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Endocrine System
2C
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
02/26/2011

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Term
The Pituitary gland or hypophysis hangs by a stalk from.....
Definition
the hypothalamus
Term
posterior pituitary appears
Definition
fibrous
Term
posterior pituitary neurons produce 2 things
Definition
ADH and Oxytocin
Term
ADH is a
Definition
antidiuretic hormone
Term
ADH is stored in, and released from the ____________, in response to neural stimulation from the _________ via the ___________________________________ system
Definition
posterior pituitary gland
hypothalamus
hypothalamohpophyseal system
Term
anterior pituitary gland appears
Definition
glandular
Term

develops from ________tissue that pinches off from the roof of the __________ mouth

from where?

Definition

epithelial embryo

From anterior hypophysis

Term
The anterior pituitary gland produces seven hormones...what are the letter abbreviations, and the names??
Definition
GH- Growth Hormone
ACTH- Adrenocoricotropic hormone
TSH- Thyroid-stimulating hormone
LH-Luteinizing hormone
FSH- Follicle-stimulating hormone
PRL-Prolactin
MSH- Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
Term
The Thyroid gland is shaped like a _______ and lies below the ______ in the front of the neck.
Definition
bowtie, adams apple
Term
Important hormone from Thyroid gland is
Definition
Thyroxine
Term
Thyroxine helps set _____ ________ ______, by stimulating the rate of cell ________.
Definition
basal metabolic rate
respiration
Term
In children, thyroid hormones help promote _______ and stimulate maturation of CNS.
Definition
growth
Term
Four small glands attatched to the posterior surface of the thyroid gland are called...
Definition
parathyroid galnds
Term
Parathyroid glands produce what hormone?
Definition
PTH- Parathyroid hormone
Term
Parathyroid hormone helps homeostasis of what element?
Definition
calcium
Term
Adrenal glands are located on top of each
Definition
kidney
Term
The inner portion of the adrenal gland is called the ________. The outer layer is called_____________.
Definition
inner-adrenal medulla
outer-adrenal cortex
Term
hormones from adrenal cortex are collectively known as
Definition
corticosteroids
Term
adrenal medulla secretes _________and __________ in response to the ANS (automatic nervous system)
Definition
epinephrine, norepinephrine
Term
Pancrease is located _______ to the stomache and is connected to the ___________ by the pancreatic ________.
Definition
adjacent
duodenum
duct
Term
What two things does the pancreas secrete? Where do these secreated things go?
Definition
secretes insulin and digestive enzymes
small intestine
Term
Ovaries and Testes produce
Definition
androgen
Term
androgen is associated with what?
Definition
secondary sexual characterstics
Term
Pineal glands secretes
Definition
melatonin
Term
melatonin regulates
Definition
biological clock (sleep cycle)
Term
What are endocrine disrupting chemicals?
Definition
chemical that interfere with hormone function
Term
what is a hormone agonist?
Definition
chemical that binds to receptor proteins and mimic the effects of the hormone
Term
What is an example of a hormone agonist?
Definition
chlorine, body interperts it as estrogen
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