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What is the speed of action for nervous system and endocrine system

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Nervous system: Very rapid response to stimulus - s/ms

Endocrine system: Can be slow - mins,hours,days,years

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What is the nature of the message for nervous system and endocrine system

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Nervous system: Electrical impulses/signals travelling along nerves
Endocrine system: Chemical messages travelling in the blood stream

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What is the duration of the response for nervous system and endocrine system

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Nervous system: Usually completed within seconds/ms - very short. To prolong it you have to activate more neurones
Endocrine system: May take years before completed - longer lasting

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What is the area of response for nervous system and endocrine system

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Nervous system: Often confined to 1 area of body - localised
Endocrine system: Usually noticed in many organs - widespread

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What is examples of processes controlled for nervous system and endocrine system

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Nervous system: Reflexes such as blinking, movement of limbs/muscles. Innervation of muscle cells - muscles respond
Endocrine system: Growth, development of reproductive system, puberty

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What is functional units for nervous system and endocrine system

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Nervous system: Neurons

Endocrine system: Specialised secretory cells and glands

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What two macromolecules can hormones be made from?

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Proteins and lipids

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Give an example of each macromolecule naming its macromolecule base:

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Amino acid = polypeptide
Steroid - cholestrol
Insulin = dipeptide

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What does endocrine system consist of

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Collection of widely scattered glands and specialised cells that secrete hormones into the bloodstream. It works alongside the nervous system to regulate all aspects of body function.

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What are hormones

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Chemical messengers that circulate in the blood and act upon specific target cells to bring about specific changes in cellular function.

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What does each endocrine gland release

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Specific hormone, or number of hormones that have a defined role in the control of bodily function

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Why is speed of influence and duration of effect of endocrine system on bodys function much slower than that of nervous system

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  • Much slower
  • Does not act directly on the target organ
  • Duration of effect of hormone on body is longer lasting than that of nerve signal, even causing permanent changes.
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Structure of endocrine glands

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Ductless, they are made up of hollow spherical follicles lined with secretory epithelial cells. Each follicle is surrounded by an extensive capillary network.

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Function of endocrine glands

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  • They produce hormones which are secreted into interstitial fluid and diffuse into the surrounding capillaries.
  • These hormones are transported in the blood to their target organ, tissue, or cells located elsewhere in the body.
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Which glands are endocrine glands

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 Pituitary gland
 Thyroid gland
 Juxtaglomerular gland

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Which glands are sweat gland and sebacceous gland

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Exocrine

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Where is Sweat gland found

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Deep within skin

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Where is pituitary gland found

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Brain

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Where is Mucous gland found

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Gut, tracheae, conjunctiva, oesophagus

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Where is Thyroid gland found

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Throat, neck

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Where is sebaceous gland found

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Areas of skin

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Where is Juxtaglomerular gland found

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Kidney

In between bonus capsule and distal convulated tubule

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What are the 2 main nuclei of the hypothalamus involved in the hypothalamic-pituitary axis?

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Paraventricular nucleus

Supraoptic

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Morphological difference between endocrine glands and exocrine glands;

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Endocrine glands are ductless glands, exocrine glands are with ducts

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What happens in secretion of exocrine glands

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Secrete out of cell into extracellular fluid/matrix - diffuses into blood vessels

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What is the cell type in anterior pituitary and hormone secreted into systemic circulation for each of the neuroendocrine signals

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PIF - Lactotrophs - Prolactin
GnRH - Somatotrophs - growth hormone
TRH - Corticocrophs - follicle stimulating hormone and luteinising hormone
CRH - Thyrotrophs - adrenocorticotropin hormone
GHRH/GIH - Gonadotrophs - thyroid stimulating hormone

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Thyroid stimulating hormone stimulates the secretion of which hormone?

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TSH - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, T3 and T4

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Which lobe of the pituitary gland secretes more hormones into the systemic circulation?

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Anterior

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Which hormone secreted from the posterior pole of the pituitary gland is involved in regulating blood pressure?

