Unit 9 Endocrine System Flashcards
The neuroendocrine system includes what 2 systems?
- Nervous system
2. Endocrine system
The Endocrine System is what?
A control system involved in slow, long-lasting regulation.
What are the 5 components of the Endocrine system?
- stimulus
- endocrine gland
- hormone
- target
- action
The stimulus does what?
Increases or decreases gland acivity.
What is the endocrine gland?
Ductless consisting of either scattered cells within an organ or a compact organ (the entire organ is the gland).
What is a hormone?
A signal molecule released from the endocrine cell into the blood derived from steroids or non-steroids.
What is the target in the Endocrine system?
May be a cell, a tissue, an organ, or the entire body.
What are the actions of the target?
The target in general affects cellular metabolism
The endocrine system is controlled commonly by what?
Negative feedback
Disorders of the endocrine system often include what?
- Hyposecretion
2. Hypersecretion
The action of the target in general affects what?
Cellular metabolism
The action of the target specifically involves changes in:
- Protein synthesis
- Membrane transport
- Enzyme activity
- Cell division
What type of membrane transport does the target involve?
Mobilization (to remove from storage)
The target involves enzyme activity to increase or decrease chemical reactions, such as?
- Glucanogenesis
2. Glycogenolysis
What is gluconeogenesis?
Glucose formation from non-glucose compounds from lactic acid in the liver during exercise; from glycerol and amino acids during starvation.
What is Glycogenolysis?
Glycogen breakdown
What is the neurohypophysis?
Develops downward from the embryonic brain.
What is the adenohypophysis?
Develops upward from Rathke’s pouch in the embryonic mouth
The neurohypophysis is a part of the _____
Hypothalamus
The adenohypophysis is a _____ _____
Separate gland
Hormones produced by the hypothalamus include:
- Releasing hormones
- Inhibiting hormones
- ADH
- Oxytocin
The targets of releasing hormones are what?
Anterior pituitary cells
The action of releasing hormones is what?
To increase hormone release
The target of inhibiting hormones is what?
Anterior pituitary cells
The action of inhibiting hormones is what?
To inhibit hormone release
Hormones release by the hypothalamus include:
- Releasing hormones
2. Inhibiting hormones
The stimulus of adrenocorticotropic hormone?
Corticotropin releasing H (CRH)
The target of ACTH is what?
Adrenal cortex
The action of ACTH is what?
To stimulate hormone release
The stimulus of Thyroid stimulating hormone is what?
Thyrotrophin releasing H (TRH)
The target oh TRH is what?
The Thyroid gland
The action of TRH is what?
To stimulate hormone release
2 types of Gonadotropic hormones are:
- FSH
2. LH
Targets of Growth H are:
- All tissues
- Skeleton
- Skeletal muscles
The general function of Growth H is what?
- Increase growth of tissues
2. Maintain the size of tissues