Quiz Flashcards
What is a hormone
Chemical messenger
3 differences between the ways the autonomic nervous system and endocrine system control homeostasis.
Endocrine is slower
More precise
Occurs for a longer duration
Explain up-regulation
An increase in the number of receptor sites, creating increased sensitivity to a hormone
Name 6 endocrine glands
Pancreas Andrenals Thymus Thyroid Parathyroid Pituatory Ovaries Testes Pineal
3 ways endocrine function can be tested
Blood
Spit
Urine
Which structure in brain controls secretions of pituitary?
How does it achieve this in the anterior and posterior pituitary?
Hypothalamus
Anterior - blood
Posterior - nerves
Name 6 hormones from the anterior pituitary
GH growth hormone thyroid stimulating hormone TSH Follicle stimulating hormone FSH Luteinizing hormone LH Prolactin PRL Adrenocorticotropic hormone ACTH Melanocyte stimulating hormone MSH
which hormone gigantism/acromegaly
GH
Somatotropin
which hormone prolactinaemia
prolactin
which hormone diabetes insipidus
ADH deficiency
Vasopressin
which hormone hyper/hypo thyroidism
Thyroid stimulating hormone
thyroxine
triiodothyronine
which hormone hypo/per parathyroidism
parathyroid hormone
which hormone addisons disease
cortisol
aldostorone
which hormone cushings
cortisol
which hormone diabetes
insulin
