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What is the primary function of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)?
What is the primary function of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)?
Which hormone is responsible for inhibiting FSH production?
Which hormone is responsible for inhibiting FSH production?
What role does progesterone play in the female reproductive system?
What role does progesterone play in the female reproductive system?
Which of the following hormones is involved in promoting gastric mobility?
Which of the following hormones is involved in promoting gastric mobility?
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What is one of the primary effects of estrogens during pregnancy?
What is one of the primary effects of estrogens during pregnancy?
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What is the primary function of hormones in the endocrine system?
What is the primary function of hormones in the endocrine system?
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Which type of hormone is characterized as being water-soluble?
Which type of hormone is characterized as being water-soluble?
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Which of the following signaling types is primarily involved in hormone action?
Which of the following signaling types is primarily involved in hormone action?
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In negative feedback systems, what role do effectors play?
In negative feedback systems, what role do effectors play?
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Which of the following is NOT a type of hormone listed?
Which of the following is NOT a type of hormone listed?
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How do hydrophilic hormones typically interact with target cells?
How do hydrophilic hormones typically interact with target cells?
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Which gland is responsible for regulating the endocrine system by releasing hormones?
Which gland is responsible for regulating the endocrine system by releasing hormones?
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What typically characterizes the effects of steroid hormones?
What typically characterizes the effects of steroid hormones?
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What immediate biological response follows the detection of a stimulus?
What immediate biological response follows the detection of a stimulus?
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How do hormones typically reach their target cells?
How do hormones typically reach their target cells?
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What is a primary effect of epinephrine during a short-term stress response?
What is a primary effect of epinephrine during a short-term stress response?
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Which hormone is primarily responsible for the retention of sodium and water in the kidneys during prolonged stress?
Which hormone is primarily responsible for the retention of sodium and water in the kidneys during prolonged stress?
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What condition is characterized by hyperglycemia and loss of muscle proteins due to hypersecretion of glucocorticoids?
What condition is characterized by hyperglycemia and loss of muscle proteins due to hypersecretion of glucocorticoids?
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Which organ produces esrogens and plays a major role in female reproductive health?
Which organ produces esrogens and plays a major role in female reproductive health?
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During a stress response, what change occurs in digestive system activity?
During a stress response, what change occurs in digestive system activity?
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What is the function of leptin, produced by adipose tissue?
What is the function of leptin, produced by adipose tissue?
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Which hormone is associated with the stress response and is released from the adrenal medulla?
Which hormone is associated with the stress response and is released from the adrenal medulla?
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Which hormone produced by the placenta is crucial during pregnancy?
Which hormone produced by the placenta is crucial during pregnancy?
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What is a consequence of the prolonged stress response involving glucocorticoids?
What is a consequence of the prolonged stress response involving glucocorticoids?
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What hormone is secreted by the kidneys and stimulates red blood cell production?
What hormone is secreted by the kidneys and stimulates red blood cell production?
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Study Notes
Endocrine System Overview
- The endocrine system is a communication system in the body.
- It releases hormones that travel through the bloodstream to target cells
- Hormones are chemical messengers.
Negative Feedback Systems
- Negative feedback systems maintain homeostasis.
- A stimulus disrupts homeostasis causing a change
- Receptors detect this change
- The control center processes information & causes a response
- Effectors cause a response
- The feedback loop compares the response to the original stimulus and determines if further adjustments are needed, potentially returning to homeostasis.
Chemical Messengers in the Body
- Endocrine signaling: hormones released into the bloodstream, affecting distant cells.
- Paracrine signaling: signals released to nearby cells
- Autocrine signaling: signals acting on the same cell that released them.
- Synaptic signaling: signals released across synaptic clefts, used in the nervous system.
- Neuroendocrine signaling: neurons releasing hormones into the bloodstream.
Homeostatic Pathways
- Endocrine system (using hormones) and nervous system (using nerve impulses).
