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Other organs that have cells that secrete hormones: (4) |
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1. The heart
2. The Digestive Tract
3. The Kidneys
4. The Skin |
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The pituitary gland secretes at least how many hormones?
in how many parts? |
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The anterior and posterior pituitary gland |
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The Anterior Pituitary Gland Contains at least five classes of cells: |
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1. Somatotrophic cells
2. Mammotrophic cells
3. Thyrotrophic cells
4. Corticotrophic cells
5. Gonadotrophic cells |
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These five classes of cells secrete 7 types of hormones: |
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1. Growth hormone-(growth of entire body)
2. Prolactin-(manufacture of milk by the breasts)
3. Thyroid Stimuating hormone-(control metabolic rate)
4. Adrendocrticotripic hormone-(helps people deal with stress)
5. Melanocyte stimulating hormone-(darkens skin pigmentation)
6. Follicle Stimulating hormone-(act on gonads)
7. Lutenizing hormone-(induce ovulation)
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Posterior Pituitary Gland Secretes 2 types of hormones: |
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1. Antidiuretic Hormome (ADH)-keeps you from peeing
2. Oxytocin-helps uterus contract during labor |
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Anterior Pituitary Contain-Somatotrophic cells
These cells secrete what which does what? |
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GH-Growth Hormone
which stimulates the growth of the entire body |
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The Anterior Pituitary Contains Mammotrophic cells
these cells secrete what hormone?
this hormone stimultes the manufacture of what? |
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Prolactin (PRL)
which stimulates the manufacture of milk by the breasts. |
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The Anterior Pituitary contains Thyrotropic cells
These cells secrete which hormone?
This hormone ultimatley controlls what? |
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Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
This ultimatley controls the metabolic rate |
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The Anterior Pituitary Contains Corticotrophic Cells
which secrete two hormones
what do they do? |
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1. Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)
-helps people deal with stress
2. Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone
-darkens skin pigmentation |
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The Anterior Pituitary Contains Gonadotrophic cells
which secrete two hormones
what are they? What do they do?
what are they called together? |
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1. Follicle Stimulating Hormone-FSH
-act on the gonads
-stimulate the maturation of sex cells
-induce the secretion of sex hormones
2. Lutenizing hormone (LH)
-secreted in large amounts in the middle of the menstrual cycle to induce ovulation.
3. Gonadotropins |
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What are LH and FSH called together? |
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Lutenizing hormone in males does what? |
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-signals primarily testosterone in the testes
-FSH stimulates the maturation of sperm cells |
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In females, FSH does what? |
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-stimulates the secretion of androgens, estrogens and progesterone
-stimulate the maturation of the egg containing ovarian follicles |
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What does LH do in females? |
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-It is secreted in large amounts in the middl of the menstrual cycle to induce ovulation |
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The secretion of the hormones by the anterior pituitary is controlled by what part of the brain? |
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The hypothalamus secretes what hormones to make the anterior pituitary release hormones? |
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What hormones does the hypothalamus secrete to turn off the hormones released by the anterior pituitary? |
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The hypothalamus controls the secretion of hormones by what? |
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The Anterior Pituitary Controls the Secretion of Hormones by what other glands? |
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Definition
1. Thyroid Gland
2. Adrenal Cortex
3. Gonads |
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The Posterior Pituitary: Neurohyphosis secretes how many hormones? |
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Definition
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The Posterior Pituitary consists of nervous tissue.
what type of axons? what do they make up? |
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unmyelinated axons and neurogial cells
they make up the hypohyseal tract (transport for hormones made by the bypothalamus and released and stored by the posterior pituitary) |
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Two hormones released and stored by the posterior pituitary |
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Definition
1. Oxytocin (kicks baby out)
2. Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) |
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ADH/Antidiuretic hormone is also called what? |
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Definition
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What does Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) target? |
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Definition
Targets the collecting ducts and distal tubules in the kidney.
