Histology And Pathology Of The Endocrine System Flashcards
What does hormone mean?
To excite
Paracrine action?
Action of hormone on adjacent cells
What kind of cells are endocrine glands made of?
cuboidal secretory cells supported by myoepithelial cells, which contract
Which glands have no lumen?
Pituitary and parathyroid glands
Pituitary is divided into 2:
Adenohypophysis and neurohypophysis
Basophils secretes?
FSH, TSH and LH
What is ACTH secreted by?
Chromophobes and basophils
Acidophils?
Take up acidic dyes look pinkish
Basophils look?
Take us basic dyes- Blue
Somatotroph target organ?
Bones and other organs
Lack of ADH results in?
Diabetes insipidus
Pituitary adenomas?
Benign arising form anterior lobe
Intracranial neoplasms- pituitary percentage?
10%
Pituitary tumour affecting optic chiasma?
Bitemporal hemianopsia, loss of vision of outer half
Lack of iodine?
Enlarged thyroid gland, goitre
Enlarges to take up max iodine
How much does thyroid gland weigh?
35-45 grams
Follicles contain?
Pink colloids, eosinophillic
Endothelial cells in thyroid?
Fenestrations, increased vascularisation
Euthyroid pathologies?
Adenomas, cancer and goitre
Euthyroid?
Normal function
Hyperthyroid?
Graves
Hypothyroid?
Hashmitos disease
Why does thyroid gland enlarge?
Hyperplasia and hypertrophy of thyroid cells
Problems with thyroidectomy?
Tracheomalacia, softening of trachea, which causes it to collapse
Graves’ disease?
Auto antibodies stimulate TSH receptors, excess T3 and T4, hyperplasia of thyroid cells.
Infiltrative opthalmopathy?
Inflammatory cells/ soft tissue behind eye- proptosis, bulging of the eye
Infiltration dermopathy?
Thickening of skin leading to pre-tibial myoxedema.
Low TSH high T3 T4