- The hypothalamus is central connecting the two systems.
- Hormones: slow, enduring effects
- Nerve impulses: fast, short-term effects
Endocrine System - General Mechanism
- Hormones are released into the blood or lymph.
- Hormones travel via blood / lymph vessels.
- Hormones bind to specific receptors on target cells.
- This binding causes a response in the target cell.
- Different types of hormones exist, including water-soluble / lipid-soluble
Endocrine vs Nervous Pathways
- Endocrine signals travel everywhere via the bloodstream.
- Nervous signals travel along a specific path to specific locations.
Types of Glands
- Exocrine glands: secrete substances onto surfaces via ducts.
- Examples include sweat, oil, salivary, mammary, and gastric glands.
- Endocrine glands: secrete hormones directly into surrounding tissue fluid.
- Examples include pituitary, adrenal, gonads, and pancreatic islets.
Major Endocrine Glands & Tissues
- Several organs contain endocrine cells
- Organs such as the thymus, heart, liver, stomach, kidneys, and small intestine
Functions of Hormones
- Hormones regulate reproductive processes, growth & development, metabolism, stimulate endocrine/exocrine glands, activate muscle or nervous tissue, and support immune function.
Hypothalamus & Pituitary Gland
- The hypothalamus and pituitary gland are closely linked, with the pituitary gland being divided into anterior and posterior lobes.
- The infundibulum connects both structures.
Posterior Pituitary Gland
- Releases ADH (antidiuretic hormone) and oxytocin.
- ADH: targets kidney tubules, increases water reabsorption.
- Oxytocin: targets mammary glands & uterine muscles, involved in milk release and childbirth.
Posterior Pituitary Gland - ADH
- ADH regulates water balance.
- It increases H₂O permeability and reabsorption in renal tubules, influencing urine volume & concentration and blood osmolarity.
- ADH hyposecretion (example: diabetes insipidus) results in disrupted water balance.
Posterior Pituitary Gland - Oxytocin
- Oxytocin is involved in uterine contractions and milk ejection.
- It also has positive feedback loops associated with breast feeding
Anterior Pituitary Gland
- The anterior pituitary gland releases hormones that regulate other endocrine glands. Examples include FSH, LH, TSH, ACTH, prolactin, and growth hormone.
Anterior Pituitary Gland - Hormonal Control
- Various hypothalamic hormones control the release of anterior pituitary hormones, including releasing and inhibiting hormones.
Anterior Pituitary Gland - Growth Hormone
- Growth hormone (GH) regulates growth and metabolism.
- Growth promoting effects: on various tissues; skeletal cartilage and formation
- Metabolic effects: on fat metabolism, and carbohydrate metabolism.
GH Related Disorders
- Hyposecretion during childhood leads to pituitary dwarfism
- Hyposecretion during adulthood leads to Simmonds disease
- Hypersecretion during childhood leads to Gigantism
- Hypersecretion during adulthood leads to Acromegaly
Thyroid Gland
- The thyroid gland produces hormones (T3, T4) that regulate metabolism.
- It's located in the neck, involving follicular and parafollicular cells
Thyroid Hormones
- Tyrosine in thyroid hormones increase metabolic rate and promote tissue & development.
- Thyroid hormones regulate metabolism, growth, and development and body temperature
Thyroid Hormone Disorders
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Hypersecretion: Graves' disease (autoimmune)
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Hyposecretion: Cretinism (severe hypothyroidism in childhood), Myxedema (hypothyroidism in adults) or goiter (enlarged thyroid due to iodine deficiency).
Calcitonin
- Calcitonin regulates calcium levels in blood for calcium homeostasis
- Inhibits bone resorption by osteoclasts.
- Promotes calcium uptake into bones.
Calcium Homeostasis and Thyroid Gland
- The thyroid gland plays a role in calcium homeostasis
Parathyroid Glands
- Parathyroid glands are found behind the thyroid gland and produce parathyroid hormone (PTH)
- PTH plays a key role in calcium regulation, including bone resorption, increasing blood calcium levels.
