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Practical Practice - Endocrine System

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Homeostatic imbalance: hypersecretion of GH in children   gigantism  
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Homeostatic imbalance: hypersecretion of GH in adults   acromegaly  
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Homeostatic imbalance: hyposecretion of insulin   diabetes m  
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Homeostatic imbalance: hyposecretion of adh   diabetes insipidus  
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What is the proper term for the type of regulation of electrolytes by the hypothalamus?   humoral  
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Which of the following hormones will function in the MAINTENANCE of the immune system?   Cortisol  
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What substance will be released by the hypothalamus to initiate the production of thyroid hormone?   TRH (Hypothalamus > TRH > TSH > TH  
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What hormone will stimulate the sustentacular cells of the testes to stimulate spermatogenesis?   FSH  
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Identify one target of growth hormone:   bone, muscle, etc.  
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The ___ cells of the pancreas produce _____, which is the HYPERGLYCEMIC AGENT.   alpha cell/glucagon  
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What pituitary hormone will stimulate the release of aldosterone?   acth  
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GHIH source   hypothalamus  
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Cortisone source   zona fasiculata  
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PRL (Prolactin) source   anterior lobe pituitary  
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Glucagon source   alpha cells  
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Insulin source   beta cells  
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aldosterone source   zona glomerulosa  
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adh source   hypothalamus  
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lh source   anterior lobe pituitary  
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calcitonin source   thyroid  
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pth source   parathyroid  
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2 releases of posterior pituitary   oxytocin and adh  
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which hormone is parafollicular?   calcatonin  
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acth is released in response to what?   crh  
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thyroid gland releases two primary hormones:   thyroid and calcitonin  
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increases metabolic rate and body heat production, maintaining blood pressure, tissue growth and development   th  
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release in response to increased calcium levels in blood   calcitonin  
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antagonist of pth   calcitonin  
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the 7 hormones of the anterior pituitary are known as   "tropic"  
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all hormone release starts at the...   hypothalamus  
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2 gonadotropins released in response to GnRH   fsh/lh  
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Ovaries: fsh promotes ...   egg development  
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Testes: fsh promotes...   sperm production  
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Ovaries: lh promotes...   ovulation  
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Testes: fsh promotes ...   sex hormones, androgens, (testosterone!!)  
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Prl is inhibited by   pih from hypothalamus  
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stimulates mammary gland development and during pregnancy it stimulates milk development.   prolactin  
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gh is also known as   somatotropin  
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gh is mediated by which two hormones?   ghrh / ghih  
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gh indirect   liver  
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gh direct   not well understood  
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msh inhibitor   dopamine (pih)  
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supraoptic nuclei releases...   adh  
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paraventricular nuclei releases   oxytocin  
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anterior lobe of pituitary is regulated by...   "glandular"  
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posterior lobe of pituitary is regulated by...   "neural"  
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adipose cells release...   leptin  
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is located in the hypophyseal fossa of the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone   pituitary  
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secretes 9 peptide hormones   pituitary  
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hypothalamus connected to pituitary via   infundibulum  
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posterior lobe is connected to hypothalamus via ...   neurons (will only store neurons)  
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anterior lobe is connected to hypothalamus via...   capillary beds  
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a portal system begins and ends with...   veins  
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high concentrations of adh result in   vasoconstriction  
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has incomplete blood-brain barrier   hypothalamus  
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do both lobes use 2nd messenger systems?   yes  
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function of oxytocin   stimulate uterine contraction  
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clusters of neurons in hypothalamus   supraoptic nuclei  
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adh in brain acts as   neurotransmitter  
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function of thyroid   increases cellular metabolism  
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adenohypophysis -   anterior lobe  
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hyposecretion of gh   pituitary dwarfism  
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location of hypothalamus   diencephalon  
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hypothalamus is connected to   limbic system and pituitary gland  
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hypothalamus regulates 3 processes:   homeostasis, involuntary organs, hormones  
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3 ways to penetrate incomplete blood-brain barrier   neurally, hormonally, humorally  
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of the 3 ways to penetrate incomplete blood-brain barrier, which method has a DIRECT control?   Neural  
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main visceral control center is a description for which area?   hypothalamus  
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colloid - protein rich or deficient?   rich  
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looks at body hormones   hormonal  
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looks at electrolytes, h20, etc   humoral  
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direct electrical connection to adrenal medulla   neural  
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has protein rich jelly in its follicles   thyroid  
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cells that secrete calcitonin   parafollicular  
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need to have .... in colloid to create t3/t4   iodine  
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Hyposecretion of t3/t4   hypothyroidism  
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long term hypothyroidism   myxodemia  
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congenital hypothyroidism   cretinism  
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toxic goiter, hypersecretion of t3/t4   Grave's disease  
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increased levels of ca+ and phosphates, kidney stones   hyperparathyroidism  
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lipid based steroids   corticosteroids  
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why are corticosteroids important?   lipids can pass through cell membrane - not everything can go through incomplete blood-brain barrier  
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associated with "buffalo hump", "moon face" and increased glucocortocoid   cushing's disease  
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hyposecretion of both gluco and mineral corticoids; hypoglaucemia/hypotension, bronzing of skin...   addison's disease  
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prime source for progesterone and estrogen   corpus luteum  
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structure associated with lh   corpus luteum  
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paired atop each kidney   adrenal glands  
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produces corticosteroids (over 12 dozen)   adrenal cortex  
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layer of adrenal cortex associated with mineralcorticoids   zona glomerulosa  
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layer of adrenal cortex associated with glucocorticoids   zona fasciculata  
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later of adrenal cortex associated with gonadotropins   zona reticularis  
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function of insulin   lowers blood sugar  
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function of glucagon   raises blood sugar  
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3p's of diabetes   polyuria, polydypsia, polyphagia  
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blood ph decreases resulting in which diabetes complication   ketoacidosis  
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hyperinsulin =   hypoglaucemia  
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strictly neurally connected   adrenal medulla  
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catecholamines   epi-norepi  
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2 hormones associated with pineal gland   synthesis of melatonin from seratonin  
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gland associated with sleep patterns   pineal  
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located partly behind the stomach in the abdomen, its a mixed gland of both endocrine and exocrine cells   pancreas  
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acinar cells   pancreatic juice  
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epo production takes place where   kidney  
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heart is associated with which hormone   anp  
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inhibits aldosterone   anp  
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t-cell maturation takes place where   thymus  
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skin produces cholcalciferol, an inactive form of which vitamin   d3  
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direct gene activators   steroidal hormones  
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why is it important that steroidal hormones are direct gene activators?   can go directly into cell, to nucleus, bind to receptor, trigger messenger rna to make whatever we want  
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which hormones are amino acid based?   peptide  
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which hormones are NOT direct gene activators?   monoamines  
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what do non direct gene activators need?   2nd messenger system  
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hormones travel throughout the entire body; why then do they only activate certain cells?   target based receptors (microbio - markers)  
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3 regulating factors of target cell specificity   blood levels of hormone (least), # of receptors, strength of bond between hormone and receptor  
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