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L11- Endocrine Flashcards

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Endocrine

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“Enter”
Go into the blood

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Exocrine

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“Exit”
Secrete outside

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What organ/ structure has Both exocrine and endocrine

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Pancreas

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Hormone

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Chemical made by endocrine glands
- released into the blood
- acts as messenger molecule

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Target cell

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Distant cell upon which hormones act
- contain receptors (specificity)

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Receptor

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Protein molecules on/ in target cells
- binds hormones w/ specificity

  • produces response in target cell
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Similarities of the Nervous system and endocrine system

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  1. Function = communication systems ➡️ control body processes
    • NS = hard wired
    • ES = wireless
  2. Use chemical messenger molecules
    • NS = neurotransmitters
    • ES = hormones
  3. Require receptors
    • NS = synapse
    • ES = target cells
  4. Require mechanisms to turn off
    • NS = degrades ➡️ reuptake
    • ES = removed by target organ or liver
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Nervous system vs endocrine system differences

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  1. Messenger molecule released
    • NS = axon release Nt ➡️ synaptic cleft
    • ES = endocrine cells release hormones into blood
  2. Distance to target cells
    -NS = target cell adjacent to axon terminal
    • ES = target cell far away from glands
  3. Speed
    • NS = fast, short acting
    • ES = slow, longer acting
  4. Pathways
    • NS = hard wired (don’t fuse)
    • ES = diffuse
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What organs are solely endocrine organs?

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Pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal gland

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How is the endocrine system regulated?

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  1. Control amount of hormone secreted
  2. Regulate number of receptors in the membrane
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Humoral control

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Direct feedback by chemicals in the blood

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Hormonal control

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Stimulates or inhibits hormone secretion
- hormones regulating themselves

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Downstream regulation __________ and upstream regulation ____________

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Stimulates (+), inhibits (-)

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Neural control

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Neuroendocrine reflex
- contractions to push baby out during birth

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How can you regulate the number of receptors on a membrane?

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Up regulation = low hormone levels ➡️ synthesize more receptors

Down regulation = high hormone levels ➡️ remove/ recycle receptors

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What are the three chemical classifications of hormones?

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Steroids, protein, amine

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Steroid hormone

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Made from cholesterol

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Protein hormone

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Made from amino acids

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Amine hormone

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Made from tyrosine

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What hormones are steroids?

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Aldosterone, cortisol = adrenal cortex

Estrogen, progesterone, testosterone = gonads

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What hormones are protein hormones? And where are they secreted

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Pancreas = insulin & glucagon

Pituitary gland = all (growth, oxytocin, anti diuretic)

Hypothalamus = all hormones

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What hormones are amine hormones? And where are they found

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Thyroid gland = thyroid hormone (thyroxine)
- acts as steroid

Adrenal medulla = epinephrine
- acts as protein

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Where polar hormone receptors found?

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Receptor on plasma membrane

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Where are Nonpolar hormone receptors located?

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Receptor in cytoplasm or nucleus

