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Lecture: Endocrine Flashcards

1
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Secrete products into ducts or lumens or to the outer surface of the body

A

Exocrine glands

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2
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Secrete products into interstitial fluid or blood

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Endocrine glands

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3
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Released into one part of the body to regulate activity in other parts of the body

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Chemical messengers - mediator molecules

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4
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Which hormone can act as an autocrine and paracrine signal at the same time?

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IL-2

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5
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Circulating hormones…

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Enter interstitial fluid and then the bloodstream

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6
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Lipid soluble hormones are…

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bound to transport proteins for transport in body fluids

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7
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Water soluble hormones are…

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freely dissolved in body fluids

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8
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What are steroid hormones derived from?

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Cholesterol

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9
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Common steroid hormones?

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  • Cortisol
  • Testosterone
  • Estrogen
  • Progesterone
  • Aldosterone
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10
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Which hormones are composed of tyrosine rings with attached iodines?

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Thyroid hormones

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11
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Are thyroid hormones lipid or water soluble?

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Lipid

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12
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Which hormones are composed of chains of amino acids?

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Peptide + protein hormones

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13
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Common peptide and protein hormones

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  • Hypothalamic inhibiting + releasing hormones
  • ADH
  • Oxytocin
  • hGH
  • TSH
  • ACTH
  • Insulin
  • Glucagon
  • EPO
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14
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Which hormones are composed of modified amino acids?

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Biogenic amines

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15
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Common biogenic amines

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  • Catecholamines
  • Serotonin
  • Melatonin
  • Histamines
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16
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When are hormones released?

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In response to internal and external changes

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17
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How many target cells do hormones have?

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All hormones have 1 or more target cells.

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18
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How do hormones leave secretory cells?

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Exocytosis or diffusion

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19
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How to hormones target cells?

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By binding to the cell surface receptors or the receptors inside the cell

20
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How does a cell respond to a hormone?

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  • New molecule synthesis
  • Alteration of existing molecules
  • Change in membrane permeability
  • Altered rates of reaction
21
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Compared to other hormones, the response of cells to a steroid hormone is…

A

relatively slow

22
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Compared to other hormones, the response of cells to water-soluble (peptide) hormones is…

A

Extremely fast

23
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What is a first messenger?

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A water soluble hormone (peptide) binding to a cells surface receptor

24
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Second messengers

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  • cAMP
  • Calcium ions
  • cGMP
25
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A hormone that regulates the function of endocrine cells or glands

A

Tropic hormones

26
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The hypothalamus controls the anterior pituitary gland with special hormones called…

A

releasing and inhibiting hormones

27
Q

Which cells secrete human growth hormone?

A

Somatotrophs

28
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Which cells secrete thyroid stimulating hormone?

A

Thyrotrophs

29
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Which cells secrete prolactin?

A

Lactotrophs

30
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Which cells secrete FASH and LH?

A

Gonadotrophs

31
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Which cells secrete ACTH and MSH?

A

Corticotrophs

32
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In target cells, what does hGH increase the synthesis of?

A

Insulin like growth factors

33
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Insulin growth factors characteristics

A
  • increase cell growth + division by increasing amino acid intake
  • stimulate lipolysis in adipose tissue
  • decrease glucose use by body cells so glucose levels are high enough to supply the brain
34
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How often is hGH released?

A

In bursts every few hours

35
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Does the posterior pituitary gland synthesize hormones?

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No

36
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What does the posterior pituitary gland consist of?

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Axon terminals from 2 groups of hypothalamic neurons

37
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Where are OT and ADH synthesized?

A

Hypothalamus

38
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Where are OT and ADH secreted?

A

Posterior pituitary

39
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In which part of the hypothalamus is ADH formed?

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The supraoptic nucleus

40
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ADH is made in response to signals from which receptors?

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Osmoreceptors

41
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Actions of ADH

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  • prevents diuresis (decreases urine output)
  • prevents water loss in sweat glands
  • Causes constriction of arterioles
42
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What happens when you are dehydrated or have a high blood osmolarity?

A

ADH is released by the posterior pituitary

43
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What happens when you are overhydrated or have a low blood osmolarity?

A

ADH release is inhibited

44
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What substance inhibits ADH

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Alcohol

45
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Diabetes insipidus

A
  • Lack of ADH or nonfunctional ADH receptors
  • Inability of kidneys to conserve water
  • Excess urination
46
Q

In hepatocytes insulin stimulates…

A

glycogen

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