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Vasopressin ( ADH )

30
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What type of stimulation controls secretion from these endocrine glands;

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Has axons running from supraoptic

31
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What type of stimulation controls secretions from these endocrine glands

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Posterior lobe of pituitary gland - NEURAL
Medulla of the adrenal gland - NEURAL
Thyroid gland - HORMONAL
Anterior lobe of the pituitary gland - HORMONAL
Parathyroid gland - HUMORAL
Testes - HORMONAL
Pineal gland - NEURAL

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Where are the thyroid and parathyroid glands located

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In the neck, anterior to the trachea

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Where are 4 parathryroid glands embedded

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In the posterior surface of the thyroid gland

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How are the parathyroid glands named

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Due to their proximity to the thyroid gland, however, the two endocrine organs have clearly distinguishable functions.

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Which hormones are produced by thyroid follicular cells within the thyroid gland

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Thyroxine

Triiodothyronine

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Properties of thyroid gland

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  • One of the largest endocrine glands in the body.
  • It synthesizes and stores thyroid hormones that influence heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, energy production, and overall body metabolism, ultimately affecting the development and functioning of the organs throughout the body.
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What are follicular cells

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Epithelial cells with microvilli on their luminal surface

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Difference between active and inactive follicular cells

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Inactive follicular cells are often cuboidal, but once actively secreting, they take on a columnar shape.

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When there are high levels of thyroid hormones in the systemic blood circulation, what type of epithelium would line the thyroid follicles?

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Simple cuboidal
Negative feedback - high levels of T3 and T4 - block secretion of TSH from pituitary gland and TRH from hypothalamus. Not stimulating thryoid glands to secrete T3 + T4 = inactive follicular cells.

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Structure of pancreas

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a 12-15 cm long, leaf-shaped organ that lies horizontally, deep to the stomach.

41
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How does pancreas function

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As both endocrine and exocrine gland with 99% of its activity centred around exocrine secretion of digestive enzymes and sodium bicarbonate.

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What are two important functions of the pancreas

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1) Specialized cells in the pancreas produce the hormones glucagon and insulin. These hormones control blood sugar levels by initiating the conversion of glycogen to glucose and vice versa.
2) The pancreas also has a function in digestion, producing an enzyme-rich pancreatic juice which helps break down proteins to amino acids, starch to maltose, and fats into fatty acids and glycerol.

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What % of specialised cells of the pancreas are exocrine

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99%

MAJORITY OF PANCREAS IS EXOCRINE

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What do specialized exocrine cells of the pancreas produce

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Number of enzymes - help in digestive process

45
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What are the remaining regions of the pancreas known as

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Islets of Langerhans and contain

46
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What do the Islets of Langerhans contains

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Specialized cells responsible for the endocrine role of the pancreas.

47
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What is surrounding Islets of angerhans

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A vast fenestrated capillary network, and the hormones released by each of these cells are secreted directly into the blood flow.

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What are the 5 types of cells in the Islets of Langerhans

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Alpha
Beta
Delta
F cells 
Epsilon
49
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Proportion of the total number of endocrine cells for cells in I.O.L

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Alpha - 30-40%
Beta - 50%
Delta - 10-20%
F cells - 10-20%
Epsilon - 10-20%
50
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Hormone secreted for cells in I.O.L

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Alpha - Glucagon
Beta - Insulin
Delta - Somatostatin and gastrin
F cells - Pancreatic polypeptide
Epsilon - Ghrelin
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Effect of hormone on body for cells in I.O.L

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Alpha - Increases blood glucose levels
Beta - Decreases blood glucose levels
Delta - Inhibits somatostatin, regulates exocrine function of pancreas
F cells - Regulates digestive enzyme
Epsilon - Controls hunger, tells you when to eat

52
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What does fenestrated mean?

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Gaps/holes/pores between blood endothelial cells = free access/movement of fluid

53
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What would be the effect on glycogen stores from an increase in insulin secretion?

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Insulin decreases blood sugar levels – increase active uptake of glucose into muscle cells and adipocytes. AND Stimulate liver and kidney organs to take excess glucose store it as reserve if you don’t need it to make energy., stores as glycogen. So an increase in insulin secretion will turn more glucose into glycogen stores – more glycogen taking

54
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What would happen to blood sugar levels if alpha cells were killed off?

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Too low blood sugar levels - hypoglycaemic

Alpha cells secrete glucagon - increase blood sugar levels

55
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If blood sugar levels are too high in a healthy person, what happens to excess glucose?

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Stored as glycogen - if this is full, its converted to fatty acids, stored as triglycerides/adipocytes

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