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Clin Chem Exam 2

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Endocrine gland defintiion and examples?   Secretes hormones directly into bloodstream---adrenal, pancreas, gonads  
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Exocrine gland definition and examples?   Secretes hormones via ducts to outside of the organ---mammary, salivary, lachrymal and sebaceous  
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LIst polypeptide hormones   ACTH, TSH, FSH, Prl  
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Polypeptide hormone receptors are located where?   Membrane bound  
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List steroid hormones   Cortisol, estradiol, testosterone  
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Where are the steroid hormone receptors located?   Within the cell (cytoplasmic and nuclear)  
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Progesterone receptor is produced in response to ________________.   Estradiol-17B action  
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Aromatic amine examples?   T3 and T4  
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Aromatic amines function as __________________?   Hormone activated transcription factors  
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Thyroid hormone receptors bind ________ in the absence of hormone, usually leading to transcriptional repression.   DNA  
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The hypothalamic-pituitary axis controls what function?   Neuroendocrine (appetite, sex drive, body temp)  
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What are the hypothalamic hormones? (4)   CRF, TRF, PIF, GnRH  
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Anterior lobe pituitary hormones? (6)   GH, ACTH, TSH, PRL, LH, FSH  
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Posterior lobe pituitary hormones? (2)   ADH, Oxytocin  
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Thirst and ADH secretion is stimulated by _____________   Increased blood osmolality  
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1-2% increase in plasma osmolality causes a _____________ increase in ADH production   4 fold  
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Increases serum osmolality can indicate (6)   dehydration, alcohol intoxication, hyperglycemia, hypercalcemia, uremia, diabetes mellitus  
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Diabetes insipidus is caused by ____________?   Decreased ADH  
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Anterior pituitary hypo-function   Complete or partial loss of pituitary function  
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Anterior pituitary hypo-function causes (3)   1) lesion in hypothalamus 2)pituitary adenoma: panhypopituitarism 3)postpartum necrosis: sheehan's syndrome  
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Hyper-pituitary function causes (3)   1)pituitary adenoma 2) loss of hypothalamic factors 3)hypo secretion by target organs  
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone is responsible for _________   cortisol stimulation  
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Increased ACTH is similar to what syndrome and why?   Cushing's syndrom. Acth stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland to produce cortisol  
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Decreased ACTH is similar to what syndrome and why?   Addison's disease. ACTH deficiency  
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What are physical symptoms of Cushing's?   Abdominal obesity and buffalo hump  
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What is a physical symptom of Addison's disease?   Hyperpigmentation  
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What does a normal ACTH stimulation test look like?   Plasma cortisol should increase with time  
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What does a person's ACTH stimulation test look like that has a primary adrenal insufficiency?   The plasma cortisol level will not increase  
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