last endocrine lecture Flashcards
Where are the endorcine hormones made
the hypothamulus
most feed back mechanisms in the neuroendocrine system are
negative
What are the steps of milk-let down
- Young will suckle
- machoreceptros stimulated
- afferent neurons going to the hypothalamus cause release of oxytocin
- Cause contraction of myoepithelial cells to cause milk let down
What does vassopressin do specifically
contract smooth muscle around the blood vessels and water reabsorption in the kidneys before lost in the urine
what do Somatotropes secret
growth hormone
dopamine has a negative feedback effect on prolactin
i know this
GHRH
secreted by the hypothalamus ,growth hormone releasing hormone, signaling the release of growth hormone
GHIH
secreted by the hypothalamus and is negative feedback for growth hormone in the pituitary gland
how does growth hormone effect metabolism
more acute or immediate effects
how does growth hormone effect growth
chronic effect
gigantism
excess amount of growth hormone and IGF-1, starts in adolescence,
acomegly
excess amount of growth hormone and IGF-1, hits later in life, widing of bones
laron syndrome
insensitivity to GH, resulting in short stature; mutation in GH receptor gene
corticotopes produce what
secrete ACTH, from the anterior pituitary gland
coricotrope stimulation is stimulated by
crotocaptropin releasing hormone (CRH)
ACTH stimulates the ___-
The adrenal cortex zona facisculata produces glucocorticoids (cortisol and androgen