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Lab Midterm—3 Flashcards

1
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What is the master endocrine gland?

A

hypothalamus

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2
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What does the hypothalamus release to the posterior pituitary gland?

A

Oxytocin

ADH (vasopressin)

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3
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What does the hypothalamus release to the anterior pituitary gland secrete?

A

TRH
CRH
GnRH

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4
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What does TRH do?

A

Signals the anterior pituitary to release TSH

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5
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What does CRH do?

A

Signals the anterior pituitary to release ACTH

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6
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What does GnRH do?

A

Signals the anterior pituitary to release LH

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7
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What does TSH do?

A

Signals the thyroid to release TH

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8
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What does ACTH do?

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Signals the adrenal glands to release cortisol

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9
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What does LH do?

A

Signals the testes to release testosterone

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10
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What does TH do?

A

Influences growth rate:

  • catabolic
  • higher metabolism rate
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11
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What does cortisol do?

A

Stress factor

  • catabolic
  • immunosuppressive/ant-inflammatory
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12
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What does testosterone do?

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Sex drive / 2º sex characteristics

  • anabolic
  • baldness and acne
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13
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What causes an increase in anterior pituitary gland?

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increases in:

  • TRH
  • CRH
  • GnRH
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14
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What causes an increase in thyroid?

A

increase in:

-TSH

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15
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What causes a decrease in the APG?

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increase in:

  • TSH
  • TH
  • ACTH
  • cortisol
  • LH
  • testosterone
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16
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What causes a decrease in Thyroid gland?

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increase in:

-TH

17
Q

What causes a decrease in adrenal gland?

A

increase in:

-cortisol

18
Q

What causes a decrease in testes?

A

increase in testosterone

19
Q

What causes an increase in the adrenal glands?

A

An increase in ACTH

20
Q

What causes and increase in testes?

A

An increase in LH

Biol 2420 SLCC (7 decks)

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