Pituatary Gland Hormones Flashcards
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Corticoyrophin related peptides from the ant pituitary
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ACTH
MSH
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Somatomamtrophic related peptides
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GH
Prolactin
3
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Glycoproteins
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Fsh LH , TSH 2 alpha subunits and 2 beta subunits , same alpha, unique b subunit .
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Fsh is which type of hormone
Secreted in response to what
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Glycoproteins
Secreted in response to GNrH
5
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Fsh has 2 subunits alpha and beta on shromosomes ?
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Alpha subunit on chromosome 6
Beta subunit on chromosome 11
6
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Fsh in high levels correlate to which diseases
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Premature ovarian failure
Reduced ovarian reserve
CAh
Castration
Sew her syndrome .
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Half life of fsh is
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3-4 hours
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Fsh receptors can be found on
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Granulosa cells only
9
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Functions of FSH
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Maturation of germ cells
In female in the ovary stimulate development of Graafian follicle
On male : works on Sertoli cells to produce and synthesis and secrete inhibin.
10
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Which type of hormone is the LH
How many subunits
On which chromosomes
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Heterodimeric glycoprotein
Alpha subunit on chromosome 6
Beta subunit on chromosome 19
11
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Alpha subunit is milieu in which glycoproteins
And how many amino acids does it contain , on which chromosome
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Fsh , LH , bhcg , TSH
92 amino acids
On chromosome 6
12
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Function of LH
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Triggers ovulation
Prevernt regret ion of the cL (apoptosis )
Works i]on the leyding cells of the testis to produce testosterone .
13
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Low levels of LH are caused by
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Kallman syndrome
Hypopitutirism , hypothalamic suppression
Hyperprolactinemia
14
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High levels of LH caused by
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PCOS
Gonadal dysgenesis
Sewer syndrome
Premature menopause
cAH
Castration
15
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Surge of LH is it biphasic or monophasic
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It’s biphasic
16
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Ovulation occurs AFTEr
——- hrs LH surge
——- hrs LH peak
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36 hrs
16-26 h after peak
17
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LH surge leads to
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Progesterone production by the corpus luteum
Prostaglandin production ‘
Resumption of meiosis of the ovum
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Half life of LH is
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20 mins
19
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Does LH stimulate production of estrogen or progesterone or both
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Both
20
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LH receptors or found on
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Granulosa cells
Theca cells
21
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When is the peaks of gonadotrophins
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20 weeks intrauterine
1-2 month infancy
22
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LH and testosterone levels increased in what duration of lif e
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First 3- 6 month s of life
23
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Which type of hormones is prolactin
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Prolactin is a peptide hormone
24
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How many amino acids in the prolactin
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199 amino acid
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Similer hormones to prolactin structurally
GH
HPL
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On which chromosomes gene for prolactin present
On chromosome 6
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Functions of prolactin hormone
Lactogenesis
Play a role in breast development
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Prolactin rythuym cycle
Diurnal
Ovulatory
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Prolactin inhibit which hormone
It inhibits GNrH , estrogen , testosterone .
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Prolactin produced by. IBBD
Decidua
Breast
Brain
Immune system .
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Which hormones responsible for alveolar morphogenesis
Pph
Progesterone prolactin
HPL
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Which hormones responsible for duct Al morphogenesis of the breast
Estrogen and GH
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GH actions are mediated by which factor
By IGF
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GH is which type of hormones
No of amino acid
On which chromosome
Is a peptide hormone
191 aA
On chromosome 17
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3 main function of GH
Anabolic = increase protein synthesis , decrease protein catabolism
Anti insulin effect
Lipolysis
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ACTH can be produced by which special cell type
It’s can be produced by immune cells
T lymphocytes
B lymphocytes
Macrophages
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ACTH is released due to a response for what
Is released due to a response to CRH from hypothalmus
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ACTH stimulate release of
Steroids from the adrenals
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Which has of the adrenal products have negative feedback on the ACTH and which one doesn’t have a feedback on ACTH
Glucocorticoids leads to -ve feedback on ACTh
Mineral corticosteroids as aldosterone doesn’t have a feedback effect on ACTH
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Cycle of ACTH release
Circadian highest in the morning lowest in the evening
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ACTH is derived from
POMC
Pro-opio-melanoma-cortin
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By products of ACTH production are
Endorphins and MSH
; neuroleptics and peptide hormone .