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Mechanism of Nonpolar hormones
1. Bound to carrier protein in blood; released and defuses across membrane 2. Bind to receptors in cytoplasm or nucleus 3. Binds to and turns on gene 4. DNA transcription 5. Protein synthesis 6. Protein product produces hormone response in cell
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Mechanism of thyroid hormone
1. T4 (inactive form) carried in blood bound to carrier protein; acts as hormone reservoir 2. Converted to T3 (active form) in cytoplasm 3. Cell response ➡️ increase cell metabolism
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Mechanism for polar hormones
- REQUIRE Signal Transduction ➡️ can’t cross membrane (receptor on membrane) - need 2nd messenger 1. Adenylate cyclase = cAMP 2. Phospholipase = ca2+ 3. tyrosine kinase = varies
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Axis
Series of glands that use hormones to signal each other in sequence
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Tropic
Influencing the activity of another gland
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What organs are part of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis?
Hypothalamus, anterior pituitary, adrenal cortex
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What a hormones are involved in the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis
CRH - Corticotropin releasing hormone ACTH - Adrenocorticotropic hormone Cortisol
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Anterior pituitary
Separate endocrine gland
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Posterior pituitary
Neural extension of hypothalamus; cells = neuroendocrine or neurosecretory
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What is the hypothalamus control on the posterior pituitary
Neuroendocrine cells in hypothalamus make hormones which get stored in the axon terminals in the posterior pituitary
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What are the hormones released from the posterior pituitary?
Oxytocin and ADH (anti diuretic hormone)
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What is oxytocin’s function
Stimulates smooth muscle in the uterus and Brest to contract
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What is the function of Antidieretic (ADH)?
Stimulates water reabsorption in kidneys; vasoconstriction
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Hypothalamus control on the anterior pituitary
Hormones released into capillary bed then it travels down to anterior pituitary
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What hormones are released from the anterior pituitary?
- prolactin (PRL) - Growth hormone (GH) - thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) - Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) - Leutinizing hormone (LH) & Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
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What anterior pituitary hormones go to their final effector?
PRL - Prolaction ➡️ mammary glands GH - Growth hormone ➡️ bones, muscle, fat
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What anterior pituitary hormones go to a target tissue and release another hormone?
TSH - Thyroid stimulating hormone ACTH - Adrenocorticotropic Hormone LH- Leutinizing hormone & FSH - Follicle stimulating hormone
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NFL of thyroid gland
Thyroid gland negatively feedbacks on hypothalamus and anterior pituitary when thyroid hormone is high within the blood
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What is the consequence of surgically removing the thyroid gland?
- no negative feedback - increase thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) & Thyroid releasing hormone (TRH)
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What is the thyroid hormones function
Increase metabolic rate in target cells
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NFL of cortisol
Cortisol negatively feedbacks on the hypothalamus & anterior pituitary when cortisol levels high in the blood
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What is the consequence of damage to the adrenal gland?
- decrease of negative feedback - increase in cortotropic releasing hormone (CRH) & Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
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Cortisols function.
Promote release of fuels (glucose, lipids) in target cells
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What hormones are released from the adrenal gland?
Epinephrine, cortisol and aldosterone
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Acute stress (sudden emergencies) releases what hormone from the adrenal gland
Epinephrine - activating fight/flight - releases from adrenal medulla
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Chronic stress (prolonged exercise, cold, illness) releases what hormones
Cortisol - breaks down stored fuels (increasing blood fuel levels) Aldosterone - sodium retention in kidneys
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Regulation of the thyroid gland
Hormonal = negative feedback
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What are the two forms being secreted into the blood by thyroid gland?
T4 - thyroxine T3- triiodothyronine (active form)
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What hormones are released from the thyroid gland?
Thyroid hormone & calcitonin
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Calcitonin function, regulation stimulus?
Function: Decreases blood ca2+ Regulation: humoral Stimulus: elevated ca2+ in blood
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Parathyroid releases what hormones
Parathyroid hormone
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Parathyroid hormone function
Increase blood ca2+
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What are the two hormones that regulate calcium in the blood?
Calcitonin - decreases ca2+ Parathyroid hormone - increases ca2+
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What are the three general disorder causes?
1. Hyposecretion of hormones - below or low amount 2. Hypersecretion of hormones - above or too much 3. Lack of functional hormone receptor
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Iodine deficiency goiter cause
Insufficient amount of dietary iodine
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Effect of iodine deficiency goiter
- decreases TH causing decrease of NFL ➡️ high TRH & TSH - ELEVATED TSH = ABNORMAL GROWTH OF THYROID GLAND
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What are the symptoms of an iodine deficiency goiter
- low metabolic rate - weight gain - cold sensitivity - lethargy (tired)
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Hashimoto disease is caused by
Autoimmunity to thyroid gland - breaks down the thyroid gland
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What is the effect of Hashimoto disease
Damaged thyroid gland = decrease TH - decreased TH = decrease NFL= High TSH & TRH
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What is the treatment for Hashimoto disease?
Give thyroid hormone
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Graved disease cause
Autoimmunity to TSH receptor of thyroid gland
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What is the effect of Graves’ disease
Thyroid gland always on = increase TH = increase in NFL = decrease in TRH & TSH
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What are the symptoms of Graves’ disease? And how is it treated?
Symptoms : - high metabolic rate - weight loss - heat sensitivity Anxious Insomnia - Bulging eyes Treatment : Drug to decrease thyroid hormone production
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Sensory transduction occurs in __________
Sensory receptors
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Sensory transduction function
Converts sensation into action potentials
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Synaptic transmission occurs _________
At synapses
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Synaptic transmission function
Communication b/w two cells
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Signal transduction occurs in _______
Target cells
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Signal transduction function
Convert a ligand binding event into a cell response

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