Question | Answer |
What are the endocrine glands? | Pineal, Thyroid, Parathyroid, Adrenal, Thymus, Pituitary, Pancreas, Gonads |
Endocrine: | To secrete within |
What are the chemical messengers that are secreted from the endocrine system? | Hormones |
Hormones either ______ or _______ a motion or action in the endocrine system... | excite or inhibit |
TSH= | thyroid stimulating hormone=augments growth and secretions of thyroid gland |
LH= | luteinizing hormone=augments ovulation and aids in maintenance of pregnancy in females |
GH= | growth hormone=accelerates body growth |
ACTH= | adrenocorticotropic=augments growth and secretions of adrenal cortex |
FSH= | follicle stimulating hormone=production of sperm in testes and secretion of estrogen and growth of eggs |
MSH= | melanocyte stimulating hormone=augments skin pigmentation |
ADH= | antidiuretic hormone=maintains water balance in body |
What helps mom develop milk and give them super powers to become good maternal parents? | prolactin |
3 symptoms of diabetes mellitus? | PU/PD, weight loss, blindness |
2 advantages and disadvantages for radioactive iodine treatment: | safe, minimizes stress, must be in optimal health to perform procedure, expensive |
2 glands that cushings syndrome effect: | pituitary, adrenal |
4 symptoms that cushings syndrome includes: | lethargy, PU/PD, muscle loss, poor coat |
Oxytocin: | milk letdown from mammary ducts |
3 essential hormones in thyroid gland: | t3, t4, calcitonin |
4 hormones that the adrenal gland secretes: | cortisone, epinephrine, norepinephrine, steroids |
Secretions, location, and has what 2 functions.. the pancreas? | insulin, glucagon. located proximal duodenum. exocrine and endocrine functions. |
What is the hormone that transports glucose to the body cells? | insulin |
What is the secretion of the Pineal? | melatonin = controls reproductive timing |
What secretes hormones that reduce bone calcium levels? | parathyroid |
Glands that produce steroids, epinephrine and norepinephrine: | adrenal |
Septicemia: | toxic or bacterial blood condition |
Thrombocytopenia: | abnormal decrease of platelets |
Antibody: | protein produce in response to antigen |
Metastasis: | malignancy spread distant from origin |
Carcinogen: | cancer producing substance |
Hemangiosarcoma: | malignant tumor of the vascular tissue |
Autoimmune disease: | healthy cells destroying healthy cells |
Epidemiology: | study of disease in populations |
Hystiocytoma: | round cell benign tumor |
What are the lymphatic tissues? | spleen, thymus, tonsils, bone marrow, lymphnodes |
Mediastinus is located where? | chest area |
Bone marrow is located where? | in bone |
Multisentric is located where? | throughout the body |
Gastrointestinal is located where? | stomache |
External is located where? | lymph nodes |
What is a common medication that allows for temporary comfort and quality of life for a patient with lymphoma? | prednisone |
What diagnostic procedure is most accurate to initially diagnose lymphoma? | lymphnode biopsys |
2 symptoms that a dog will display when afflicted with lymphoma? | not eat, swollen glands |
Target organs: | tissues and organs on which the hormones act |
What is also known as the master gland? and why? | pituitary gland. secretes many hormones that control other endocrine glands |
What steroids are synthesized prescription similar to testosterone and used to increase strength and muscle mass? | anabolic steroids |
What stimulates sympathetic nervous system and makes you jump out of your seat or win a fight? | epinephrine |
Gonads and testes produce which hormones? | testosterone, estrogen |
Lymphoma is most commonly found where in cats? | abdomen |
Lymphoma is directly related to what in cats? | Felv |
Natural passive immunity: | mother to offspring |
Natural active immunity: | having the disease |
Artificial passive immunity: | another host |
Artificial active immunity: | vaccination |
Where is lymphoma most commonly found in body? | multicentric |
Without therapy for lymphoma how long is a dogs life expectancy? | 60 days |
With therapy for lymphoma how long is a dogs life expectancy? | 1 year-18 months |
Diabetes insipidus: | insufficient antidiuretic hormone production |
Adrenal gland consists of what 2 parts? | adrenal cortex, outer portion. adrenal medulla, inner portion |
What is the parathyroid glands, and what do they secrete? | 4 glands located on surface of thyroid gland. secrete parathyroid hormone |
Where is the pituitary gland located? and how many lobes, and what are they called? | base of brain, below hypothalamus. 2 lobes. posterior (direct), anterior (indirect) |
Homeostasis: | maintaining chemical balance in body |
Islet of langerhans: | secrete the hormones that regulate blood glucose |
Vasopressor: | stimulates blood vessel contraction and increases blood pressure |
ACTH stimulation test: | blood analysis for cortiso levels |
Insulin: | hormone that decreases blood glucose levels |
Glucagon: | hormone that increases blood glucose levels |
Adrenaline: | hormone causing fight/flight response |
What does the thyroid gland regulate? | metabolism, iodine uptake, body calcium levels |
Addisons disease: | deficient adrenal cortex function |
What is the secretion of the thymus? | thymosin = maturation of t-lymphocytes |
Ovaries in females, and testes in males, are what? | gonads = gamete producing glands |
What are the secretions of the ovary? | estrogen, progesterone |
What is the secretion for the testes? | testosterone |