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Anatomy - Endocrine

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What does the endocrine system do?   Secrete hormones into body fluids in order to communicate with cells  
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Type of gland that secretes products into ducts (out of body)   exocrine  
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Type of gland that secretes products into body fluids to affect target cells (into body)   endocrine  
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Tissues that hormones affect   target tissue  
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Lipid-soluble and can pass through cell membranes. Their receptors are located in the target cell's nucleus.   Steroid Hormone  
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Combine with receptors in target cell membranes   Nonsteroid Hormone  
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Locally-produced lipids that affect the organ in which they are produced   Prostaglandins  
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Controls secretions of the anterior pituitary   Release of tropic hormones from the hypothalamus  
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Control hormonal secretions   negative feedback system  
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Where is the pituitary gland located?   Base of the brain  
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The pituitary gland is divided into two _____   lobes  
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Control the secretions of the anterior pituitary   Releasing hormones from the hypothalamus  
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Carry secretions from the hypothalamus   hypophysal portal veins  
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The posterior pituitary releases hormones in response to _________ ____________ from the hypothalamus   nerve impulses  
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Stimulates body cells to grow and reproduce (released by anterior pituitary)   Growth Hormone  
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Promotes milk production following the birth of an infant (released by anterior pituitary)   Prolactin  
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Controls the secretion of hormones from the thyroid gland   Thyroid-stimulating hormone  
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Controls the secretion of hormones from the adrenal cortex   Adrenocorticotropic hormone  
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Gonadotropins affecting the male and female gonads   Follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone  
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Which hormones are produced in the hypothalamus and stored in the posterior pituitary?   antidiuretic and oxytocin  
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Causes the kidneys to conserve water   antidiuretic hormone  
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Plays a role in childbirth by contracting muscles in the uterine wall and in milk-letdown by forcing milk int ducts from the milk glands   Oxytocin  
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Located below the larynx and consists of two broad lobes connected by an isthmus.   Thyroid Gland  
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The thyroid gland consists of secretory parts called ________ filled with hormone-storing colloid   follicles  
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Iodine containing hormones that regulate metabolism   t4 and t3  
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Extrafollicular cells of the thyroid secrete ________ which lowers blood levels of calcium and phosphate ions when they are too high   calcitonin  
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How many parathyroid glands are they, and where are they found?   Four / on the posterior of the thyroid  
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Consist of tightly packed secretory glands covered by a thin capsule of connective tissue   parathyroid gland  
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Increases blood calcium ion concentration and decreases phosphate ion concentration   Parathyroid Hormone  
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How does PTH regulate calcium levels?   Stimulates bone resorption by osteoclasts and influences the kidneys to conserve calcium and causes increased absorption of calcium in the intestines  
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Pyramid shaped glands enclosed in a layer of fat that sit on top of the kidneys   adrenal glands  
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Made up of modified postganglionic neurons that are connected to the sympathetic nervous system   Adrenal medulla  
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The hormones secreted are the same as ____________ of this system but are called hormones because they are secreted into the blood stream   neurotransmitters  
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Released during times of stress and for "fight or flight"   Epinephrine and norepinephrine  
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Effects of epinephrine and norepinephrine   increased heart rate, breathing rate, elevated blood pressure and slow digestion  
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The ____________ ___________ makes up most of the adrenal glands and consists of epithelial cells   adrenal cortex  
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The adrenal cortex produces over _____ different steroids   30  
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Mineralocorticoid that causes the kidneys to conserve sodium ions and thus water, and to excrete potassium ions   Aldosterone  
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A glucocorticoid that influences the metabolism of glucose, protein, and fat in response to conditions that stress the body   Cortisol  
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Supplement hormones released by the gonads and may stimulate early development of reproductive organs   Adrenal sex hormones  
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Elongated organ posterior to the stomach that secretes hormones as an endocrine gland, and digestive juices to the digestive tract as an exocrine gland   Pancreas  
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Endocrine portion of the pancreas   islets of Langerhans  
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cells in the islets of Langerhans that secrete glucagon   alpha cells  
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cells in the islets of Langerhans that secrete insulin   beta cells  
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Increases the blood levels of glucose by stimulating the breakdown of glycogen and the conversion of noncarbohydrates into glucose   Glucagon  
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Decreases blood levels of glucose by stimulating the liver to form glycogen, increasing protein synthesis, and stimulating adipose cells to store fat.   Insulin  
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Secretes melatonin and is located near the upper portion of the thalamus   pineal gland  
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Regulates circadian rhythms of the body   melatonin  
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Secretes thymosins and is located between the lungs under the sternum   Thymus gland  
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Affects the production and differentiation of T lymphocytes that are important to immunity   Thymosins  
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The ovaries produce...   estrogen and progesterone  
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The placenta produces...   estrogen, progesterone, and a gonadotropin  
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The testes produce....   testosterone  
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Reproductive glands include...   ovaries, testes, and placenta  
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Secrete hormones associated with the processes of digestion   Digestive glands  
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The heart secretes ____________ which affects sodium   atrial natriuretic peptide  
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The kidney secretes __________ for blood cell production   erythropoietin  
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Factors that serve as stressors to the body produce stress and threaten _________   homeostasis  
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Stress can be _________ or ______________   physical or psychological  
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Threatens the survival of tissues (such as extreme cold, prolonged exercise, or infections)   Physical stress  
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Results from real or perceived dangers, and includes feelings of anger, depression, fear, and grief   Psychological stress  
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The hypothalamus controls the ___________ ______________ __________ which involves increased sympathetic activity and increased secretion of cortisol, glucagon, growth hormone, and antideuretic hormone   general stress syndrome  
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