lecture 18: endocrine sys Flashcards

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exocrine

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glands secrete into ducts that empty onto an epithelium that lines a surface
ex. sweat, sebaceous, mucous, and digestive glands

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endocrine

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glands secrete into interstitial fluid -> diffuse into blood capillaries
ex. pituitary and thyroid glands

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hormones

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molecules that alter the physiological activity of other cells in the body
powerful effects even when present in low concentration

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hormone path

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  1. endocrine cells release hormones into the interstitial fluid
  2. hormones diffuse into the bloodstream
  3. hormones bind to the target cells located far away
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nervous sys

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neurotransmitters - released locally
close to site of release - postsynaptic membrane

  • muscle fibers, gland cells, and other neurons
  • release within milliseconds, short term effects
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endocrine sys

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hormones: delivered globally
far from site of release: target cells located far away
cells throughout the body
seconds, hrs, days, - longer term effects

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mediator molecules

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nervous sys:
- neurotransmitters released locally in response to nerve impulses

endocrine:
- hormones delivered to tissues throughout the body by blood

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site of mediator action

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nervous sys:
- close to site of release, at a synapse; bind to postsynaptic membrane

endocrine:
- far from site of release; bind to target cells located far away

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types of target cells
time of onset of action
duration of action

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nervous sys:
- muscle fibers, gland cells, other neurons
- typ. within milliseconds
- generally short term

endocrine:
- cells throughout the body
- several to hrs or days
- generally longer

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what is a space or fluid you would not expect to find in a hormone

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duct

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hypothalamus

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located inferior to the thalamus
neuroendocrine organ
controls pituitary gland

acts as your body’s smart control coordinating center

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pituitary gland

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pea-shaped; lies in the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone
- master endocrine organ; secretes several hormones that control other endocrine organs

anterior lobe - indirectly: pars distalis (larger bulbar portion), pars tuberalis (sheath around infundibulum)
produces and secretes 7 hormones

posterior lobe - directly
- pars nervosa: larger bulbar portion
- infundibulum: stalk portion, connect to hypothalamus
- stores and releases 2 hormones

  • pars intermedia: separates the 2 lobes, size decreases during fetal development, not present in adults
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the 2 lobes of the pituitary gland are joined by a mass of tissue called the

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pars intermedia

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hypothalamic regulation

(direct and indirect control)

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  1. transport 2 hormones to posterior pituitary (direct control)
  2. secrete releasing and inhibiting hormones to the anterior pituitary (indirect control)
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releasing hormone: “turn up”

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hypothalamus -> releasing hormone -> anterior pituitary -> hormone 1 to target organ or endocrine glands -> if from endocrine gland its hormone 2

releasing hormones to stim production and release of other hormones in the endocrine system.

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inhibiting hormone: “turn down”

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hypothalamus -> inhibiting hormone -> anterior pituitary -> hormone 1 rither to target organ or endocrine glands -> hormone 2 -> target organ from endocrine glands

basically just hormones produced and released by specialized cells in various organs throughout the body
ex: somatostatin (inhibits growth hormone and insulin), dopamine (inhibits prolactin)

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hypothalamic neurosecretory cells

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synthesize hypothalamic hormones

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1st capillary bed

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at junction of hypothalamus and infundibulum

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portal veins

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connect 2 capillary plexuses
carry hypothalamic hormones

blood vessel that carries blood from GI, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, liver

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2nd capillary bed

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receive hypothalamus hormones and send out hormones secreted by anterior lobe

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veins carrying hormones 1

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enter general circulation
secreted by the anterior pituitary

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hormones of the anterior pituitary

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F -> follicle-stim hormone (FSH)
L -> luteinizing hormone (LH)
A -> adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
T -> thyroid-stim hormone (TSH)

P -> prolactin (PRL)
E -> melanocyte-stim hormone (MSH)
G -> growth hormone (GH)

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growth hormone (GH)

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target: liver and other tissues (muscle, bone, cartilage)
principle action: stim body growth and increases protein synthesis

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thyroid stim hormone (TSH)

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target: thyroid gland
principle action: stim the synthesis and secretion of thyroid hormones

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follicle stim hormone (TSH)
target: ovaries and testes principle action: females (initiates oocytes development and induces secretion of estrogens), males (stim sperm production)
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luteinizing hormone (LH)
target: ovaries and testes principle action: females (stim secretion of estrogen and progesterone, ovulation, and formation of corpus luteum), male (stim secretion of testosterone
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prolactin (PRL)
targets: mammary gland principle action: initiates milk production
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adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
targets: adrenal cortex principle action: stim glucocorticoids (mainly cortisol) secretion glucocorticoids: widely used for inflammatory and autoimmune diseases
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melanocyte-stim hormone (MSH)
target: melanocyte principle action: excess causes skin darkening
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hormones of the posterior pituitary
1. antidiuretic hormone (ADH) 2. oxytocin (OT) produced by hypothalamus!!
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antidiuretic hormone (ADH) or vasopressin
target: kidney, sweat gland, arterioles principle action: decrease urine volume, decrease water loss through sweating, constrict arterioles to increase bp
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oxytocin (OT)
target: mammary glands principle action: during childbirth (stim contraction of smooth muscle fibres of the uterus), after childbirth (stim milk ejection from mammary glands) stim uterine contraction for childbirth and lactation after childbirth
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why does alc cause frequent urination
- diuretic - alc inhibits secretion of ADH - lack of ADH = increased urine output normal: 1-2 L/day - w 4 fl oz beer: 1.25 L/hr
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oxytocin (describe the actual hormone not its job, how does it increase)
the "love hormone" - levels increase when we're excited by our sexual partner and when we fall in love - acts to boost oxytocin: giving someone a massage, cuddling with pets, give someone a hug
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which of the following are not direct targets of anterior pituitary hormones? a) mammary glands b) adrenal cortex c) thyroid gland d) kidneys
d) kidneys