The Nuts and Bolts of the Endocrine System: Anatomy and Histology Roadshow Flashcards
What is the composition of the endocrine system?
hormone-secreting glands
Hormones are … molecules
mediator
The endocrine system is essential for
normal growth and development adaptation to internal and external environment contribute to the process of sexual reproduction
The nervous system and the endocrine system interact at what?
the hypothalamus (major controlling centre of the ANS)
What does the hypothalamus control? (3 things)

temperature circadian rhythms hunger
Each hormone elicits a response from any cell carrying a …
receptor sentitive for that hormone
Endocrine glands - do they have ducts?
vascularised?
ductless - hormone released to interstitial space - blood stream or lymphatic system
highly vascularised

Hormones affect other cells metabolism according to:
number of molecules available
number of receptors available
affinity hormone-receptor
Chemical classification of hormones: (3 main categories) + examples?
amine (adrenaline, noradrenalin, dopamine)
steroid (oestradiol, testosterone)
protein/peptide (ADH, oxytocin, insulin)
Nitric oxide is both … and …
neurotransmitter and hormone
What is this image showing?

Germ layers of developing embryo
Source of Steroid hormone
What is it derived from?
ovaries, testis, adrenal cortex
embryonic mesodermal tissue
Source of Protein/Peptide hormone
cells of what origin?
Adenohypophysis (pituitary) - ectodermal tissue of the oral cavity
Thyroid, Paraythyroids, Pancreas - cells of endodermal origin of GI tract
Scattered endocrine cells in epithelium of GI tract and lungs
Source of Amine hormone
cells of what origin?
Thyroid, adrenal medulla
cells of ectodermal origin
Where are discrete glands found? (4)
Hypophysis, thryoid, parathyroid, adrenal
Where are large glands found? (3)
they have both … and… function
kidneys, ovaries/testis, placenta
endocrine and exocrine
Diffuse endocrine system is composed of
scattered nerve cells with endocrine function
List the endocrine glands in the body? (10)
Pineal gland
Parathyroid gland
Hypothalamus
Thyroid gland
Pituitary gland
Adrenal gland
Thymus
Testis
Ovary
Pancreas

Other glands include:
ovaries/testes
pancreas/kidney/liver/thymus
skin, pineal gland, placenta etc
What is this image showing?

The hypophysis (pituitary gland)
What kind of gland is the hypophysis?
What is is suspended from?
compound gland - two main components
suspended from the hypothalamus by stalk or infundibulum
Where is the hypophysis located?
Sella turcica, a depression in the superior surface of the sphenoid bone

What is the function of the hypophysis?
What is it known as?
produces several hormones that influence activity of other endocrine glands (E.g. liver)
‘master’ endocrine gland








