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Oxytocin and ADH have how many amino acids
They are nanopeptide having 9 amino acids .
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How amino acids in the oxytocin
9 amino acids
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Oxytocin secretion from where
From the supraoptic and Paraventriculer nucleus of the hypothalmus
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Storage of the oxytocin is in
The posterior pituitary
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Function of the oxytocin
Smooth muscle contraction ‘]
Myometrial uterine cxns
Myoepithetlial muscles surrounding the breast alveoli to secrete milk
Let down reflex
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Which kind of receptors is the oxytocin receptor
What does it need
The oxytocin receptor is a g- coupled protein that needs mg+2 and cholesterol .
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Where it can be found oxytocin receptor other than the uterus and breast
Brain and spinal cord
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Which type of hormone is ADh and is composed from how many amino acids
Is a nanopeptide 9 A.A
Known as vasopressin
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What stimulate secretion of th ADh
Decreas body fluid volume / dehydration
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What’s the functions for the ADH
Vasoconstriction
Reabsorption of h2o form the collecting duct an DCT
Reabsorption of Na+2 from the ascending loop of henle .
Increase urine osmolarity
Implicated in memory formation
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ADH reabsorption of water is at which nephron
DCt and collecting duct
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Reabsorption of NA due to the ADh is at
The ascending loop of henle
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ADh effect on the urine osmolarity
ADH increase urine osmolarity
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ADh is a vasoconstrictor or a vasodilator
ADh is a vasoconstriction
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ADh is derived from what
Where
Form pre-pro hormone synthesized in the hypothalmus .
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Thyroid hormone effect on NA / K+ a tapas e where ?
Thyroid hormone effect on O2 consumption
Thyroid hormone effect on heat
Increase the activity of. Na/ k+ pump in all tissues except SBT , spleen ,brain ,testis .
Increase O2 consumption .
Increase heat production .
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Thyroid hormone effect on superoxide dismutase levels
It decreases it
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Thyroid hormone effect on bone
Increase bone turn over
Increase none resorption lead to osteopenia
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Thyroid hormone effect on metabolism
Glu one oogenesis
Glygenolysisis
Lipolysis
It increases all of them
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How does I2 absorbed from the blood stream
By iodide trapping
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Define iodination
Is the bound between i2 and tyrosine in the thyroglobulin
I2 + tyrosine = MIT
I2+ MIT= DIt
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T3 is
MIT + DiT
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T4 is
Dit+Dit
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% of thyroid hormone that’s bound to TBG
% of thyroid hormone bound to Albumin
% of thyroid hormone bound to proalbumin
70%
15 %
15%
Proslbumin is transthyretin
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Where are t3 and t4 stored
At the colloid of the follicular cells outside the cells( epithelial cells of the thyroid )
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Which is of higher amounts in the body
T3 or t4
T4 is much higher 20 times more
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Half life of T4 is
7 day s
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The active form of thyroid hormones is
T3
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Half life of t3
1 day
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rt3 is it active or inactive
Half life
Is inactive
4 hours
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Pregnancy changes on
T3/t4
T3/t4 pool sized
TBG
TSH \
Deiodinzation of t3 and t4 by the placenta
Renal clearance
All increased except for TSH decreased .
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Does thyroid gland increase in size during pregnancy
Does this have any clinical significance
Yes it does increase in size but not to the size that will make clinical effect
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Thyroid hormone effect on blood
EPO
Erthropoiesus
Content of DPG in the hemoglobin
Increases all of them .
