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XIV - Endocrine System Flashcards

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Adenohypophysis: main cellular part of anterior pituitary

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pars distalis

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Adenohypophysis: contains MSH (melanocyte stimulating hormone)

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pars intermedia

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Adenohypophysis: small collar of cells around infundibular stalk, contains portal venules

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pars tuberalis

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Neurohypophysis: main cellular part of posterior pituitary

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pars nervosa / infundibular process

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Neurohypophysis: connects posterior pituitary to brain

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infundibular stalk

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Neurohypophysis: region of nervous tissue above the stalk, forms floor of the 3rd ventricle

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median eminence

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Surgical procedure for a sellar lesion

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Transnasal Transsphenoidal Hypophysectomy

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Anterior Pituitary: resting/reserve cells, degranulated acidophils and basophils

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chromophobes

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Anterior Pituitary: GH and prolactin secreting cells

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acidophils

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Anterior Pituitary: TSH, ACTH, LH & FSH secreting cells

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basophils

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Hypothalamic-Hypophyseal Portal System: supplies median eminence & infundibulum

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primary capillarties/plexus

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Hypothalamic-Hypophyseal Portal System: secretes RH & IH

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median eminence & infundibulum

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Hypothalamic-Hypophyseal Portal System: supplies pars tuberalis

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portal venules

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Hypothalamic-Hypophyseal Portal System: transports RH & IH to the pars distalis

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portal venules

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Hypothalamic-Hypophyseal Portal System: supplies pars distalis

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secondary capillaries

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Hypothalamic-Hypophyseal Portal System: site where RH and IH leave the anterior pituitary to go to the systemic blood system

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secondary capillaries

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Most abundant cell in the adenohypophysis

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somatotropes

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Most common functional pituitary tumor

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prolactinoma

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Most common presenting symptom of prolactinoma

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amenorrhea

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Posterior Pituitary: origin of large unmyelinated axons

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hypothalamic neurosecretory bodies

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Posterior Pituitary: secretes ADH

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supraoptic bodies

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Posterior Pituitary: secretes oxytocin

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paraventricular bodies

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Posterior Pituitary: neuroglial cells, supporting framework

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pituicytes

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Posterior Pituitary: dilatations of axon terminals filled with vesicles containing ADH and oxytocin

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Herring bodies

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Vertebral level of adrenal glands

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T11

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Adrenal Cortex: basophils arranged in cords of columnar or pyramidal cells, weakly responsive to ACTH

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zona glomerulosa

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Adrenal Cortex: outermost layer

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zona glomerulosa

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Adrenal Cortex: secretes aldosterone

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zona glomerulosa

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Adrenal Cortex: largest area

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zona fasciculata

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Adrenal Cortex: pale staining cells in cords with foamy appearances due to lipid droplet accumulations (spongicytes)

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zona fasciculata

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Adrenal Cortex: secretes cortisol

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zona fasciculata

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Adrenal Cortex: middle layer

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zona fasciculata

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Adrenal Cortex: eosinophilic cells with large large nuclei arranged in cords, smaller, less spongy than ZF cells

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zona reticularis

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Adrenal Cortex: innermost layer

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zona reticularis

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Adrenal Cortex: secretes weak androgens

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zona reticularis

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Condition caused by excessive production of corticosteroids by the adrenal glands

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Cushing’s Syndrome

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Failure of the adrenals to produce sufficient cortisol results to

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Addison’s Disease

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Adrenal disorder that presents hypertension

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pheochromocytoma

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Adrenal Medulla: embryonal origin

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neuroectoderm (neural crest cells)

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Adrenal Medulla: weakly basophilic columnar cells which are modified post-ganglionic neurons that have lost their dendrites and axons

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chromaffin cells

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Adrenal Medulla: Secretion

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epinephrine > norepinephrine

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Adrenal Medulla: Disorder

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Pheochromocytoma

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Most common location of extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma is an area near the origin of the inferior mesenteric artery to the aortic bifurcation

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organ of Zuckerkandl

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Drug used during the pre-operative management of pheochromocytoma

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Phenoxybenzamine

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Drug used during surgery of pheochromocytoma

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Phentolamine

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Insulinoma Triad

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fasting hypoglycemia, severely low blood glucose concentration during symptomatic periods, relief of symptoms after glucose administration

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Most common clinically significant congenital anomaly of the pancreas

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Pancreas Divisum

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Most common type of pancreatic carcinoma

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ductal adenocarcinoma

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Most frequently altered oncogene in pancreatic cancer

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Most frequently inactivated tumor suppressor gene in pancreatic cancer

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Pancreas: endocrine structure

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islets of Langerhans

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Pancreas: exocrine structure

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pancreatic acini

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Pancreas: light-staining, large forming spherical clusters, direct contact with blood

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islets of Langerhans

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Pancreas: secretes glucagon

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alpha cells

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Pancreas: secretes insulin

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beta cells

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Pancreas: secretes somatostatin

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delta cells

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Pancreas: dark-staining, small, berry-like clusters, pyramidal, drained by ducts into the duodenum

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pancreatic acini

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Pancreas: secretes digestive enzymes

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pancreatic acini

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Most common location of pancreatic CA

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pancreatic head

60
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Occasional 5th artery supplying the thyroid, branch of the aorta

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Thyroidea ima

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Most common symptom of goiter

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pressure sensation in the neck

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Structural and functional units of the thyroid

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Thyroid Follicle Epithelium: Inactive

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simple squamous-cuboidal

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Thyroid Follicle Epithelium: Active

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tall columnar

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Secretory product of thyroid follicular cells, extracellular storage

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Main component of thyroid colloid

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thyroglobulin

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Produce thyroglobulin

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follicular cells (thyroid epithelial cells)

68
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Produce calcitonin, scattered along the basal membrane, not in contact with thyroid follicles

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parafollicular cells

69
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Diffuse thyroid hypertrophy and hyperplasia of follicular cells with scalloping of margins

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Graves’ Disease

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The nuclei of the thyroid cells impart an optically clear or empty appearance or ground glass appearance

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Papillary CA

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Parathyroid Glands: produce PTH, small, polygonal, dark-staining, contain lakes of glycogen giving them a water clear appearance

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chief cells

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Parathyroid Glands: unknown function, large, light-staining, fewer in number, presents at puberty

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oxyphil cells

73
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Most common cause of primary hyperparathyroidism

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parathyroid adenoma

74
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Most common cause of secondary hyperthyroidism

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renal failure

75
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Most common cause of symptomatic hypercalcemia

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malignancy

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Hallmark of hypocalcemia

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Calcified structures commonly seen in the pineal gland

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corpora arenacea

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