TSH moves to thyroid gland and the thyroid hormones are produced