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Effect on the beta adrenergic receptors of the thyroid hormones
Increases its activity
Myocardium ‘
Adipocytes
Lymphocytes
Skeletal muscles
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Is thyroid hormone +ve or -ve chronotropic and ionotropic
+ve due to thyroid hormone effect on the beta drenergic receptors of the myocardium
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The main two layers of the adrenal glands that adrenal hormones are derived from it
Adrenal cortex
Adrenal medulla .
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Chromaffin cells present in
The adrenal medulla
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Which layer of the adrenal gland is derived from the neural crest
Medulla
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Which layer of the adrenal gland is derived from the mesoderm
The adrenal cortex .
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How does the adrenal cortex mediates the stress response
It mediates the stress response by producing
Mineralcorticoids and
Glucocorticoids
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Adrenal cortex layers and which hormone is secreted by each layer
Zone glomerularis — mineralcorticoids
Zone fasciculata —- glucocorticoids
Zone reticular is secrets weak androgens .
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All adrencortical hormones are derived from
Cholesterol
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Glucocorticoids involves
Cortisol
Corticosterones
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Glucocorticoids action is it catabolism or anabolism
What it’s effect on the dna , RNA , protein
exception for that
Catabolism
Inhibit dna rna and protein synthesis
Except in the liver
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Glucocorticoids action on the renal system
Increases excretion o f sodium and water
Increase GFR
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Glucocorticoids action on the metabolism
Increases gluconeogenesis
Decrease peripheral glucose usage
Increase Lipolysis
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Effect of glucocorticoids on the bone fibroblast and collagen
Inhibits fibroblast
Loss of collagen
Increase bone resorption
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Glucocorticoids effect on ATP production
Increase ATP production .
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Effect of glucocorticoids on the neutrophils and lymphocytes
Increase neutrophils
Decreases the lymphocytes
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Effect of glucocorticoids on the stomach acid
Increase secretion of stomach acid .
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What’s is aldosterone
Mineralcorticoid.
21 carbon atoms .
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Function of aldosterone
Reabsorption of sodium from the DCT and collecting
Excretion of k+ and H+ from the kidneys
It’s sold on the posterior pituitary to increase the release of ADH .
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Secretion of aldosterone is regulated by 6 things
Na cons
K+ cons
Renin angiotensin system
Juxtaglomeruler apparatus
Sympathatic system
Carotid artrey baroreceptors
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Increase in sodium or hypernatremia increase or decrease aldosterone’s
Decreases aldosterone
It responses in cases of hyponatremia and hypvolemia and blood loss
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Secretioon of androgen in males start at (adrenal) androgens
7-9 years
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Secretion of adrenal androgens in females start at
6-7 years .
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Which part of the adrenal gland secrete weak androgens at what are they
The adrenal cortex
Dhea
Dhea s
Androstenedione
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Define adrenal medulla cells
They are chromaffin cells= modifid neural crest cells .
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Synthesize what by the adrenal medulla
Noreadrenaline
Dopamine
Adrenaline
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Adrenaline metabolism
————>———>——->.———>——-
Tyrosine —— l-dopa - dopamine —— noreadrenaline —- adrenaline
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Adrenaline is it vasoconstrictor or vasodilator
Is vasoconstrictor
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Effect of adrenaline on the git smooth muscles
Relaxes GIt smooth muscles .
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Effect of adrenaline on the renin angiotensin sys and insulin
It increases insulin
Increase renin angiotensin system
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Adrenaline action
Lipolysis
Glycogenolysis
SA,t and water balance
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Adrenaline works on which receptors
Noreadrenaline works on which receptors
Adrenaline works on alpha and beta receptors .
Noreadrenaline works on alpha receptors only .
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The dominant fetal catecholamines is
L-dopa
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Adrenaline is metabolized by
Mao
COMT
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Release of adrenaline is triggered by
Hypotension , stress , hypoglycemia , illness , sympathatic stimulation .
