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Lecture 2- Anatomy Of The Endocrine Glands Flashcards

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Exocrine glands

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Have ducts and secrete onto a surface

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Endocrine glands

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Do not have ducts and secrete hormones into the bloodstream

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3
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What 3 hormones does the thyroid gland secrete?

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Thyroxine, triiodothyronine and calcitonin

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What is the central connection of the two lobes of the thyroid called?

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Isthmus

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What is the name of the third lobe that is sometimes present in the thyroid?

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Pyramidal glands

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6
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Which tracheal rings does the isthmus lie over

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T2-4

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What cartilage do the lobes of the thyroid gland reach superiorly?

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Thyroid cartilage

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What hormone is secreted by the parathyroid glands?

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PTH (parathyroid hormone)

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What controls the secretion of parathyroid hormone?

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Blood calcium levels

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What are the 3 functions of the parathyroid hormone?

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  1. Stimulates osteoclasts
  2. Stimulates calcium absorption in the small intestine
  3. Stimulates calcium reabsorption in the kidneys
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What is the name of the structure down which the thyroid gland descends?

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Thyroglossal duct

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12
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What is the name of the remnant of the thyroglossal duct found on the surface of the tongue?

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Foramen cecum

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What are the 5 divisions of the pancreas?

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  1. Tail
  2. Body
  3. Neck
  4. Head
  5. Uncinate process
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What are the clusters of endocrine cells in the pancreas?

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Islets of Langerhans

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What are the 5 main hormones secreted by the pancreas

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  1. Glucagon
  2. Insulin
  3. Somatostatin
  4. Vasoactive intestinal peptide
  5. Gastrin
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What causes the right kidney to lie lower than the left?

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The liver

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17
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How does breathing affect the position of the kidneys

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Diaphragm contracts and the kidneys move down

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What are the 2 main hormones produced by the kidneys?

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  1. Renin

2. Erythropoietin

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19
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What causes renin release from the kidney?

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Low blood pressure/ low blood fluid volume

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20
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What hormone does renin act on?

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Angiotensinogen

21
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What does angiotensinogen become?

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Angiotensin I

22
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Where is angiotensin I converted? And by what?

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In the lungs; converted by angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)

23
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What does ACE convert angiotensin I into?

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Angiotensin II

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What organ is the target of angiotensin II?

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The adrenal glands

25
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What does angiotensin II cause the adrenal glands to release?

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Aldosterone

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What are the 3 main targets of aldosterone?

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  1. Heart
  2. Arteries
  3. Kidneys
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What effects does aldosterone have on the arteries?

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Vasoconstriction which increases blood pressure

28
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What effect does aldosterone have on the kidneys?

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Increased sodium and water retention which increases blood pressure

29
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Which of the adrenal glands is pyramid shaped?

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Right

30
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What supplies the hypothalamus?

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Primary plexus of the hypophyseal portal system which branches from the superior hypophyseal arteries

31
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What does the anterior hypothalamus control?

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Dilation of the skin, blood vessels and sweating

32
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What does the posterior hypothalamus control?

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Constriction of skin, blood vessels; inhibition of sweating; shivering

33
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Where is the pituitary gland located?

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Hypophyseal fossa, superior to the sphenoid bone

34
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What connects the pituitary to the hypothalamus?

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Infundibulum

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What supplies the pituitary?

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Hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal system

36
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What does the posterior pituitary secrete?

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Vasopressin (ADH) and oxytocin

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What supplies the posterior pituitary?

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Inferior hypophyseal artery

38
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Somatotrophs

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Growth hormone (GH)

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Thyrotrophs

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Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

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Gonadotrophs

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Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
Luteinsing hormone (LH)
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Lactotrophs

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Prolactin (PRL)

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Corticotrophs

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Adenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH)
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What is the exocrine function of the pancreas?

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Produces enzymes involved in hydrolysing proteins, fats and carbs- pass into the pancreatic duct and joins bile duct prior to ampulla of vater

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What does gastrin do?

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Stimulates secretion of gastric acid by the parietal cells of the stomach and aids in gastric motility

45
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What does somatostatin do?

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Inhibitory hormone which suppresses the release of gastrointestinal hormones

  • decreases the rate of gastric emptying
  • recused smooth muscle contraction and blood flow within the intestine
  • suppresses the release of pancreatic hormones
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What does vasoactive intestinal peptide do?

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Induces smooth muscle relaxation (stomach, gall bladder)

  • stimulates secretion of water into pancreatic juice and bile
  • causes inhibition of gastric acid secretion and absorption from the intestinal lumen
47
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What is secreted from the adrenal cortex?

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Aldosterone (glomerulosa), cortisol (fasciculata) and androgens (reticularis)

48
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What is secreted by the adrenal medulla?

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Epinephrine and norepinephrine (adrenaline and noradrenaline)

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