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Option D5 Hormones and Metabolism Flashcards

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Endocrine system

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Comprised of ductless glands that release chemicals into the blood to regulate body functions.
- Slower to initiate than the nervous system, but has a more prolonged response

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Hormone

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A chemical messenger that is transported indiscriminately via the bloodstream to act on distant target cells.
- Specific (will only activate cells/tissues that possess an appropriate target receptor)

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Endocrine glands

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Secrete their hormones directly into the bloodstream rather than through a duct.

  • Major glands: pancreas, adrenal gland, thyroid gland, pineal gland, and gonads
  • Some organs (ex. adipose tissue) can secrete hormones despite not being an endocrine gland
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Neuroendocrine glands

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The hypothalamus and pituitary gland, which function to link nervous and endocrine systems.

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Pineal gland

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  • Secretes: melatonin
  • Targets: many organs
  • Function of hormone: a biological clock
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Pituitary gland

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  • Secretes: FSH/LH, ADH, growth hormone, oxytocin, and prolactin
  • Targets: ovaries, kidneys, many organs, uterus, and breast tissue respectively
  • Function of hormone: menstrual cycle, osmoregulation, growth/division, birth contractions, and milk production respectively
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Thyroid gland

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  • Secretes: thyroxin
  • Targets: liver
  • Function of hormone: metabolic rate
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Adrenal glands

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  • Secretes: adrenaline and cortisol
  • Targets: many organs (for both)
  • Function of hormone: fight or flight and anti-stress respectively
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Pancreas

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  • Secretes: insulin/glucagon
  • Targets: liver
  • Function of hormone: regulation of blood glucose levels
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Ovaries

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  • Secretes: estrogen/progesterone
  • Targets: uterus
  • Function of hormone: menstrual cycle
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Testes

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  • Secretes: testosterone
  • Targets: many organs
  • Function of hormone: male characteristics
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Steroid hormones

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  • Lipophilic (fat-loving), meaning they can freely diffuse across plasma membranes
  • Bind to receptors in the cytoplasm/nucleus of the target cell to form an active receptor-hormone complex
  • Activated complex will move into the nucleus and bind directly to DNA, acting as a transcription factor for gene expression
  • Examples: those produced by the gonads (ex. estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone)
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Peptide hormones

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  • Hydrophilic and lipophobic (fat-hating), meaning they cannot freely cross plasma membranes
  • Bind to receptors on the surface of the cell, which are typically coupled to internally-anchored proteins
  • Receptor complex activates a series of second messengers
  • Examples: insulin, glucagon, leptin, ADH, and oxytocin
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Second messengers

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A series of intracellular molecules that initiate cell activity when activated by the receptor complex.

  • Enables the amplification of initial signal
  • Examples: cyclic AMP, calcium ions, nitric oxide, and protein kinases
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Hypothalamus

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The section of the brain that links the nervous and endocrine systems in order to maintain homeostasis.

  • Receives information from nerves and initiates endocrine responses
  • Secretes neurochemicals (releasing factors) into a portal system which target the anterior pituitary gland
  • Secretes hormones directly into blood via neurosecretory cells that extend into the posterior pituitary lobe
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Pituitary gland

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Receives instructions from the hypothalamus and consists of two lobes (anterior and posterior).
- Lies adjacent to the hypothalamus and is in direct contact due to a portal blood system

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Anterior pituitary gland (adenohypophysis)

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Releasing factors from the hypothalamus are released into portal vessels by neurosecretory cells, stimulating endocrine cells in the anterior pituitary to release specific hormones into the bloodstream.
- Example: releasing factor GnRH triggers the release of LH/FSH from the anterior pituitary

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Posterior pituitary gland (neurohypophysis)

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Releases hormones produced by the hypothalamus itself via neurosecretory cells.
- Neurosecretory cells extend into the posterior lobe from the hypothalamus and release hormones into the blood

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Targets of pituitary hormones

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Mnemonic device: MARGE

  • Metabolism (ex. thyroxin）
  • Adult development (ex. LH/FSH in triggering puberty)
  • Reproduction (ex. LH/FSH control menstruation)
  • Growth (ex. growth hormone)
  • Equilibrium/homeostasis (ex. maintaining water balance through ADH)
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Growth hormone (somatotropin)

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An anabolic peptide hormone that stimulates growth.

  • Acts directly to reduce the formation of adipose cells (less nutrients stored as fat)
  • Acts indirectly via insulin growth factors (IGF) produced by the liver to increase muscle mass and bone size
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Somatotropin as performance enhancers

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  • The use of human growth hormone is banned in sports, with proven cases of doping strictly punished
  • Traditional urine testing could not detect doping, which historically made bans difficult to enforce
  • Recent blood tests can now identify between natural and artificial variants of growth hormone
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Lactation

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The production and secretion of milk by maternal mammary glands following birth.
- Predominantly controlled and regulated by oxytocin and prolactin

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Prolactin

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Responsible for the development of mammary glands and the production of milk.

  • Secreted by the anterior pituitary in response to the release of PRH (prolactin releasing hormone) from the hypothalamus
  • Effects are inhibited by progesterone, which prevents milk production from occurring prior to birth
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Oxytocin

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Responsible for the release of milk from the mammary glands (milk ejection reflex).

  • Produced in the hypothalamus and secreted by neurosecretory cells that extend into the posterior pituitary
  • Triggered by the stimulation of sensory receptors in the breast tissue by the suckling infant
  • Creation of a positive feedback look will result in continuous oxytocin secretion until infant stops feeding
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Types of cell signalling

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  • Autocrine: when chemicals released by the cell stimulate the cell itself.
  • Paracrine: when chemicals released stimulate a neighbor cell
  • Endocrine: when chemicals released travel in the bloodstream to activate distant cells
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Types of secretion

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  • Constitutive: hormones released as they are produced (with vesicles fused with the cell membrane)
  • Regulated: hormones are stored in vesicles and released following an external signal
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Peptide hormones

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  • Synthesized to require further processing to activate
  • Stored in vesicles for regulatory secretion
  • Mostly polar and water-soluble (can travel freely in blood)
  • Binds to receptors on cell membrane and transduce signal via the use of second messenger systems
  • Gene expressions can change
  • Examples: insulin, glucagon, and prolactin
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Steroid hormones

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  • Synthesized in a series of reactions from cholesterol
  • Released immediately (constitutive secretion)
  • Generally non-polar and require carrier proteins to travel in blood
  • Binds to intracellular receptors to change gene expression directly
  • Slower onset, longer duration in changes of gene expression
  • Examples: cortisol, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone
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Amino acid derivatives (hormone)

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  • Synthesized from amino acid tyrosine
  • Stored before release (but mechanism varies)
  • Some (ex. adrenaline) are polar, others are protein-bound
  • Acts on membrane or nuclear receptors
  • Function like peptides or similar to steroids
  • Examples: adrenaline and thyroxin
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Negative feedback

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Involves a response that is the reverse of the change detected (it functions to reduce the change).
- Examples: thermoregulation, blood sugar regulation, osmoregulation

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Positive feedback

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Involves a response that reinforces the change detected (it functions to amplify the change).
- Examples: childbirth, lactation, ovulation, blood clotting

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Goiter

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A condition whereby the individual develops an enlarged thyroid gland because of an iodine deficiency.

  • Thyroxin contains iodine and cannot be produced if iodine is deficient in the diet
  • Iodine is not a component of most diets (common in seafood but not others)

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