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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?

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Interstitial cell stimulating hormone

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What does PGH stand for

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Pituitary growth hormone

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What does RAIU stand for?

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Radioactive iodine uptake

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what does CO stand for?

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Cardiac output

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What does CVD stand for?

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Cerebrovascular disease

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What does EEG stand for?

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Electroencephalogram

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What does EMG stand for?

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Electromyography

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31
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What does TIA stand for?

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Transient ischemic attack

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32
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What does MS stand for?

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Mitral stenosis

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What does LP stand for?

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Lumbar puncture

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What is Addison disease?

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Deficiency of cortical hormones; adrenal cortex is damaged

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What is Cushing syndrome?

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Excessive amnts of cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone circulating in the blood

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36
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What is diabetes mellitus?

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Impaired carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism; insufficient production of insulin

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37
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What is type 1 diabetes?

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Abrupt, due to failure of the pancreas

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38
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What is type 2 diabetes?

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Gradual, deficiency to produce insulin

39
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What is exophthalmos?

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Abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs

40
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What so Graves disease?

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Growth of the thyroid, hypersecretion of thyroxine

41
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What is insulinoma?

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Pancreatic tumor

42
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What is myxedema?

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Advanced hypothyroidism in adults; increase BP and BV

43
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What is obesity?

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20% or more than ideal body weight

44
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What is morbid obesity?

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BMI of 40 or greater

45
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What is panhypopituitarism?

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Total pituitary impairment; general loss of hormonal activity

46
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What is a pheochromocytoma?

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Small cell tumor, usually on adrenal medulla

47
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What is pituitarism?

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Any disorder of pituitary gland

48
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What is Alzheimer’s disease?

A

Presenile dementia; atrophy of occipital lobes

49
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What is epilepsy?

A

A seizure

50
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What hormone(s) are produced from the parathyroid?

A

Parathyroid hormone

51
Q

What does the parathyroid hormone do?

A

Increases absorption of calcium and phosphate

52
Q

What hormones are produced by the adrenal cortex?

A

Glucocorticoids, mineralcorticoids, sex hormones

53
Q

What do glucocorticoids do?

A

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

54
Q

What do mineralcorticoids do?

A

Increase blood levels of sodium and decrease levels of potassium

55
Q

What hormone does adrenal medulla produce?

A

Epinephrine and norepinephrine

56
Q

What does epinephrine and norepinephrine do?

A

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

57
Q

What hormones does the pancreas produce?

A

Glucagon and insulin

58
Q

What does glucagon do?

A

Increases blood glucose levels

59
Q

What does insulin do?

A

Losers blood glucose levels

60
Q

What hormones does the anterior pituitary produce?

A 
Adrenocorticotropic
Follicle stimulating
Growth hormone 
Lutenizing hormone
Prolactin
Thyroid stimulating
61
Q

What does the adrenocorticotropic hormone do?

A

Promotors secretion of hormones by adrenal cortex

62
Q

What does FSH do?

A

Stimulates egg production, increases estrogen

Stimulates sperm production

63
Q

What does the GH do?

A

Stimulates growth

64
Q

What does LH do?

A

Promotes ovulation, production of estrogen and progesterone

Secretion of testosterone

65
Q

What does prolactin do?

A

Promotes lactation

66
Q

What does TSH do?

A

secretes the thyroid hormone

67
Q

What does the posterior pituitary produce?

A

Antidiuretic hormone

Oxytocin

68
Q

What does antidiuretic hormone do?

A

Increase water reabsorbtion

69
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What does oxytocin do?

A

Stimulates uterine contractions, initiates labor

Milk secrection

70
Q

What does the thyroid produce?

A

Calcitonin

Thyroxine (T3 and T4)

71
Q

What does calcitonin do?

A

Regulates calcium levels in blood

72
Q

What does t3 and t4 do?

A

Increase energy production

Increase rate of protein synthesis

73
Q

What does HRT stand for?

A

Hormone replacement therapy

74
Q

What does ICSH stand for?

A

Interstitial cell stimulating hormone

75
Q

What does PGH stand for

A

Pituitary growth hormone

76
Q

What does RAIU stand for?

A

Radioactive iodine uptake

77
Q

what does CO stand for?

A

Cardiac output

78
Q

What does CVD stand for?

A

Cerebrovascular disease

79
Q

What does EEG stand for?

A

Electroencephalogram

80
Q

What does EMG stand for?

A

Electromyography

81
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What does TIA stand for?

A

Transient ischemic attack

82
Q

What does MS stand for?

A

Mitral stenosis

83
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What does LP stand for?

A

Lumbar puncture

84
Q

What is Addison disease?

A

Deficiency of cortical hormones; adrenal cortex is damaged

85
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What is Cushing syndrome?

A

Excessive cortisol or ACTH in blood

86
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What is Graves’ disease?

A

Also known as thyrotoxicosis

87
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Insulinoma

A

Pancreatic tumor

88
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Myxedema

A

Hypothyroidism in adults

89
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What is neuroblastoma

A

Malignant tumor in children

90
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What is palsy

A

Paralysis

91
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What is paralysis

A

Loss of muscle function

92
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What is Parkinson disease

A

Brain can’t control movement

93
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What is sciatica?

A

Severe pain in the leg along sciatic nerve

94
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What is shingles

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along peripheral nerve

95
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What is a transient ischemic attack?

A

Mini stroke

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