Intro to Endocrinology Flashcards
5 primary hormones from hypothalamus
TRH CRH GnRH Somatostatin Dopamine
7 hormones of anterior pituitary gland
TSH FSH LH ACTH MSH Growth hormone Prolactin
2 hormones of posterior pituitary
ADH
Oxytocin
2-3 hormones from thyroid gland
T3, T4
Calcitonin
What gland releases PTH
Parathyroid gland
2 hormones from pancreas
Insulin
Glucagon
2 hormones from adrenal medulla
Norepinephrine
Epinephrine
2 hormones from kidney
Renin
1,25 dihydroxycholecalciferol
3 hormoens from adrenal cortex
Cortisol
Aldosterone
Adrenal androgens
Hormones from testes vs. ovaries
Testes = testosterone
Ovaries = estradiol, progesterone
2 hormones from corpus luteum
Estradiol
Progesterone
4 hormones from placenta
hCG
Estriol
Progesterone
hPL
3 general classes of hormones
Proteins + peptides
Amines
Steroids
Protein and peptide hormones are stored in ____ ____ until needed
Polypeptides with > 100 aa are considered _____
Polypeptides with <100 aa are considered _____
They are _____-soluble
Secretory vesicles
Proteins
Peptides
Water
Amine hormones are derived from _____
Tyrosine
Steroid hormones are synthesized from ______, they are ______-soluble and they are not stored
Cholesterol; lipid
Describe general synthesis of protein and peptide hormones
Usually synthesized as larger polypeptides, starting as a preprohormone (not biologically active)
Signal peptide is removed in ER to produce prohormone
Once packed into vesicles in golgi, they are cleaved by proteolytic enzymes generating the active form
Protein and peptide hormones are stored in secretory vesicles until endocrine cell is stimulated.
What are some possible stimuli for exocytosis?
Increased IC calcium d/t membrane depolarization
Activation of GPCR, followed by increased cAMP and activation of PKA
What are some glands that secrete steroid hormones?
Adrenal cortex
Gonads
Corpus luteum
What are some modifications that can be made to cholesterol molecules to change their hormone identity?
Removal or addition of side chains
Hydroxylation of steroid nucleus
Aromatization of steroid nucleus
What are the 2 possible sources of cholesterol?
About 80% is taken up as LDL particles through receptor-mediated endocytosis
The rest is de novo synthesis from acetyl coA
What is the difference between genomic and nongenomic actions of steroid hormones?
Genomic = modulate transcription by interaction with intracellular nuclear receptors
Nongenomic = rapid steroid action via specific receptor-mediated actions or direct steroid membrane interactions
Amine hormones are derived from tyrosine. What are the 2 groups of amine hormones?
Catecholamines
Thyroid hormones
Catecholamines are amine hormones synthesized in the _____ and secretory granules. They act through ________ associated receptors
Cytosol; cell-membrane
Thyroid hormones are synthesized by the thyroid gland and stored as ____ in glandular follicles
They cross the cell membrane and act through ____ receptors
Thyroglobulin
Nuclear
Which of the following has a faster metabolic clearance from the body, and thus a shorter half life:
Thyroxine vs. triiodothyronine
Triiodothyronine
Which of the following has a faster metabolic clearance from the body, and thus a shorter half life:
Cortisol
Testosterone
Aldosterone
Aldosterone > testosterone > cortisol
Which of the following has a faster metabolic clearance from the body, and thus a shorter half life:
Thyrotropin
Insulin
ADH
Insulin > ADH > thyrotropin
Peptide hormone from hypothalamus that stimulates secretion of TSH and prolactin
TRH
Peptide hormone from hypothalamus that stimulates secretion of ACTH
CRH
Peptide hormone from hypothalamus that stimulates secretion of LH and FSH
GnRH
Peptide hormone from hypothalamus that inhibits secretion of growth hormone
SRIF (aka somatostatin)