PART 2 Flashcards
Small gland that rests in sella turcica which is controlled by hypothalamus
Pituitary Glands
Made of epithelium from embryonic oral cavity
Anterior pituitary
Extension of brain and composed of nerve cells
Posterior Pituitary
Made up of two lobes connected by isthmus; located on each side of trachea and highly metabolism
Thyroid gland
Function: To secrete thyroid hormones which bind to nuclear receptors in cells and regulate rate of metabolism
Thyroid gland
Synthesize and store with thyroid follicles and attached to thyroglobulin
Thyroid hormones
Secrete the calcitonin
Parafollicular cells/ C cells
Enlargement of thyroid gland
Goiter
Lack of thyroid hormones
Hypothyroidism
Cretinism
Hypothyroidsm that occurs in infant
Hypothyroidsm that occurs in adult
Myxedema
Elevated rate of thyroid hormone secretion
Hyperthyroidism