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Lesson 1(Semi Final) Flashcards

1
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Second controlling system of the body

A

Endocrine System

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2
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The fast control system

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Nervous System

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3
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Uses chemical messengers( hormones) that are released into the blood.

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Endocrine System

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4
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Hormones control several major processes;

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Reproduction
Growth and development
Mobilization of body defenses
Maintenance of much of homeostasis
Regulation of metabolism

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5
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Is the scientific study of hormones and endocrine organs.

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Endocrinology

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6
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Amino acids-based, which includes;

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Proteins
Peptides
Amines

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7
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Made from cholesterol

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Steroids

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8
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Made from highly active lipids that act as local hormones

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Prostaglandins

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9
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Hormones affect only certain tissues or organs (Target cells or target organs)

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Hormone action

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10
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Hormones act by two mechanisms;

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Direct gene activation
Second-messenger system

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11
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Used by steroid hormones and thyroid hormone.

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Direct gene activation

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12
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Used by protein and peptide hormones

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Second-messenger system

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13
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The stimuli that activate endocrine glands fall into three major categories;

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Hormonal
Humoral
Neural

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14
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Most common category of stimulus

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Hormonal stimuli

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15
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Endocrine organs are activated by other hormones

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Hormonal stimuli

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16
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Changing blood levels of certain ions and nutrients stimulate hormone release

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Humoral stimuli

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17
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Indicates various body fluids, such as blood and bile

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Humoral

18
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Nerve fibers stimulate hormone release

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Neural stimuli

19
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Most are under the control of the sympathetic nervous system

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Neural stimuli

20
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The major endocrine organs;

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Hypothalamus
Pituitary gland
Pineal gland
Thyroid gland
Parathyroid glands
Thymus
Adrenal glands
Pancreas
Gonads ( testes and ovaries)

21
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Are ductless glands

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Endocrine glands

22
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Pea-sized that hangs by a stalk from the hypothalamus in the brain

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Pituitary gland

23
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Protected by the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone

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Pituitary gland

24
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Pituitary gland has two functional lobes;

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Anterior pituitary
Posterior pituitary

25
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Glandular tissue

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Anterior pituitary

26
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Nervous tissue

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Posterior pituitary

27
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Often called the “master endocrine gland”

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Pituitary gland

28
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Produces releasing hormones and inhibiting hormones

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Hypothalamus

29
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Hypothalamus also makes two hormones;

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Oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone

30
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Stimulates contractions of the uterus during labor, sexual relations and breastfeeding

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Oxytocin

31
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Causes milk ejection ( let-down reflex) in a breastfeeding woman

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Oxytocin

32
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Inhibits urine production (diuresis) by promoting water reabsorption by the kidneyy

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Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

33
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The reason why ADH is known as?

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Vasopressin

34
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Six anterior pituitary hormone;

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Growth hormone
Prolactin
Follicle stimulating hormone
Luteinizing hormone
Thyrotropic hormone
Adrenocorticotropic hormone

35
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General metabolic hormone

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Growth hormone (GH)

36
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Major effects are directed to growth of skeletal muscles and long bones

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Growth hormone

37
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Plays a role in determining final body size

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Growth hormone

38
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Stimulates and maintains milk production following childbirth

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Prolactin

39
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Function in males is unknown

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Prolactin

40
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Regulate hormonal activity of the gonads

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Gonadotropic hormones

41
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Stimulates follicle development in ovaries

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Follicle stimulating hormone

42
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Stimulates sperm development in testes

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Follicle stimulating hormone

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