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What does Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) respond to? |
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Definition
it responds by reabsorbing more water from the urine and returing it to the bloodstream
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ADH helps the body retain what? |
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Definition
as much fluid as possible when the body is
-dehydrated
or there is
-severe bleeding |
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also, when fluid loss lowers blood pressure it causes peripheral arterioles to constrict and raise blood pressure. |
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What does oxytocin do in the reproduction ogans of both males and females? |
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It induces the contraction of smooth muscles of the reproductive organs in both males and females |
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What does oxytocin do in females during birth? |
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Definition
oxytocin signals the uterus to contract expelling the infant during childbirth. |
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What does oxytocin do during breast feeding? |
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Oxytocin causes the breast to eject milk during breast feeding |
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In monogamous mammels oxytocin and adh cause a desire to: |
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cuddle
groom
bond with a mate
the cute cuddling hormones** |
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The thyroid gland contains two lobes that is connected by a median bridge called the |
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Definition
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what is located in the anterior neck of the trachea? |
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Definition
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The thyroid gland produces how many hormones?
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Definition
1. Thyroid hormone--thyroxine--T4 and T3-Tri-Iodothyronine
2. Calcitonin-secreted when blood levels of Ca are high |
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what do both T4 and T3 contain that are vital to thier function of the hormone? |
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Definition
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What are thyroid horomones responsible for? |
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Definition
increasing the basal metabolic rate |
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which gland is the only gland that stores its own hormones? |
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Definition
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Excess of T4 have a high activity level, are figgety, and alsways feel warm. What is this? |
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What is secreted when the blood levels of CA are high? |
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Calcitonin
-lowers blood levels of CA by slowing down calcium releasing activing of osteoclasts in bone and increasing calcium sectretion by the kidney. |
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Which hormone acts mainly during childhood when the skeleton grows quickly and osteoclast activity needs to be slowed? |
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Definition
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Which gland is the only endocdine gland that stores its hormone extracellularly in and in large quantities? |
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Which gland secretes TSH which initiates the secretion of the stored thyroid horomone? |
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How many parathyroid glands are there? |
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Definition
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The parathyroid gland contains two types of endocrine CELLS: |
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1. Chief Cells
2. Oxypil Cells |
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What do Oxyphil cells do? |
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We have no idea what this does |
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they produce a hormone called the parathyroid horomone
-increases the blood concentration of CA whenever it falls too much. |
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The chief cells from the parathyroid gland secrete parathyroid hormone that stimulates what to release more CA from the bones? |
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Definition
osteoclasts
PTH increase the blood concentration of CA whenever it falls too much. |
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Term
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Definition
calcium levels in the blood |
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calcitonin hormone secreted by the thyroid gland does what? |
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lowers blood levels of CA. |
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What does vitamin D stimulate the uptake of? |
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Definition
Calcium by the small intestine |
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Low CA levels lead to lethal neuromuscular disorders that manifest as: |
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Definition
1. uncontrolled spasams
2. severe pain
3. death |
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The adrenal glads are also called what? |
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Definition
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the adrenal glands cosist of 2 endocrine glands: |
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Definition
1. adrenal medulla
2. adrenal cortex |
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Term
the hormones secreted by the adrenal cortex and medulla help people deal with |
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Definition
1. danger
2. stress
3. terror |
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The adrenal medualla is apart of what part of the nervous system?
secretes which two hormones? |
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Definition
autonomic nervous system
epinephrine and norepinephrine |
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Term
what do epinephrine and norepinephrine do? |
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Definition
they go into the bloodstream and enhance the fight or flight response
the produce the widespread excitation effects which we feel a surge of adrenaline |
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epinephrine equals what!!!??
