VTA 125 endocrine system
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| what is the main purpose of the endocrine system | maintain homeostasis, production of horemones
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| what do hormones do | they are chemical messengers
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| what is a target hormone | a cell that has receptors for a particular hormone
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| what are the major endocrine glands | pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenals, pancreatic islets, testes, ovary
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| which is the master gland | pituitary gland
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| what does the anterior pituitary gland do | produces hormones
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| what does the posterior pituitary gland do | stores and releases the hormones
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| where is the hypothalamus | in the brain
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| what does the hypothalamus do | controls the activities of the pituitary gland
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| what does prolactin do | triggers lactation
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| what does the growth hormone do | helps regulate the metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates and lipids and promotes growth in the young
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| what does the thyroid-stimulating hormone do | stimulates the growth and development of the thyroid gland
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| what happens if you have too much adrenocortitropic hormone (ACTH) | cushing disease
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| what do the symptoms poluria (PA), polydypsea (PD) and bylateral hair loss mean | cushings disease
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| if your levels of adrenocorticotropic hormone are too low waht might you have | addisons disease
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| what are the symptoms of Addisons disease | lethargy, anorexia, weight loss
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| what happens when your luteinizing hormone levels peak | the ova matures and the follicle burst into the ovaduct which is "ovulation"
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| what does lutenizing hormone do | stimulates the follicle and helps it mature
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| what is melanocyte-stimulating hormone cause | darkening of the skin
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| what does the posterior pituitary do | stores antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin
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| your antidiuretic hormone do | helps prevent diuresis (too much urine production)
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| your anitidiuretic hormone acts on what part of the kidneys to reabsorb water back into the body | the collecting ducts
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| what does oxytocin do | causes contractions of the uterus and stimulates milk let down
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| where is the thyroid gland located | ventrolaterally on the larynx
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| what does the thyroid gland need to work properly | iodine
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| where is T3 and T4 | in the thyroid gland
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| what are you going to see with a hyperthyroid cat | weight loss with increased appetite, restlessness, rapid heart rate, increased urination, poor hair coat
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| if you have a dog with weight gain, lethargy, slow heart rate, and possible alopecia what do you think he has | hypothyroid
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| where are the adrenal glands located | cranial to the kidneys
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| what do the adrenal glands do | produce epinephrine and norepinephrine
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| where is the pancreas located | near the duodenum
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| what are the pancreatic hormones | insulin, glucagon, somatostatin
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| what are the testes responsible for | production of sperm
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| what are the hormones produced in the ovaries | estrogens and progestins
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| the kidneys produce_________which stimulates_________ to produce___________ | erythropoietin, red bone marrow, more red blood cells
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