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Unit 9: Endocrine&Nervous Systems Flashcards

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What does the parathyroid hormone do?

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Increases absorption of calcium and phosphate

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What hormone(s) are produced from the parathyroid?

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Parathyroid hormone

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What hormones are produced by the adrenal cortex?

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Glucocorticoids, mineralcorticoids, sex hormones

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What do glucocorticoids do?

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Promote making of glucose, regulate metabolism if carb, proteins, and fats

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What do mineralcorticoids do?

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Increase blood levels of sodium and decrease levels of potassium

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What hormone does adrenal medulla produce?

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Epinephrine and norepinephrine

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What does epinephrine and norepinephrine do?

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Mimic sympathetic nervous system activation, increase heart rate and raise BP

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What hormones does the pancreas produce?

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Glucagon and insulin

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What does glucagon do?

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Increases blood glucose levels

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What does insulin do?

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Losers blood glucose levels

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What hormones does the anterior pituitary produce?

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Adrenocorticotropic
Follicle stimulating
Growth hormone 
Lutenizing hormone
Prolactin
Thyroid stimulating
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What does the adrenocorticotropic hormone do?

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Promotors secretion of hormones by adrenal cortex

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What does FSH do?

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Stimulates egg production, increases estrogen

Stimulates sperm production

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What does the GH do?

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Stimulates growth

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What does LH do?

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Promotes ovulation, production of estrogen and progesterone

Secretion of testosterone

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What does prolactin do?

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Promotes lactation

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What does TSH do?

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secretes the thyroid hormone

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What does the posterior pituitary produce?

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Antidiuretic hormone

Oxytocin

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What does antidiuretic hormone do?

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Increase water reabsorbtion

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What does oxytocin do?

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Stimulates uterine contractions, initiates labor

Milk secrection

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What does the thyroid produce?

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Calcitonin

Thyroxine (T3 and T4)

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What does calcitonin do?

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Regulates calcium levels in blood

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What does t3 and t4 do?

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Increase energy production

Increase rate of protein synthesis

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What does HRT stand for?

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Hormone replacement therapy

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What does ICSH stand for?
Interstitial cell stimulating hormone
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What does PGH stand for
Pituitary growth hormone
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What does RAIU stand for?
Radioactive iodine uptake
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what does CO stand for?
Cardiac output
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What does CVD stand for?
Cerebrovascular disease
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What does EEG stand for?
Electroencephalogram
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What does EMG stand for?
Electromyography
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What does TIA stand for?
Transient ischemic attack
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What does MS stand for?
Mitral stenosis
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What does LP stand for?
Lumbar puncture
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What is Addison disease?
Deficiency of cortical hormones; adrenal cortex is damaged
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What is Cushing syndrome?
Excessive amnts of cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone circulating in the blood
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What is diabetes mellitus?
Impaired carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism; insufficient production of insulin
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What is type 1 diabetes?
Abrupt, due to failure of the pancreas
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What is type 2 diabetes?
Gradual, deficiency to produce insulin
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What is exophthalmos?
Abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs
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What so Graves disease?
Growth of the thyroid, hypersecretion of thyroxine
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What is insulinoma?
Pancreatic tumor
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What is myxedema?
Advanced hypothyroidism in adults; increase BP and BV
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What is obesity?
20% or more than ideal body weight
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What is morbid obesity?
BMI of 40 or greater
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What is panhypopituitarism?
Total pituitary impairment; general loss of hormonal activity
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What is a pheochromocytoma?
Small cell tumor, usually on adrenal medulla
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What is pituitarism?
Any disorder of pituitary gland
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What is Alzheimer's disease?
Presenile dementia; atrophy of occipital lobes
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What is epilepsy?
A seizure
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What hormone(s) are produced from the parathyroid?
Parathyroid hormone
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What does the parathyroid hormone do?
Increases absorption of calcium and phosphate
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What hormones are produced by the adrenal cortex?
Glucocorticoids, mineralcorticoids, sex hormones
53
What do glucocorticoids do?
Promote making of glucose, regulate metabolism if carb, proteins, and fats
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What do mineralcorticoids do?
Increase blood levels of sodium and decrease levels of potassium
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What hormone does adrenal medulla produce?
Epinephrine and norepinephrine
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What does epinephrine and norepinephrine do?
Mimic sympathetic nervous system activation, increase heart rate and raise BP
57
What hormones does the pancreas produce?
Glucagon and insulin
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What does glucagon do?
Increases blood glucose levels
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What does insulin do?
Losers blood glucose levels
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What hormones does the anterior pituitary produce?
``` Adrenocorticotropic Follicle stimulating Growth hormone Lutenizing hormone Prolactin Thyroid stimulating ```
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What does the adrenocorticotropic hormone do?
Promotors secretion of hormones by adrenal cortex
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What does FSH do?
Stimulates egg production, increases estrogen | Stimulates sperm production
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What does the GH do?
Stimulates growth
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What does LH do?
Promotes ovulation, production of estrogen and progesterone | Secretion of testosterone
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What does prolactin do?
Promotes lactation
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What does TSH do?
secretes the thyroid hormone
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What does the posterior pituitary produce?
Antidiuretic hormone | Oxytocin
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What does antidiuretic hormone do?
Increase water reabsorbtion
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What does oxytocin do?
Stimulates uterine contractions, initiates labor | Milk secrection
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What does the thyroid produce?
Calcitonin | Thyroxine (T3 and T4)
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What does calcitonin do?
Regulates calcium levels in blood
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What does t3 and t4 do?
Increase energy production | Increase rate of protein synthesis
73
What does HRT stand for?
Hormone replacement therapy
74
What does ICSH stand for?
Interstitial cell stimulating hormone
75
What does PGH stand for
Pituitary growth hormone
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What does RAIU stand for?
Radioactive iodine uptake
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what does CO stand for?
Cardiac output
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What does CVD stand for?
Cerebrovascular disease
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What does EEG stand for?
Electroencephalogram
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What does EMG stand for?
Electromyography
81
What does TIA stand for?
Transient ischemic attack
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What does MS stand for?
Mitral stenosis
83
What does LP stand for?
Lumbar puncture
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What is Addison disease?
Deficiency of cortical hormones; adrenal cortex is damaged
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What is Cushing syndrome?
Excessive cortisol or ACTH in blood
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What is Graves' disease?
Also known as thyrotoxicosis
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Insulinoma
Pancreatic tumor
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Myxedema
Hypothyroidism in adults
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What is neuroblastoma
Malignant tumor in children
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What is palsy
Paralysis
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What is paralysis
Loss of muscle function
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What is Parkinson disease
Brain can't control movement
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What is sciatica?
Severe pain in the leg along sciatic nerve
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What is shingles
along peripheral nerve
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What is a transient ischemic attack?
Mini stroke

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