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Endocrine System
Endocrine System for Massage Therapy
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02/02/2010

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Term
Where is epinephrine and norepinephrine released from?
Definition
Adrenal medulla
Term
How many lobes make up the pituitary gland?
Definition
2-anterior and posterior
Term
What is the adenohypophysis?
Definition

The anterior lobe of pituitary--makes up 75% of entire gland.

 

Produces 7 of 9 hormones secreted by pituitary

Term
What is the neurohypophysis?
Definition

Posterior lobe of pituitary

 

Does not produce hormones, only stores oxytocin and ADH (antidiuretic hormone for water retention in kidneys)

Term

Name the 7 hormones produced by the anterior pituitary?

 

FLAT Miles Per Gallon

Definition

FSH (follicle stimulating hormone--ovaries and testes)

LH (luteinizing hormone--triggers ovulation and testosterone production)

ACTH (regulates endocrine activity of adrenal cortex)

TSH (thryroid stimulating hormone)

MSH (melanocyte production)

PRL (prolactin--milk production)

GH (growth hormone)

 

 

Term
What hormones does the Adrenal cortex produce (4)?
Definition

aldosterone (tells kidneys to conserve sodium, triggering release of ADH, resulting in water retention)

 

cortisol (carb, protein and fat metabolism and antiimflammatory in large quantities)

 

adrenal androgens (sexual functions)

 

adrenal estrogens (??)

Term
Islets of Langerhans
Definition

consist of alpha (glucagon) and beta (insulin) cells--more than 1 million in pancreas

 

regulate carb metabolism

Term
Where is the pituitary gland located?
Definition
Sella Tursica
Term
Where is the pineal gland and what does it produce?
Definition
Located in the posterior diencephalon, produces melatonin for circadian rhythm
Term
What does thyroid & parathyroid produce and secrete?
Definition

T3 & T4 (triiodothyronine & thyroxine) need iodine to increase metabolism

 

CT (calcitonin) increases Ca storage in bones--decreases in older adults)

 

PTH (parathryroid hormone--raises blood Ca levels & produces active form of Vit D in kidneys)

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