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Hypothalamus/ Ant and Post Pituitary Flashcards

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Types of Secretory Patterns

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  • Circadian (diurnal) Rhythm
  • Ultradian Rhythm
  • Stimulus Induced
  • Longer time interval Rhythms
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What is the most common example of a circadian rhythm hormone?

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Cortisol

- ACTH stimulates cortisol release so it also has a circadian rhythm

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What is an ultradian rhythm and what is an example?

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An Ultradian rhythm is one that occurs multiple times each day.
LH (leutenizing Hormone) release is an example

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4
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Three methods of controlling plasma hormone concentrations?

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1) Increases or decrease secretion rate
2) Increase or decrease the level of hormone biding protein for that particular hormone
3) Increase or decrease degradation rate

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Positive feedback

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The endocrine system’s response to a stimulus reinforces that stimulus.
Ex: stretch of the cervix stimulates oxytocin release, this leads to more stretch of the cervix

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Negative feedback

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The endocrine system’s response to a stimulus is to reduce that stimulus

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Describe the negative feedback mechanism associated with a rise in plasma glucose

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Plasma glucose ^^ –> Rise in Insulin secretion–> Inc concentration of insulin in the plasma –> Rise in glucose uptake and utilization by the muscle and adipose tissue –> plasma glucose slowly goes back down to normal

So…how does the plasma glucose level keep from dropping too far below normal?

As Plasma Glucose Goes down –> GLUCAGON is secreted –> Hepatic Glucose is released –> Plasma glucose concentration comes back to normal.

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How do hormones move from the top region of the pituitary gland to the bottom?

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Axoplasmic flow…takes about a week for them to move this short distance.

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How does hormone get stimulated to start the movement down the center of the pituitary?

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Action potential

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10
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Where is the Pituitary gland located

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base of brain in a bony pocket called the Sella turcica

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What connects the pituitary to the base of the brain?

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Infundibulum…this contains the nerves and veins

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What are the two posterior pituitary gland hormones?

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ADH and OT (oxytocin)

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The posterior pituitary is basically a neural extension of the hypothalamus…where do the nerve axons come from?

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Mainly from two nuclei in the hypothalamus: the Supraoptic nucleus (SON) and the Paraventricular Nucleus (PVN). The axon terminals are located near capillaries in the posterior pituitary and release their hormones here.

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The area where hormones are released in the posterior pituitary is called?

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Pars Nervosa

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What is the function of Oxytocin…KNOW

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stimulates contraction of the uterus and myoepithelial cells in the mammary gland (pushes out breastmilk)

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WHat is the function of ADH,,,KNOW

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regulates retention of water by increasing water channels in the walls of the kidney.
Also increases the contractility of vascular smooth muscle…Pressor effectM

REMEMBER: Oxytocin and Vasopressin have slightly overlapping activity

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17
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What is the chemical structure of ADH and OT

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Nonapeptides (nine amino acids), both have a disulfide bridge, very similar structure which explains their overlapping activity

18
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When are ADH and OT secreted

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When action potentials reach their nerve terminals. Analogous to neurotransmitter release
- They are secreted together with their respective neurophysins

19
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Main stimuli of ADH

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Low ECF (plasma) volume

20
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Plasma volume has to drop by how much to lead to increase in ADH secretion

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5-10 %

21
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Osmolarity has to change by how much to increase ADH secretion

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1-2%

22
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KNOW THE EXPERIMENT ON STALK SECTION AND RECOVERY

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23
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Where does most of the blood supply to the pituitary gland come from

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looks like it comes from the Internal carotid artery for the most part

24
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What are the six major hormones of the anterior pituitary glands

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GH (Growth Hormone), PRL (Prolactin), ACTH (adrenocorticotrophic hormone), LH, FSH, TSH

Most are called Trophic hormones….means it makes target tissues grow

25
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Chemical nature of the hormones secreted from ant pituitary)

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ACTH….39 amino acids, straight chain

Glycoproteins: TSH, FSH, LH….all are dimers of alpha and beta subunits and all have alpha and beta subunits that are very similar, but different enough to lead to different bioloogical functions. (Beta subunit accounts for the difference), SO IF YOU DO AN ASSAY, YOU WANT TO MEASURE THE BETA SUBUNIT»»KNOW THIS

Proteins: GH and PRL. These are the acidophils (they occupy about 75% of the Pituitary)

26
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The biological activity of ACTH is found at what end?

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The end opposite of the COOH….you only need about 20 amino acids for biological activity

27
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ACTH 1-24?

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Its the first 24 AAs but it has full activity

28
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MSH activity is what

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Melanocyte stimulating hormone…the structure of this hormone lies within ACTH so excess ACTH causes hyperpigmentation

29
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The six releasing hormones and their effects

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CRH- Corticotrophin releasing hormone increases ACTH secretion

TRH- increases TSH secretion

GNRH- inc LH and FSH

GHRH- Gh release

Somatostatin- GH goes down

Dopamine- Prolactin decreases

30
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Where are the osmoreceptors that sense changes in plasma osmolarity that would lead to an upregulation in vasopressin (ADH)?

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Hypothalamus…KNOW

31
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So changes in plasma osmolarity are realized by osmoreceptors where?

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hypothalamus (Supraoptic and Paraventricular Nuclei)

32
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Changes in plasma volume (ECF volume) are recognized by volume receptors where?

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Central nervous System

33
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Which hormones from teh anterior pituitary stain acidophilic

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GH, Prolactin

34
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Regarding the family groupings of anterior pituitary hormones, which fall into the glycoprotein family

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TSH, LH, FSH

35
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Regarding the family groupings of the anterior pituitary hormones, which fall into the protein family

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GH and Prolactin

36
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Oxytocin secretion is tied to sensory input and emotional input when it comes to the release of milk.

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In a study, it was shown that oxytocin levels rose even before suckling began. This was in anticipation of suckling like upon seeing or hearing the baby.

37
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GH and Prolactin (the proteins and acidophiles) consume how much of the anterior pituitary’s volume?

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75%

38
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Somatotrophs are what

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GH producing cells

39
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How much of the anterior pit volume do they occupy

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50%

40
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What hormone increases GH excretion

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T3

41
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Lactotrophs do what

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produce prolactin

42
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Basophils occupy what percentage of pituitary volume>

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15-20

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