Midterm 1 Flashcards
Three components of behaviour
- Input system (sensory)
- Integrator (CNS)
- Output/effector (muscles)
Cytokines
Chemical signals produced by immune system; hormones interact with them
Pigeon crop sac
Determine prolactin dose by injecting it to pigeon crop sac and measuring epithelial cell height
Rabbit test
Determine presence of hCG by injecting urine into rabbit. Present if forms corpora lutea
Intracrine
Intracellular
Autocrine
Self regulation
Paracrine
Influence nearby cells
Endocrine
Release into blood, affect distant cells
Ectocrine
Release into the environment, affect other animals
Endocrine glands
Ductless, have rich blood supply
Exocrine gland
Have ducts into which their products are released
E.g. Salivary, sweat, mammary glands
Exocytosis
Water-soluble hormones stored in vesicles, and when signalled to secrete, they fuse with the cell membrane and get released into extracellular space
Carrier protein
Carries lipid-soluble hormone through bloodstream
TRH
Thyrotropin releasing, hypothalamic, stimulates prolactin
GHRH
Growth hormone releasing, hypothalamic, release growth hormone
GnRH
Gonadotropin releasing, hypothalamic, stimulate FSH & LH
MRH
Melanotropin releasing, hypothalamic
CRH
Corticotropin releasing, hypothalamic, stimulate ACTH in anterior pituitary -> release of cortisol(glucocorticoid) in adrenal gland
GHIH
Growth hormone inhibiting, hypothalamic
GnIH
Gonadotropin inhibiting, hypothalamic
Dopamine
Hypothalamic, inhibit prolactin and melanotropin
Glycoproteins
Class of proteins that have carbohydrate groups attached; in anterior pituitary