Lecture 23 - Endocrine & Mammary Glands Flashcards
How does the endocrine system differ from other systems?
the organs and glands are not in direct continuity
_____ synthesis is a common function for all endocrine glands.
hormone
T/F: One of the common features of endocrine glands is the absence of secretory ducts.
T
Where do endocrine glands deliver their secretory products (hormones)?
blood, lymph, or tissue fluid
The endocrine glands work with what system in order to maintain homeostasis?
nervous system
Hormones’ effects are [fast/slow] compared with the nervous system’s effects, but last longer.
slow
List the 5 primary endocrine glands.
Hypophysis, pineal gland, thyroid glands, parathyroid glands, and adrenal glands
What is the only function of primary endocrine glands?
produce hormones
The pineal gland is formerly known as what?
epiphysis
The pituitary gland is also known as what?
hypophysis
What is the fossa in the skull in which the hypophysis is situated?
hypophyseal fossa
The hypophyseal fossa is located in a saddle-shaped depression in the basisphenoid bone of the skull that is called what?
sella turcica
The hypophysis is formed by what two parts?
adenohypophysis and neurophyophysis
The tissue of the neurohypophysis comes from what organ?
brain
The tissue of the adenohypophysis comes from what organ?
pharynx
The adenohypophysis is connected to the hypothalamus by what kind of system?
portal blood system (hypophyseal portal system)
The neurohypophysis is connected to the hypothalamus by axons in what kind of stem?
neural stem
What 6 hormones come from the adenohypophysis?
GH, TSH, ACTH,FSH, LH, and prolactin
What 2 hormones comes from the neurohypophysis?
oxytocin and ADH
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is also known as what?
vasopressin hormone
The neurohypophysis is an extension of what organ?
encephalon
Which primary endocrine gland inside the encephalon secretes melatonin and has a very close relationship with the eyes?
pineal gland
Melatonin modulates what in both circadian and seasonal cycles?
sleep patterns
The shape of the penial gland resembles what?
pine cone
Iguanas and some other reptiles have a “_____ _____” that goes to the outside of the body and is covered by a thin, transparent membrane. It is photoreceptive and helps regulate the circadian rhythm.
pineal eye
The pineal gland calcifies in humans over what age range? The gland still works.
30-35 years
The thyroid glands produce which thyroid hormones?
T3 and T4
T/F: In most dogs, the thyroid is a paired gland with a right and left lobe and sometimes overlaps the larynx.
T
The thyroid glands occasionally may be connected by what structure?
isthmus
How many parathyroid glands do dogs usually have? How many on each side? They are very closely related with the thyroid and are hard to see without dissecting the thyroid.
4 (2 on each side)
Which glands produce parathyroid hormones?
parathyroid glands
In dogs and cats, where are the parathyroid glands usually located?
embedded in the thyroid gland
T/F: The parathyroid glands are NOT important for having healthy bones.
F
Parathyroid glands are _____ which contrasts with the red-brick color of the thyroid glands.
pale
Exocrine glands release (secrete) substances through openings (ducts) onto the body’s external surfaces or within what?
cavity surfaces