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Endocrine system Hormones
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Nursing
Undergraduate 3
10/09/2011

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Term
Hormones of the hypothalamus
Definition
Thyrotropin- releasing hormone (TRH)
Dopamine (DA)
Growth hormone- releasing hormone (GHRH)
Somatostatin (growth hormone inhibiting hormone, (GHIH)
gonadotropin- releasing hornone (GnRH)
corticotropin- releasing hormone (CRH)
oxytocin
Vasopressin (ADH)
Term
TRH effects:
Definition
Stimulate thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) release
Stimulate prolactin release
Term
Dopamine effects
Definition
Inhibit prolactin release
Term
GHRH effects
Definition
Stimulate GH release
Term
Somatostatin (GHIH) effects
Definition
Inhibit GH release
Inhibit TSH release
Term
GnRH effects
Definition
Stimulate follicle- stimulating hormone (FSH) release
Stimulate luteinizing hormone (LH) release
female hormones
Term
Corticotropin- releasing hormone (CRH) effects
Definition
Stimulate adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) release
- adrenal gland
Term
Oxytocin effect
Definition
Uterine contraction
Lactation
Term
ADH effects
Definition
Controls plasma osmolality
Aldosterone
Term
Anterior Pituitary gland hormones
Definition
ACTH
Melanocytes- stimulating hormone (MSH)
GH
Prolactin
TSH
LH
FSH
B- lipotropin
B- endorphins
Term
ACTH effects
Definition
Stimulate corticosteroid release
Stimulate adrogenic steroid release
Term
MSH effects
Definition
Stimulate melanin release in skin and hair
Term
GH effects
Definition
Stimulate growth, cell reproduction, and regeneration
Term
Prolactin effects
Definition
Stimulate lactation
Term
TSH effects
Definition
Stimulate T3 and T4 release
Term
LH effects
Definition
An acute rise of LH (LH surge) causes ovulation
LH surge triggers development of corpus luteum
Important to maintain periods
Term
FSH effects
Definition
Stimulate the maturation if germ cells (male and female)
Stimulate follicular growth (females)
Term
B- lipotropin effects
Definition
Stimulate melanin release
Term
B- endorphins effects
Definition
Numbs or dulls pain
Promote feeling of well- being
Stronger than morphine
Term
Posterior pituitary hormones
Definition
ADH
Oxytocin
Term
Thyroid gland hormones
Definition
T3 (triiodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxine)
Term
thyroid hormone secretion is regulated by:
Definition
TRH and TSH
Term
TH is regulated through a ____ loop involving the ____
( 3 glands)
Definition
negative feedback loop involving the hypothalamus, the anterior pituitary, and the thyroid gland
Term
parathyroid hormone:
increases what?
Definition
parathyroid hormone (PTH)
serum calcium levels
Term
pancreas secretes? which help...
Definition
glucagon and insulin which help regulate carb metabolism
Term
pancreas cells:
Definition
alpha- glucagon
beta- insulin
delta- somatostatin and gastrin
F cells- pancreatic polypeptide
Term
insulin secretion is promoted by:
Facilitates?
Definition
inc blood glucose levels
facilitates the rate of glucose uptake into the cells of the body
Term
glucagon is promoted by:
and stimulates:
Definition
promoted by dec levels of blood glucose
stimulates: glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis, and lipolysis
Term
adrenal cortex hormones are stimulated by:
Definition
ACTH
Term
adrenal cortex hormones:
Definition
glucocorticoid hormones, mineralcorticoid hormones, estrogen
Term
adrenal medulla cells secretes:
name of cells?
Definition
Epi and NE
chromaffin
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