physiology 3 week 6 hypothalamus

Question 1

What is the function of the hypothalamus

Answer 1

• It secretes hormaones that increase or decrease the secretion of gonadotrophic hormones from the Anterior pituitary

Question 2

What is the function of the gonadotrophic hormones

Answer 2

They regulate the release of the hormones from the endocrine gland

Question 3

What is the long loop feedback-

Answer 3

• Where the Endocrine gland hormones have negative feedback on both anterior pituitary and hypothalamus

Question 4

What is short loop feedbacl

Answer 4

When the Gonadotrophic hormones from the anterior pituitary also have negative feedback on the hypthalamus

Question 5

What is glycocalyx

Answer 5

-Membrane carbohydrates that form glycoproteins or glycp;ipds

Question 6

Give a feature of glycocalyx

Answer 6

Most have negative chargers which cause the cell to have an overall negative vharge

Question 7

How does the Membrane carbohydrates act as receptors

Answer 7

• Bind to hormones like insulin
• This then activates the attached internal prteons to that activate cascade of intacellular enzymes

Question 8

What happens in glycolysis

Answer 8

• Glucose is converted into pyruvic acid and then later it is converted into acteyl coA

Question 9

What is pyruvic acid derived from

Answer 9

• carbohydrates. fatty acids amino acids