norepinephrine equals what????? |
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Definition
adrenaline
nerotransmitter |
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adrenal medulla secretes what two hormones? |
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Definition
epinephrine
noepinephrine |
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Term
adrenal cortex sectretes a varitey of hormones all being what type of hormones? |
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Definition
steroid hormones. corticosteroids. |
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the adrenal cortex has three layers. What are they? |
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Definition
1. zona glomerulosa
2. zona fasciculata
3. zona peticularis |
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adrenal corticosteroids have two main classes |
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Definition
1. mineracocorticoids--aldosterone
2. glucocorticoids--cortisol |
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what hormone is secreted by the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex? |
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Definition
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what does aldosteron respond to? |
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Definition
a decline in either blood volume
or
a decline in blood pressure (severe hemorrhage) |
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Term
aldosterone due to decline of blood volume or blood pressure prompts the distal tubles and collecting ducts in the kidneys to reabsorb what in to the blood, thus, increasing blood volume? |
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Definition
sodium
when there is more sodium in the blood, more water follows. |
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Term
cortisol is secreted by what part of the adrenal cortex? |
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Definition
zona fasciculata and zona reticularis |
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what does cortisol help the body do? |
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Definition
it helps the body deal with stressful situations such as:
fasting
anxiety
trauma
crowding
infection |
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Term
glucocorticoids keep blood glucose levels high or low to support the brain's functions while forcing most other body cells to switch fats and amino acids as energy sources? |
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Definition
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glucocorticoids redirect circulating lymphocytes to where to fight what? |
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Definition
redirect circulating lymphocytes to lymphoid and peripheral tissues where the pathogens hang out. |
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Term
glucocorticoids in large quantities depress what? |
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Definition
they depress the immune system and the inflammatory response |
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Term
gluticocorticoids are given as anti inflammatory drugs to treat what type of diseases? |
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Definition
1. rheumatoid arthritis
2. joint injuries
3. severe allergies
4. tendinitis
5. other inflammaory disorders |
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Term
The path of glucocorticoid secretion works as follows.
1.
2.
3. |
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Definition
1. The brain senses there is a stressful situation
2. the hypothalamus tells the anterior pituitary to secrete adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
3. ACTCH travels to the adrenal cortex and tells it to secrete glucocorticoids |
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what also can stimualte the secretion of glucocorticoids? |
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Definition
the sympathetic nervous system |
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Term
the sympathetic nervous system is part of what nervous system? |
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Definition
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the sympthetic nervous system is part of the flight or what? |
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Definition
fight
is mobilized the body during extreme situations
-fear
-exercise
-rage |
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Term
the parasympathetic system does what? |
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Definition
rest and digest
enables the body to relax, unwind, and conserve energy
controls routine maintenance functions
most active when the body is at rest |
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Term
Zona reticularis also secretes large quantities of a hormone called dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
what is it converted to? |
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Definition
DHEA is converted to testosterone and estrogen in the peripheral tisues
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Term
thought beneficial effects of DHEA are: |
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Definition
counteracting stress
bosting immunity
imporving mood |
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what does the pineal gland secrete? |
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Definition
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Term
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it regulates circadian rhythms |
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what structure is used as a landmark for idenitifying other structures in the brain due to its dense calcium minerals? |
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Definition
it is located in the posterior wall of the abdominal cavity |
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The pancreas contains both endocrine and what type of cells? |
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Definition
endocrine and exocrine cells |
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Term
the endocrine cells of the pancreas are in spherical bodies called |
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Definition
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in the islet of langerhans ther are two type of cells called what? |
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Definition
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what does alpha cells of the islets of the pancrease secrete? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
1. signals liver cells to remove clucose from their glycogen stores
2. raises blood sugar levels when they fall too low |
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what do beta cells do of the islets of pancreas? |
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Definition
the beta cells secrete insulin
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Term
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Definition
1. signals most cells of the body to take up glucose from the blood
2. promotes the storage of glucose as glycogen n the liver which lowers excessive blood sugar levels. |
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Term
what is located in the lower neck and anterior thorax? |
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Definition
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what is an important immune organ where T lymphocytes arise from immature lymphocytes? |
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Definition
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what two hormones does the thymus secrete? |
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Definition
1. thymosin
2. thymopoietin |
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Term
when is the thymus most active? |
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Definition
in newborns
it continues to increase in size during childhood when it is most active
begins to atrophy during late adolescence and is slowly replaced with fibrous and fatty tissue. |
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Term
what causes the lymphocytes to mature but does not directly fight antigens? |
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Definition
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what ecompases the gonads? |
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Definition
the testes and ovaries
main source of the steroid sex hormones |
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Term
what are androgens referred as? |
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Definition
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Term
what does testosterone do? |
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Definition
1. maintain the reproductive organs and the secondary sex characteristics of males
2. help promote the formation of sperm |
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Term
testes secrete androgens: |
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Definition
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ovaries secrete adrogens and ar directly converted into estrogen and produce |
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Definition
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what hormone maintains the reproductive organs and secondary sex characteristics of females |
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Definition
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what hormone in females signals the uterus to prepare for pregnancy? |
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Definition
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Term
what hormone in men maintains the reproductive organs and the secondary sex characteristcs of males?
