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Endocrine system

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Endocrine system function   Regulates the metabolic functions of cells  
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Differences between endocrine system and nervous system   Endocrine use hormones, the circulatory system for transport, response has a lag period and it has a prolonged effect. The neversou system used electrical signals, nerves for transport, fast response and shorter effect  
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Hormone functions   controls metabolism, stimulates or inhibits growth, control what goes in and out of cell, and cell division  
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Two types of hormones   Steroid; lipid soluble; able to enter cell. and amino acid bases; binds to receptor on plasma membrane  
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3 Types of hormone release   humoral, neural and hormonal  
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Pituitary Gland   sits in the sella turcia. releases had two lobes; anterior and posterior  
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Neurohypophysis (posterior lobe)   receives, stores and releases neurohormones from the hypothalamus (does not produce its own hormones)  
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Neurohormones produces in hypothalamus and stored in posterior lobe   -Antidiuretic Hormone;reduces urine production, water is reabsorbed by kidneys, blood volume increases, higher BP, alcohol inhibits ADH secretion. 2) Oxytocin; contraction of smooth muscle in the uterus & ducts of the mammary glands, positive feedback  
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Andenohypopysis (anterior lobe)   synthesizes and secretes a number of hormones after stimulation from hypothalamus hormones (ex of hormone stimulation)  
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humoral stimuli   something in fluid or blood stimulates hormone production  
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neural stimuli   direct enervation from nerves, stimulation from nerve fibers  
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hormonal stimuli   "chain reaction", one hormone stimulates production of other hormones from different glands  
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7 hormones of the anterior lobe   Prolactin, Thyroid Stimulating hormone(TSH), Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH), Melanocyte stimulating (MSH), Follicle stimulating (FSH) and Luteinizing hormone (LH)  
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Prolactin   in females stimulates milk production  
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Thyroid Stimulating Hormone   stimulates thyroid to produce and secret thyroxin  
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone   stimulates adrenal cortex to produce glucocoticoids  
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Melanocyte stimulating hormone   increases rate of melanin production- only in fetus, found children and pregnancy  
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follcle stimulating hormone   In females, stimulates development of follicles in the ovary and production of estrogen. In males it stimulates sperm production  
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Luteinizing hormone   In females, stimulates ovulation, etc. In males stimulates production of testosterone  
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Pineal Gland   Secretes melatonin, sets day/night cycles of body  
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Thymus   secretes Thymosin (needed for development of T lymphocytes. It shrinks as we get older, grows until puberty  
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Thyroid Gland hormones   Thyroxine (T4), Triiodothyroinine (T3), and Calcitonin. Colloid produces thyroglobulin, which combines with iodine to be a precursor of thyroid hormone  
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Thyroxine (T4) and Triiodothyroinine (T3)   Controls basal metabolic rate, stimulates growth and development, produced in thyroid follicle cells (colloid?)  
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Calcitonin   Stimulates storage of calcium into bone (less calcium in bloodstream), produced by parafollicular cells  
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goiter   caused by lack of iodine, caused colloids to swell, thus thyroid gland grows  
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Parathyroid hormone   increases calcium in the blood, converting fit D to active from which allows calcium absorption in blood and causes kidney to reabsorb calcium, releases back into the body  
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Adrenal glands   composed of adrenal cortex-glandular; adrenal medulla- neural  
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Adrenal Cortex releases   Aldosterone: acts on kidneys to retain Na+, water follows, increase blood volume, increases in BP. Cortisol: makes sugar available for cellular metabolism during stress, decreases immune system and inflammation.; Sex hormones  
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Andrenal Medulla releases   Epinephrine and Norepinephrine, increases heart rate, cardiac output, respiratory rate and basal metabolic rate  
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Pancreas   Pancreatic acini cells are exocrine. Pancreatic islets are endocrine.  
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Pancreatic Islets produce   Glucagon: increases sugar levels in blood stream. Insulin: decreases sugar levels in blood stream  
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gonads   Ovaries: produce estrogen's and progesterone; secondary sex charact., egg production, breast develop. and menstrual cycle. Testes produce testosterone: sec sex charac. and sperm production  
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