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Unit 4 Endocrine Flashcards

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divisions of adenohypophysis

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pars distalis
pars intermedia
pars tuberalis

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neurohypophysis

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pars nervosa

infundibulum

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origins of adenohypophysis

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Rathke’s pouch
oral ectoderm
loses attachment with oral cavity

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organs of neurohypophysis

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neuroectoderm
outgrowth from floor of diencephalon
remains attached to brain via infundibulum

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major cell types

adenohypophysis

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chromophobes

chromophils

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chromophils

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acidophils

basophils

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acidophils

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somatotropes

mammotropes

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somatotropes

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secrete somatotropin (hGH); affects 
epiphyseal plate of long bones

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mammotropes

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secrete prolactin; stimulates milk secretion

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basophils

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thyrotropes
gonadotropes
corticotropes

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thyrotropes

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secrete TSH; causes secretion of thyroid 
hormones

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gonadotropes

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  1. secrete FSH – in females stimulates development of ovarian follicles; in males stimulates Sertoli cells to secrete androgen-binding protein
  2. secrete LH – in females promotes maturation of follicle and ovulation and maintains corpus luteum; in males called interstitial cell secreting hormone (ICSH) promotes secretion of testosterone by Leydig cells
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corticotropes

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secrete ACTH; promotes growth of adrenal cortex and secretion of glucocorticoids and gonadocorticoids

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hypothalamohypophyseal tract

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axons of neurons of supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei
herring bodies
pituicytes

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neurohypophyseal hormones

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oxytocin

vasopressin (ADH)

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16
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oxytocin

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made in paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus; stimulates smooth muscle of uterus and myoepithelial cells of mammary gland

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vasopressin

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made in supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus; acts on distal tubules and collecting tubules of kidney making them more permeable to water;
generates hypertonic urine

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pituicytes

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glial-like cells

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pituitary blood supply

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inferior hypophyseal arteries to neurohypophysis

hypothalamohypophyseal portal system

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hypothalamohypophyseal portal system

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  1. delivers hypothalamic regulating hormones to adenohypophysis
  2. superior hypophyseal arteries, primary capillary plexus around 
stalk and median eminence of hypothalamus
  3. secondary capillary plexus in adenohypophysis
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thyroid gland structure

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two lobes
isthmus
connective tissue capsule

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thyroid follicles

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  1. follicular cells – simple cuboidal epithelium
  2. colloid – precursor to thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3)
    thyroglobulin
  3. only endocrine gland to store its secretions; storage is extracellular
  4. regulated by TSH
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parafollicular cells

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  1. produce calcitonin

2. regulated by blood calcium levels

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thyroid hormones

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  1. follicular hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine stimulate metabolic rate
  2. calcitonin – lowers blood calcium levels by inhibiting bone resorption
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parathyroid gland structure

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  1. two pair
  2. embedded on posterior of thyroid gland
  3. cords of cells: chief cells, oxyphil cells
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parathyroid function

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  1. increases blood level of calcium by increasing number and activity of osteoclasts
  2. decreases blood level of phosphate by decreasing resorption in kidney tubules, promoting its excretion
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adrenal origins

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cortex - mesoderm

medulla - neural crest

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adrenal cortex zones

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zona glomerulosa
zona fasciculata
zona reticularis

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zona glomerulosa

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  1. secretes mineralocorticoids – aldosterone
  2. maintains electrolyte and water balance
  3. regulated by renin-angiotensin system
  4. unaffected by ACTH
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zone fasciculata

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  1. secrete glucocorticoids – cortisol
  2. prepares body for maximal immediate energy demands; part of 
“fight or flight” stress response
  3. depresses immune function and inflammatory response
  4. regulated by ACTH
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zona reticularis

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  1. secretes gonadocorticoids – dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
  2. negligible amount compared with testis
  3. regulated by ACTH
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adrenal medulla

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  1. modified sympathetic ganglion
  2. chromaffin cells – modified post-ganglionic neurons
  3. secretes epinephrine (80%) and norepinephrine (20%)
  4. regulated by preganglionic sympathetic neurons
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adrenal blood supply

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  1. capsular arteries
  2. medullary arteries
  3. cortical capillaries
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medullary arteries

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  1. travel through cortex to medulla

2. arterial blood delivered to medullary sinusoidal capillaries

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cortical capillaries

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  1. cortical sinusoidal capillaries

2. drain into medullary capillaries

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dual blood supply medulla

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  1. arterial blood
  2. venous blood from cortex
  3. portal system
  4. allows glucocorticoids from cortex to convert 
norepinephrine to epinephrine in medulla
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pineal gland

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epiphysis cerebri or pineal body

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pinealocytes

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  1. secret melatonin
  2. diurnal rhythms
  3. innervated by neurons of the ANS
39
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brain sand

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crystallized calcium carbonates and calcium phosphates (pineal)

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