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Unit 9 Endocrine System Flashcards

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The neuroendocrine system includes what 2 systems?

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  1. Nervous system

2. Endocrine system

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The Endocrine System is what?

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A control system involved in slow, long-lasting regulation.

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What are the 5 components of the Endocrine system?

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  1. stimulus
  2. endocrine gland
  3. hormone
  4. target
  5. action
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The stimulus does what?

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Increases or decreases gland acivity.

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What is the endocrine gland?

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Ductless consisting of either scattered cells within an organ or a compact organ (the entire organ is the gland).

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What is a hormone?

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A signal molecule released from the endocrine cell into the blood derived from steroids or non-steroids.

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What is the target in the Endocrine system?

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May be a cell, a tissue, an organ, or the entire body.

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What are the actions of the target?

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The target in general affects cellular metabolism

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The endocrine system is controlled commonly by what?

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Negative feedback

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Disorders of the endocrine system often include what?

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  1. Hyposecretion

2. Hypersecretion

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The action of the target in general affects what?

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Cellular metabolism

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The action of the target specifically involves changes in:

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  1. Protein synthesis
  2. Membrane transport
  3. Enzyme activity
  4. Cell division
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What type of membrane transport does the target involve?

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Mobilization (to remove from storage)

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The target involves enzyme activity to increase or decrease chemical reactions, such as?

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  1. Glucanogenesis

2. Glycogenolysis

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What is gluconeogenesis?

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Glucose formation from non-glucose compounds from lactic acid in the liver during exercise; from glycerol and amino acids during starvation.

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What is Glycogenolysis?

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Glycogen breakdown

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What is the neurohypophysis?

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Develops downward from the embryonic brain.

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What is the adenohypophysis?

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Develops upward from Rathke’s pouch in the embryonic mouth

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The neurohypophysis is a part of the _____

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Hypothalamus

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The adenohypophysis is a _____ _____

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Separate gland

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Hormones produced by the hypothalamus include:

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  1. Releasing hormones
  2. Inhibiting hormones
  3. ADH
  4. Oxytocin
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The targets of releasing hormones are what?

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Anterior pituitary cells

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The action of releasing hormones is what?

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To increase hormone release

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The target of inhibiting hormones is what?

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Anterior pituitary cells

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The action of inhibiting hormones is what?

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To inhibit hormone release

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Hormones release by the hypothalamus include:

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  1. Releasing hormones

2. Inhibiting hormones

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The stimulus of adrenocorticotropic hormone?

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Corticotropin releasing H (CRH)

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The target of ACTH is what?

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Adrenal cortex

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The action of ACTH is what?

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To stimulate hormone release

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The stimulus of Thyroid stimulating hormone is what?

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Thyrotrophin releasing H (TRH)

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The target oh TRH is what?

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The Thyroid gland

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The action of TRH is what?

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To stimulate hormone release

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2 types of Gonadotropic hormones are:

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  1. FSH

2. LH

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Targets of Growth H are:

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  1. All tissues
  2. Skeleton
  3. Skeletal muscles
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The general function of Growth H is what?

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  1. Increase growth of tissues

2. Maintain the size of tissues

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GH increases tissue growth by doing what?

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  1. Increase cell size

2. Increase cell division

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Abnormalities of growth are due to what?

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  1. Excess GH

2. A deficiency of GH

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Excess GH in an child produces what?

38
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Excess GH in an adult causes what?

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Acromegaly

39
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A deficiency of GH in a child leads to what?

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A midget(dwarf)

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A deficiency of GH in an adult has what?

41
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The mechanism of of action of GH includes:

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  1. Stimulating protein synthesis
  2. Acting on membrane transport
  3. Acting on enzyme activity
  4. Promoting cell division
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The GH stimulates Protein Synthesis by

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  1. Increasing transcription

2. Increasing translation

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The GH acts on membrane transport by

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  1. Increasing AA transport into cells
  2. Decreasing glucose transport into cells
  3. Mobilizing fats
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The GH acts on enzyme activity by

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  1. Decreasing protein catabolism
  2. Increasing liver glycogenolysis
  3. Decreasing glucose catabolism for energy
  4. Increasing fatty acid catabolism for energy
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Thyroid hormones include:

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  1. 10% T3 (tri-iodothyronine)

2. 90% thyroxin (T4, tetraioothyronine)

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The first step of TH synthesis is:

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Iodine is concentrated in the thyroid gland (I trapping)

47
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The second step in TH synthesis is:

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I binds to tyrosines in the protein thyroglobulin at one or two sites

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The third step of TH synthesis:

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Two of the tyrosines join to form T3 or T4 (still part of thyroglobulin)

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The fourth step of TH synthesis:

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Thyroglobulin taken up by thyroid cells.

