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Stack #37208
A&P2-ClassNotes P49 & 50 Endocrine #5/Test 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The GONADS include: | OVARIES & TESTES |
| GONADS are glands that: | produce both hormones and gametes |
| OVARIES - ESTROGENS: | Used for the production of ova & progesterone & for maint of ova |
| Relaxin is an additional: | female hormone |
| TESTES-TESTOSTERONE: | which is used to create male body features & also for the production of sperm |
| Testes also produce: | INHIBIN, which inhibits secretion of FSH |
| INHIBIN slows the: | production of sperm cells |
| Pineal Gland-Gleal cells: | attached to rood of third ventricle |
| PINEALOCYTES: | secretory cells of the pineal gland |
| Pineal gland produces: | MELATONIN |
| The BIOLOGICAL CLOCK is regulated by: | melatonin |
| SCN (SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEI): | a pair of nuclei associated w /the biological clock mechanism; |
| The SCN is located: | One of these nuclei is present in each hemisphere, just behind & below the eyes |
| Melatonin is produced from: | the neurotransmitter SEROTONIN; it may play a role in sleep |
| The Pineal gland possibly produces: | other hormones - still unsure |
| Thymus Gland is large at: | birth and kicks into full gear during childhood |
| Describe thymus gland: | bilobed lymphatic structure located in superior mediastinum. |
| Thymus is postier to: | sternum & between the lungs. |
| Thymus gland produces: | T-cells & hormones |
| Hormones produced by thymus: 3 | THYMOSINS, THYMIC HUMORAL FACTOR (THF) AND THYMOPOIETIN |
| Not members but some endocrine functions are: | GI tract, Placenta, Heart, Kidneys & Skin |
| GI Tract produces: 4 | stomach gastrin, enteric (intestinal) gastrin, secretin and cholecystokinin (CCK) |
| Stomach gastrin is produced: | by stomach in response to undigested protein |
| Enteric gastrin produced by: | duodenum in response to undigested protein. Named because it mimics activity of stomach gastrin |
| Secretin is produced by: | duodenum. Stimulates the release of pancreatic buffers into the lumen of the small intestine |
| Cholecystokinin (CKK) AKA | PANCREOZYMIN; produced by duodenum; |
| What stimulates the gall bladder: | cholecytokinin |
| Placenta is part of: | life support sys for unborn |
| Human chorionic gonadotropin: | what they check for on a pregnancy test |
| Placenta also includes: | estrogens, progesterone and relaxin |
Created by:
Jean and Study Pals