it also helps promote the formation of sperm? |
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Definition
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what at the atria contains some specialized cardiac muscle cells that secrete atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)? |
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Definition
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what organ secretes atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)? |
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Definition
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Term
what hormone stimulates kidney salt secretion?
decreases excess blood volume, high blood sodium concentration? |
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Definition
ANP or Atrial Natriuretic Peptide |
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Term
what organ has cells that make up the diffuse neroendocrine system (DNES)? |
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Definition
the gastrointestinal tract |
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Term
what hormones regulate digestion, control aspects of blood chemistry, and adjust local blood flow? |
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Definition
Diffuse Neuroendocrine System (DNES) |
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what two hormones can the kidneys secrete? |
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Definition
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what hormone secreted by the kidneys can INDIRECTLY signal the adrenal cortex to secrete aldosterone? |
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Definition
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what hormone secreted by the kidneys can signal the bone marrow to increase the production of red blood cells? |
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what organ uses present epidermal cells that expose themselves to ultraviolet light in sunlight and are converted to a precursor of vitamin D. |
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Definition
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what vitamin sigans the intestine to absorb calcium from the diet? |
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Definition
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what is it called when a tumor causes hypersecretion of GH in children and they grow to 8 feet and do so exceptioinally fast? |
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Definition
gigantism caused by too much growth factor hormone |
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Term
what disorder it is called when if after the bones have stopped growing excessive amounts of GH are secreted it will result in enlargement of bony areas that are still able to repond to GH?
The hands, feet and face? |
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Definition
Acromegaly-in adults with too much growth hormone |
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Term
what disorder is it when hyposecretion of GH in children cause them to have small structures and
can reach normal stature if given GH injections? |
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Definition
dwarfism
pituitary dwarfs
hyposecretion of GH |
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Term
what disease is caused by insufficient secretion of ADH (vasopressin)
that is caused by a blow to the head that damages the posterior pituitary
tumor
or kidney damage? |
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Definition
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what is diabetes mellitus type one caused by? |
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Definition
not enough secretion of insulin |
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Term
what type of disease is caused by resistance of body cells to the effects of insulin? |
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Definition
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Term
Ketone acidosis is when fats have an acidic breakdown which leads to what? |
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Definition
ketones accumulating in the blood leading to depletion of water and electrylytes. |
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Term
is type one diabetes insulin dependent? |
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Definition
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what disorder is a T cell mediated autoimmune response which destroys the insulin secreting beta cells in the pancreas? |
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Definition
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so insulin in diabets type one must be administered many times throughout the day to control blood glucose levels
high levels of lipids in their blodd predisposes them to:
excessive sugan iin thier body fluids disrupts what? |
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Definition
atherosclerosis
disrupts capillary function |
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Term
what are some lifestyle choices/modifications that people with type one diabetes can do? |
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Definition
1. regular exercise
2. management of diet and blood sugar level
these things delay onset of complications |
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Term
which type of diabetes is non insulin dependent? |
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Definition
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Term
which type of diabetes has a person's cells not senstive to the effects of insulin? |
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Definition
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Term
which diabetes is more common?
what are some lifestyle factors modifications for diabetes type two? |
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Definition
type two
lose weight
avoid high carbs
sugar rich foods
regular exercise
these modifications control type two diabetes and decrease the likleyhood of its development |
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Term
diseases of the adrenal cortex:
what disease is caused by ACTH secreting pituitary tumor (most common) of tumor of the adrenal cortex? |
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Definition
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what disease is characterized by high levels of blood glucose loss of protein from the muscles
lethargy
swollen face
redistribution of fat to the poserior neck (buffalo hump)
depression of the immune and inflammatory responses |
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Definition
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mild cases of why type of syndrome can be caused by large doses of glucocorticoids being prescribed? |
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Definition
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what disease of the adrenal cortex is caused by hyposecretion of glucocorticoids and mineralocorticioids? |
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Definition
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Term
what disease is characterized by
blood levels of glucose drop
sodium levels drop
severe dehydration
low blood sugar
fatigue
loss of appetite
abdominal pain
blowining of skin and gums |
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