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Unit 2: Homeostasis Flashcards

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Exocrine Gland Vs. Endocrine Gland

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The endocrine gland sends hormones into the blood stream/ interstitial fluid space, whereas the exocrine glands send things outside of the body into the “lumen”

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Examples of exocrine glands

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Tear ducts, digestive juices into the stomach

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What is the Star Trek example of the relationship between the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland?

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The Hypothalamus is the captain, whereas the pituitary gland is the first officer.

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How does the endocrine system signal broadcast relate to cells?

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Cells have specific receptors that “tune in” to different broadcasts by the endocrine system.

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Three types of hormones:

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Peptide hormones, steroid hormones, and amine hormones

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Peptide Hormone Stages{pre…]

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Preprohormone is turned into pro hormone during the synthesis stage. Proteolytic enzymes then break down the pro hormone into the hormone and the pro fragments during the packaging.

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What is the usual destination for peptide hormones?

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They bind to receptors on target cells that begin second messenger pathways.

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Steroids: hydrophilic/lipophilic

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lipophilic

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Steroid Hormone Structure and Secretion: Where do Steroids come from?

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Derived from cholesterol. Peptide hormone attaches to receptor that turns cholesterol into steroid hormone.

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How do steroids [hydrophobic] travel through the water?

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Globulins help steroids move through the water

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Inner and outer Adrenal …

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Adrenal Medulla: inner; Adrenal Cortex: Outer

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What are the two major thyroid hormones?

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T3 and T4

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What are catecholamines?

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Derived from tyrosine via enzymatic reactions; norepinephrine, epinephrine

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Define permissiveness

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When one hormones “permits” another hormone to elicit its maximal activity.

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What two nuclei normally send electrical signals from the hypothalamus to the pituitary?

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The Supraoptic, and Paraventricular

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What tube transports hormones from the hypothalamus to the pituitary?

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The Hypothalami-Hypophyseal portal vessels

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What is considered an extension of the hypothalamus?

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The Posterior Pituitary

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What is the technical name of the stalk that connects the hypothalamus to the pituitary?

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Infundibulum

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What is a control difference between the posterior pituitary and the anterior pituitary?

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The posterior usually sends out hormones directly, whereas the anterior signals for other glands to release the hormones.

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Oxytocin, sometimes referred to as the ___ chemical, and is released from ___

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cuddle, the posterior pituitary

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What is vasopressin?

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anti diuretic hormone ADH released from posterior pituitary

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Tropic Effect

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stimulates changes

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Trophic Effect

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stimulates growth (differentiation of its target)

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What are two general causes of endocrine disorders?

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Primary and Secondary Hyper secretion, and hyper responsiveness

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Thyroid: T3 and T4, what is more abundant, and what is more active?

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T4 more abundant, T3 more active

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What turns T4 into T3?

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Deiodinase

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What are the anatomical components of a thyroid follicle?

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The inner colloid and the outer Follicular cells

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What does the colloid in a thyroid follicle contain?

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proteins, thyroglobulin, enzymes

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What do the follicular cells in a thyroid follicle do?

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provide stuff for the colloid, and exit for colloid particles

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For thyroid hormone synthesis, describe the process of “trapping”

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Iodide is cotransported with Na+ into the Follicular cells, then it is assisted by pendrin into the colloid where it builds, and is endocytose back into the follicular cell, then secreted into the blood

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Hypothyroidism: Causes

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Insufficient dietary iodide, or loss of hormone producing thyroid cells

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Hypothyroidism: Thyroid size changes

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Less thyroid hormone does not cause negative feedback onto the hypothalamus, so the hypothalamus sends a lot of thyroid stimulating hormone, which has a trophic (growth) effect on the thyroid, causing it to swell and grow [goiter]

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Hyperthyroidism: Causes

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Thyroid tumors have hormone secreting ability and create a lot of TSH, or the TSH receptors are very sensitive [hyperresponsive]

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What nervous system are the Adrenal Glands controlled by?

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The sympathetic nervous system.

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Which part of the adrenal glands release steroids, and which release catecholamines?

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Cortex- steroids, Medulle-catecholamines, mostly epinephrine

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How are alpha and beta adrenergic receptors characterized?

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By how well they take a message from norepinephrine vs. epinephrine.

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What does aldosterone affect?

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mineralocorticoid, alters pH and ion concentration

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Where is cortisol released from>

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The zona fasciculate of the adrenal cortex

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What is cortisol known as?

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The stress hormone

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What are some basal level functions of cortisol?

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Blood pressure, metabolic activity, anti inflammatory functions, fetal development

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CRH

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corticotropin releasing hormone

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ACTH

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adrenocorticotropic hormone

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What is the name of the disease for adrenal insufficiency?

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Addison’s disease, primary low cortisol secretion

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What is Cushing’s Syndrome?

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Condition of too much cortisol secretion.

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What is Cushing’s Disease?

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You have a tumor in the anterior pituitary that releases too much cortisol.

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Where does bone growth occur?

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At the epiphyseal growth plate in a longbone.

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What is Cholesterol turned into that is a precursor of both progesterone, and DHEA?

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pregnenoione

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Where is progesterone released from?

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the ovaries

49
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Progesterone is turned into what?

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Androstenedione

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Both Androstenedione and Testosterone are turned into ___ via ____.

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Turned into estrogen via aromatase

51
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Where is estrogen secreted from?

