Histo. Endocrine System Flashcards

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______ tissue is a group of cells forming part of some organ

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unorganized endocrine tisse

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name 5 unorganized endocrine tissues

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Islet of Langerhans
Interstitial cells of testis 
corpus luteum of ovary
endocrine cells of G.I.T
Endocrine cells of planceta 

I.I.C.E.E

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Name 5 organized endocrine tiss

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pituitary
parathyroid 
pineal body 
suprarenal 
thyroid
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The thyroid gland has two lobes connected by _____

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isthmus

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Thyroid follicules are filled with collid which ___(fxn)_____

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store thyroid secretion

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Follicular (principle cells) have _______epithelium

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simple cuboidal

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Follicular cells of the thryroid secrete _______

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Thyroxin

Tri-iodothyronin

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Thyroxin is secreted by ________ cells of the thyroid

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follicular cells

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Tri-iodothyronin is secreted by ____ cells of the thyroid

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follicular cells

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_______ & ____ activates the metabolic processes and increase the metabolic rate

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thyroxin & tri-iodothyronin

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Parafollicular cells of the thyroid secrete ___

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thyrocalcitonin (calcitonin)

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________ horm suppresses bone resorption and lowers calcium levels of the blood

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calcitonin (thyrocalcitonin )

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13
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2 cells types in the parathyroid

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  1. principle (chief) : Dark & light cheif cells

2. Oxyphil

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______ cells of the parathyroid secrete parathormone

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Dark Chief

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15
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Parathorome are secreted by _____

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dark chief cells of the parathyroid

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16
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______ hormone promote bone resorption and liberation of calcium from bones , elevate the calcium levels of blood

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parathormone

secreted by dark cheif cells

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17
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_____ are inactive forms of the dark chief cells

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light chief cells

parathyroid

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18
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_______ cells are degenerative forms of chief cells. Increase with age

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oxyphil

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19
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hypothyroidism leads to a c.c. known as ___ in adults

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myxedema

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20
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hypothyroidism leads to a c.c. in children called __

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cretinism

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21
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Outer zone of the suprarenal

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cortex

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22
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Inner portion of the suprarenal

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medulla

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23
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The medulla of the suprarenal secretes_____

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epinephrine and norephrine

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24
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_______ secrete mineralocorticoids

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zona glomerulosa

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Aldosterone is a _____
mineralocorticoid
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Fxn of aldosterone
control water and electrolyte balance
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Zona fasiculata has ___ cells within its zone
spongiocytes
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zona fasciculata secretes ______
glucocorticoid (cortisol)
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Cortisol is a ______
glucocorticoid (zona fasciculata)
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Glucocorticoids (cortisol) fxn
control carb and protein metabolism
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Zona reticularis secretes____
gonadocorticoid
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gonadocorticoids secrete____
sex hormones
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The pituitary gland occupies a depression called ________
hypophyseal fossa
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The large anterior portion of the pituitary gland
andeohypophysis
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The small posterior part of the pituitary
neurohypophysis | connected to the brain
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3 divisions of the andenohyphysis
1. pars distalis 2. pars tuberalis 3. Pars intermedia
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3 divisions of the neuropophysis
1. Pars posterior 2. infundibular stalk 3. median eminence
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____ horm stim growth of body tis
Growth horm (somatotrophic hormone STH) | pituitary
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____ stim the secretion of milk
prolactin | pituitary
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___ stim the thyroid secretions
follicle stim horm (FSH) | pituitary
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____ hormone activated ovulation and the development of the corpus luteum in women
``` Luteinizing horm (LH) (pituitary) ```
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____ hormon stim the secretion of testosterone
Luteinizing horm (ICSH)
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__ hormone stim the formation of spermatozoa
follice stim horm (FSH) | pituitary)
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_____ horm stim the secretion of cortical horm of the suprarenal gland
``` Adrenocorticotrophic horm (ACTH) (pituitary) ```
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______ horm is secreted in the pars intermedia of the pituitary gland
melanocyte stimulating horm (MSH)
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_____ nuclei of the hypothalmus ending in the neurophypophyis
hypothalmis hypophyseal tract
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hypothalmis hypophyseal tract arises from _____ & ___
supraoptic & paraventricular nuclei
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______ are dilated bulbous endings of the fibers of the hypothalmic hyophyseal tract
herrings body
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_____ are neuroglia that support the nervous elements of the nuerohypophysis
pituicytes
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____ horm stim smooth m. of the uterus and mammory gland ejection
oxytocin | neurohypo- pituitary
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2 hormons secreted by the neurohypophysis
1. oxytocin | 2. vasopressin
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_____ horm reduces urine production by increasing reabsorption of the fluid in the kidneys
vasopressin (antidiuretic horm ADH) | - neurohypo- pituitary)
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___ hormone causes vasoconstrition
vasopressin
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___ hormone causes elevation of BP (pituitary)
vasopressin | neurohypo
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deficiency of _____ horm causes diabetic insipidus
vasopressin
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deficiency of vasopressin causes _____
diabetes insipidus
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_____ gland is covered by pia mater
pineal body
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_____ gland is known as the biological clock
pineal body
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the pineal body secretes __
melatonin
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melatonin is made from the neurotransmitter ____
serotonin
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____ is the sleep hormone
melatonin
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**_____ horm mobilizes calcium from bone matrix in response to ow levels of ca+ in the blood
parathyroid
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**C.C. _____ condition results from thyroxin defficiency in the adults and cirtinism in infants
myxedema
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** __ cells of the pituitary gland secrete prolactin
aciphil
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** ____ is secreted by parafolliculare cells of the thyroid gland
calcitonin