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TLC - L3 - Hormones Flashcards

1
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What is a hormone?

A

A substance secreted into the blood by specialized cells in response to a stimulus.

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What was the first hormone identified?

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Secretin - regulates secretions from intestine.

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3
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What is a neurocrine hormone?

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Hormone released into synaptic cleft adjacent to where the neurone contacts the target cell.

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4
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What are the 4 main groups of hormones?

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  • Peptide.
  • Steroid.
  • Tyrozine derivatives.
  • Eicosanoids.
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What are peptide hormones synthesized from?

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Amino acids.

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What size are peptide hormones?

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Variable.

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7
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Give examples of peptide hormones?

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  • Thyrotropin releasing hormone.
  • Gonadotrophin releasing hormone.
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8
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What size are glycoprotein peptide hormones?

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Large molecules.

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9
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Give examples of glycoprotein peptide hormones?

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Gonadotrophins from the anterior pituitory:

  • Leutenising hormone.
  • Follicle stimulating hormone.
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10
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Where are steroid hormones synthesized?

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  • Adrenal cortex.
  • Testis.
  • Ovary.
  • Placenta.
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What are adrenalin, noradrenaline, dopamine and the thyroid hormones derived from?

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Tyrozine.

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What are the thyroid hormones?

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  • Thyroxine.
  • Triodothyronine.
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13
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Name some lipid insoluble hormones - do not enter cells?

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  • Adrenaline.
  • Noradrenaline.
  • Dopamine.
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14
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Are the thyroid hormones lipid soluble?

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Yes.

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15
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What are the 2 types of eicosanoid messengers?

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  • Prostaglandins.
  • Leukotrienes.
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16
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What kind of hormone is the growth hormone?

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Peptide.

17
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What happens when growth hormone is activated?

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Receptor and protein phosphorylation and downstream signalling cascades.

18
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What kind of receptor is the growth hormone receptor?

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Cell-surface.

19
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What is IGF?

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Insulin growth factor.

20
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What stimulates the production of IGF in the liver?

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Growth hormone.

21
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Name 2 lipid soluble hormones ?

A
  • Thyroxine.
  • Triiodothyronine.
22
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What kind of receptor is the thyroid hormone receptor?

A

Intracellular - member of the nuclear receptor family.

23
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What happens when triiodothyronine and the thyroide hormone receptor bind?

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Formation of homo or hetero-dimers.

24
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What are the gonadotrophins?

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  • Leutenising hormone.
  • Follicle stimulating hormone.
25
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Where do the gonadotrophins bind?

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G-protein coupled receptors at cell surface of gonadal cells.

26
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What is steroidogenesis?

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Biological synthesis of steroids.

27
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What is the function of a hormone?

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Regulate the activity of it’s target cells in a specific manner.

28
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What is important for endocrine glands to maintain their function?

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Receive constant rapid information about the state of systems being regulated.

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