Principle: Where are our endocrine glands? Flashcards

1
Q

what is the endocrine system?

A

hormone is secreted into the blood stream to act at a distant target site?

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what are the 2 hormones that the hypothalamic regions produce?

A

Oxytocin

ADH

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3
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what gland is closely related to the larynx and trachea?

A

thyroid gland

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4
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what does the thyroid gland need to produce its hormones?i

A

iodine

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5
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what are the 2 hormones which are produced by the thyroid gland?

A

T3 (we cannot live without T3) and T4

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6
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where are the 4 parathyroid glands located?

A

posterior surfaces of the thyroid gland’s lobe

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7
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what do the parathyroid glands do?

A

controls amount of calcium in blood and bone

THIS IS NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE PITUITARY GLAND

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What is the blood supply of the thyroid and parathyroid glands?

A

right inferior thyroid artery

left superior thyroid artery

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what is the arterial supply of the pancreas?

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coeliac trunk and superior mesenteric artery

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10
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what is the venous drainage of the pancreas?

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splenic vein and superior mesenteric vein

AND THEN INTO THE HEPATIC PORTAL VEIN

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11
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what is the exocrine system?

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manufactures digestive enzymes and secretes them via a duct system into the duodenum

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what does the adrenal cortex produce?

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glucocorticoids = this is under pituirity ACTH control
mineralcorticoids
androgens

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13
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what does the adrenal medulla produce?

A

adrenaline

noradrenaline

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14
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what are the 3 arterial supply to the adrenal glands?

A

right superior suprarenal artery
right middle suprarenal artery
right inferior suprarenal artery

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15
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what are the gonads?

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collective term for the ovaries and the testes

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