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ovaries

52
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Where is DHEA secreted from?

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Adrenal Cortex

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Testosterone is secreted from

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the testes

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General Reproduction Pathway

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kisspeptin allows the secretion of GnRH from the hypothalamus, which causes the anterior pituitary to secrete FSH and LH to the Gonads. The release of sex hormones from the gonads can also cause negative feedback to the anterior pituitary

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Leydig cells

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testosterone-secreting endocrine cell that lies between the seminiferous tubules

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Rete testes

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network of canals at the end of the seminiferous tubules

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Epididymis

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portion of duct system between the seminiferous tubules and the vas deferens. Lies on top of the testes.

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Spermatic cord

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ties the vas deferent and blood vessels together

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Seminal vesicles

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glands that secrete fluid into the Vas Deferens

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Ejaculatory ducts

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continuation of vas deferens into urethra

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Prostate gland

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offers seminal fluid into the urethra

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Stages of sperm

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Spermatogonia–>1oSpermatocytes–>2oSpermatocytes–>spermatids–>spermatozoa

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What stimulates Leydig cells?

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LH

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What stimulates Sertoli cells?

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FSH

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What are some of the functions of testosterone?

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Stimulate muscle, bone, and hair growth, increased emotion, and decrease in estrogen.

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What do Sertoli cells cause?

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spermatogenesis, and the negative feedback via inhibin.

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Hypogonadism

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Primary or secondary insufficient testosterone.

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Kleinfelter Syndrome

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XXY chromosome, decreased masculinity, increased estrogen.

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Anabolic steroid abuse

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Synthetic androgens added to the body decrease the natural production of testosterone. The lack of natural testosterone to inhibit estrogen causes increased estrogen. This causes secondary female characteristics, lowered sperm count, and infertility at times.

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What parts of the female reproductive system do FSH and LH stimulate especially in the Early Follicular Phase?

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FSH stimulates the granulosa cells, and LH stimulates the Theca cells.

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How is estrogen produced in the early follicular phase?

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The theca cells produce androgens which the granulosa cells use in combination with aromatase to produce estrogen.

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What are two negative feedback mechanisms in the early follicular phase?

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Granulosa cells are creating inhibin which provide negative feedback on FSH in the anterior pituitary, and production of estrogen creates negative feedback on LH and GnRH.

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Where is progesterone produced from in the Early Follicular Phase?

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Theca Cells

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What is the key feature of the late Follicular phase entering into ovulation?

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Massive amounts of estrogen being released from the chosen follicle, therefore positive feedback both for GnRH, and LH, creating the known LH surge.

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What is the name for uncalcified cells in bone?

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Chondrocytes

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What is the name of the place were new bone cells are created?

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The epiphyseal growth plate

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What is it called when the bone calcifies?

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Ossification

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Acromegaly

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Elevated GH after closure of the epiphyseal growth plates (tumor in the AP)

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Giantism

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elevated GH secretion before closure of the epiphyseal growth plates (tumor in AP)

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Short stature

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insufficiency OR hypo responsiveness to growth hormone.

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What does cortisol do to growth?

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It suspends growth, inhibits GH secretion.

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What are other names for the unfed and fed state?

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Unfed = Postabsorptive, catabolic. Fed = Absorptive, anabolic.

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Catabolism

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breaking down molecules for energy

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Anabolism

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making molecules to store energy

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Glycogenolysis

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glycogen–>glucose

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Glycogenesis

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glucose–>glucose

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Lipolysis

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triglycerides–>glycerol + fatty acids

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Lipogenesis

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fatty acids + glycerol = triglycerides

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Proteolysis

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proteins–> amino acids

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Gluconeogenesis

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amino acids + lactic acid +glycerol = glucose

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Protein synthesis

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amino acids –> proteins

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Islets of Langerhans

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Tissue in the pancreas that contains alpha, beta, and delta cells

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a,b,d cells in pancreas

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alpha = glucagon, beta = insulin, delta = somatostatin.

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Alpha Cells/ Glucagon

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Responds to low blood glucose

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Beta Cells/ Insulin

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Responds to high blood glucose

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Incretins

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Sent by the GI tract telling that there is food

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What does insulin do at target cells?

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It causes the up regulation of glucose transporters

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Type I Diabetes

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Rare, due to autoimmune destruction of beta cells, insufficient production of insulin by the pancreas.

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Type II Diabetes

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cells not sensitive to insulin

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Where is progesterone and estrogen produced during the late Follicular Phase?

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The corpus luteum

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How is negative feedback achieved in the Luteal phase?

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The corpus luteum produces progesterone combined with estrogen, decreasing LH and GnRH, as well as producing inhibin which negatively feeds back on FSH.

102
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Proliferative Phase of the Menstrual Cycle

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Estrogen and Progesterone cause the endometrium and myometrium to thicken

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Secretory Phase of the Menstrual Cycle

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Progesterone thickens the mucous and prevents myometrial contractions. The Uterine wall vascularizes, secretes sperm friendly enzymes, and stores glycogen.

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Menstruation

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Prostaglandins induce vasoconstriction and bursting of blood vessels which sloughs off tissue. As the corpus luteum dies, there is no longer progesterone, which stops inhibition of myometrial contractions.

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hCG

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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin - During pregnancy, the placenta releases this to signal the corpus luteum to stay around and continue to produce estrogen and progesterone so that FSH and LH stay low and do not cause another Ovulatory cycle.

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