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The hormone system has an
Autonomous/vegetive function
Function of the hypothalamus:
Homeostasis
Function pituitary gland:
Sends signals to the glands
What is produced in the thyroid gland?
Calcitonine, thyroxone
What is produced in the parathyroid glands?
Parathormone
What is produced in the adrenal cortex:
Cortisol
What is produced in the adrenal medulla?
Adrenaline, noradrenaline
What is produced in the overaries?
Estrogen
Production of glucagon and insuline?
Liver, and pancreas
What is the function of calcitonine?
When the calcium level in the blood is too high, it is send to the bones
What is the function of the parathormone?
When the calcium level in the blood is too low, calcium is taken from the bones.
Function of cortisol?
Slows down inflammation phase and fibroblasts, stimulates fibroclasts and gluconeogenesis
Function of insuline?
Glycogenesis
Function of glucagon?
Glycogenolysis
Function of estrogen?
Stimulates osteoblasts
Function of testosterone?
Stimulates proteinsynthesis, and stimulates growth in the epiphyseal plate
What happens in the inflammation phase?
Inflammation mediators are released, and leukocytes, and macrophages
Inflammation mediators:
Substance P, bradikanine, prostoglandine, histamine
Function histamine, bradikanine:
Rumor, tumor, calor
What happens in profilerationphase?
Intensive collagen 3 production, myofibroblasts
What happens in the remodelling phase ?
Collagen 3 is turned into collagen 1, cross linking