Calcium Homeostasis and Parathyroid Gland
- The parathyroid gland plays a key roles in calcium homeostasis (including high and low blood calcium).
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
- Regulates calcium homeostasis, raising blood calcium levels in numerous ways.
Parathyroid Gland Disorders
- Hyperparathyroidism, often rare, reduces bone density
- Hypoparathyroidism causing muscle twitching and convulsions
Pancreatic Endocrine Tissue
- The pancreas has endocrine tissue (pancreatic islets) that regulate blood glucose levels.
- Alpha (α) cells release glucagon.
- Beta (β) cells release Insulin
Pancreas- Main Functions
- Digestion (exocrine).
- Metabolism (endocrine).
- Secretion of pancreatic juice (digestion).
- Glucose-regulating hormones (metabolism - insulin and glucagon)
Blood Glucose Homeostasis and Hormonal Actions
- Insulin lowers blood glucose.
- Glucagon increases blood glucose.
Blood Glucose Homeostasis - Diabetes Mellitus
- Type 1 Diabetes: autoimmune destruction of beta cells;
- Type 2 Diabetes: insulin resistance or deficiency
Blood Glucose Homeostasis Hormones
- Insulin promotes glucose uptake by cells, glycogen synthesis
- Glucagon promotes glycogenolysis & gluconeogenesis
Adrenal Glands
- Adrenal glands have an outer cortex and an inner medulla.
- Cortex: produces mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, gonadocorticoids.
- Medulla: produces catecholamines.
Adrenal Hormones
- Aldosterone: mineralocorticoid, regulates sodium and water balance.
- Cortisol: glucocorticoid, regulates carbohydrate/protein metabolism, stress response
- Gonadocorticoids: sex hormones, primarily androgens.
- Epinephrine and norepinephrine: catecholamines, involved in the fight-or-flight response
Regulation of Adrenal Hormones
- Various factors regulate secretion of the adrenal hormones including: stress, blood pressure, blood volume, electrolytes, feedback mechanisms.
Role of Adrenal Hormones
- Regulate numerous metabolic processes in the body, including carbohydrate/protein metabolism, blood volume, blood pressure, electrolytes
Adrenal Disorders
- Hyposecretion of mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids leads to Addison's disease.
- Hypersecretion of glucocorticoids leads to Cushing's syndrome.
Organs with Secondary Endocrine Functions
- Many organs have secondary endocrine function, in addition to their primary function.
- Examples include gonads, digestive organs, placenta, thymus, kidneys, heart, and adipose tissue.
Gonadal Hormones
- Gonads: produce sex hormones (estrogens & androgens) that regulate sexual development and function.
- Estrogens in females
- Androgens in males
Placenta Endocrine Function
- The placenta produces hormones critical for pregnancy, maintaining receptiveness of the uterus, and supporting pregnancy.
- Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
- Estrogens & progesterones
Digestive Organs Endocrine Function
- Digestive organs produce gastrointestinal hormones that regulate digestion and absorption.
- Gastrin helps regulate gastric juice.
- Secretin promotes pancreatic & bile secretion.
- CCK helps promote pancreatic and bile secretion.
Thymus Endocrine Function
- The thymus promotes T lymphocyte development, critical for immune responses.
- Thymosins, thymulin, and thymopoietins
Pineal Gland Endocrine Function
- Melatonin is produced in the pineal gland to regulate circadian rhythms and protect the central nervous system.
Prostaglandins (Local Signaling)
- Prostaglandins are lipid-based paracrine signaling molecules.
- They regulate numerous bodily processes, such as inflammation, digestion, blood pressure.
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Explore the intricacies of the endocrine system and its role in communication within the body. This quiz covers hormone functions, negative feedback mechanisms, and various types of signaling. Test your understanding of how these processes maintain homeostasis.
