Physiology Flashcards
Hypothalamic neurons secrete … or … hormones into the … … … to the … pituitary.
Stimulatory
Inhibitory
Hypophyseal portal system
Anterior
Name the 6 hormones of the anterior pituitary.
GH Prolactin TSH ACTH LH FSH
Name the 2 hormones of the posterior pituitary.
Oxytocin
Vasopressin/ADH
Explain the thyroid axis.
Hypothalamus releases TRH
Anterior pituitary releases TSH
Thyroid releases T3/4
T3/4 have a negative feedback on TRH and therefore TSH
Test for the thyroid axis?
TSH assay
Name the 3 secretions of the thyroid gland.
Triiodothyronine (T3)
Thyroxine (T4)
Calcitonin
Which cells release calcitonin in the thyroid gland?
Parafollicular/ C cells
Oxyphil cells are … and more …/… than chief cells.
Larger
Pink/lighter-staining
What do follicular cells make + what amino acids forms this + where is it stored?
Thryroglobulin
Tyrosine
Colloid
What do follicle cells do to iodide?
Take it up and oxidise it to iodine
What happens to iodide once it has been oxidised to iodine in the follicular cells?
Moves into colloid Combines with tyrosine residues in thyroglobulin Forms monoiodotyrosine (MIT) and diiodotyrosine (DIT)
What components make up T3 and T4?
MIT + DIT = T3
DIT + DIT = T4
Does the thyroid gland produce more T3 or T4 + which one is stronger/gets a greater response?
Produces more T4
T3 is stronger
What 3 structures convert T4 to T3 + which one accounts for 80%?
Liver (80%)
Kidneys
Thyroid
What 3 proteins bind to T3 and T4 bind to + which one most?
Thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG)
Pre-albumin
Albumin
Most bound to TBG
Most T3/T4 is bound/unbound but only bound/unbound can enter cells?
Bound
Unbound
Name 4 functions of thyroid hormones.
Increase BMR
Increase glucose uptake
Increase breathing/heart rate
Controls temperature
Name the secretion of the parathyroid glands + what cell it comes from.
PTH
Chief cells
Which hormone and its releasing hormone are dependent on thyroid hormone levels?
GH
What is the effect of hypocalcemia on voltage-gated Ca channels?
Opens them causing nerve conduction and tetany
Name 3 ways PTH increases blood calcium?
Increased release from bone
Decreased release in urine
Increases vitamin D which increases intestinal absorption
What cells secrete GH in the pituitary gland + what does GH stimulate release of and where?
Somatotroph
IGF-1 in the liver
What pituitary cell releases prolactin + where does it act on + what inhibits secretion?
Lactroph cell
Breast tissue
Dopamine
What are the 2 functions of ADH?
Promote water resorption in kidney
Vascontriction
What does increased/ decreased ADH do to volume, concentration and osmolality of urine?
Increased = decreased volume, increased concentration, increased osmolality Decreased = increased volume, decreased concentration and decreased osmolality
What does osmolality and osmolarity mean?
Amount of solute dissolved in 1 kg
Amount of solute dissolved in 1 litre
Osmolality is calculated using the … of a solution whereas osmolarity uses the … of a solution. Osmolarity/osmolality is dependent on temperature and pressure.
Mass
Volume
Osmolarity
Describe the sex hormone/HPG axis.
Hypothalamus releases GnRH
Anterior pituitary releases FSH and LH
FSH and LH have a negative feedback on GnRH and therefore FSH and LH
How is GnRH released in males vs. females?
Males = constant Females = variably
What cells do FSH and LH act on in males + name of muscle cell of seminiferous tubules?
FSH = Sertoli
LH = Leydig
Myoid cells