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The fifth step of TH synthesis:

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T3 and T4 are split from thyroglobulin and released into the blood

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The sixth step in TH synthesis:

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The thyroglobulin is recycled

52
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The general function of TH includes:

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  1. Increase the rate of metabolism
  2. Increase growth in children
  3. Increase N.S function
  4. Decrease TRH release from hypothalamus
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The mechanism of action of TH includes:

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  1. Increased protein synthesis of enzymes

2. Increased activity of enzymes involved in cellular respiration

54
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Abnormalities of thyroid function are due to:

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  1. Excess TH (hyperthyroidism)
  2. Deficiency of TH (hypothyroidism)
  3. Goiter, an enlargement of the thyroid
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TH inhibits ____ release

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TSH function include _____ thyroglobulin synthesis

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TSH function include ______ I trepping

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TSH function include _____ T3 and T4 release

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TSH function include ______ thyroid cell size

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TSH function include _____ thyroid cell number

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The medulla is surrounded by the _____

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The hormones of the adrenal medulla include:

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  1. Epinephrine (adrenaline)

2. Nor-epinephrine (nor-adrenalin)

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General functions of the Adrenal Medulla include:

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  1. Maintain homeostasis
  2. Initiate the response to stress
  3. Act fast
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The layers of tissue of the Adrenal Cortex include:

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  1. Zona glomerulosa, outermost layer
  2. Zona fasciculata, middle layer
  3. Zona reticularis, innermost layer
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The general functions of the Adrenal Cortex are:

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  1. Maintain homeostasis
  2. Modulate the response to strss
  3. Act slower than the adrenal medulla
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The hormones of the Adrenal Cortex include:

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  1. Mineralocorticoids
  2. Glucocorticoids
  3. Male sex hormones (androgens)
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The general adaptation syndrome is the response to ____

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The stages of stress include:

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  1. Alarm stage
  2. Resistance stage
  3. Exhaustion stage
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The alarm stage is mediated by:

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  1. Adrenal medulla

2. SNS

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The general functions of the alarm stage is:

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  1. Fight or flight

2. Increase glucose and oxygen to the organs involved in coping with stressors

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The resistance stage is mediated by:

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Adrenal Cortex

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The general functions of the resistance stage is:

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  1. Increase glucose to supply energy
  2. Increase AA for repair of possible damage after injury
  3. Decreases anabolism of proteins
73
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The stimulus increases or decreases ____ ___

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Gland activity

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The stimulus may be:

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  1. Humoral
  2. Neural (neuro-endocrine reflex)
  3. Hormonal
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The endocrine gland is ____

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Categories of endocrine glands include:

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  1. Scattered cells within an organ
  2. compact organs (the entire organ is the gland)
  3. Secrets hormones
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A hormone is what?

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A signal molecule released from the endocrine cell into the blood

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A local hormone is what?

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A hormone which effects a nearby cell and is not released into the blood

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A general hormone is what?

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A hormone which effects a distant cell

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A neurohormone is what?

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A hormone secreted by a neuron (neurosecretory cell)

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A tropic hormone is what?

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A hormone whose target is another gland

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Classes of hormones include:

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  1. Steroids

2. Non-steroids

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Steroids inlude:

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  1. Sex hormone

2. Adrenal cortex hormone

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Classes of non-steroids are:

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  1. Proteins like insuline
  2. Peptides
  3. Amino acids
85
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Hormones are removed from blood through:

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  1. Inactivation by the target cell
  2. Excretion by the kidneys
  3. Inactivation by the liver
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The target maybe what?

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  1. Cell
  2. Tissue
  3. Organ
  4. Entire body
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The target possesses specific receptors where:

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  1. On target cell surfaces

2. Inside target cell

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