Endocrine System
Autor: Wenn Joyrenz Maneclang • August 21, 2016 • Course Note • 1,688 Words (7 Pages) • 1,336 Views
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- What is the difference between endocrine and nervous system?
- Endocrine has more general effects than nervous system
- Which of the following statements concerning membrane-bound receptors is true?
- Chemical signals that are large, water-soluble molecules normally bind to membrane bound receptors
- Membrane-bound receptors can
- Open or close membrane channels
- Activate G-proteins
- Activate enzymes attached to the cell membrane
- Produce a cascade effect by activating many enzymes inside the cell
- Do all of these things
- Endocrine glands
- Include the salivary glands
- Secrete chemical signals called hormones
- Secrete their chemical signals into the blood
- Secrete their products into ducts
- Have both secrete chemical signals called hormones and secrete their chemical signals into the blood
- Hormones
- Are produced in large quantities by most cells
- Usually affect cells close to those that produces hormones
- Bind only to cells that have receptors for that specific hormone
- Are either lipid or polysaccharide molecules
- Have all these characteristics
- Which of these types of hormone molecules are NOT correctly matched with the example or description
- Protein hormone→anterior pituitary hormones
- Protein hormone→ prostaglandin-like hormone
- Lipid hormone→ steroids
- Peptide hormone→ posterior pituitary hormone
- Lipid hormone→ hormones that diffuses through the cell membrane
- Hormone action
- Most protein and peptide hormone bind to receptors on the surface of the cell membrane
- The combination of a hormone with its receptor may alter the permeability of the cell membrane
- A hormone that combines with a receptor in the cell membrane may act as a first messenger
- Cyclic AMP (cAMP) functions as a second messenger
- All of these are true
- Which of the following statements concerning regulation of hormone secretion is NOT true?
- The secretion rate for some hormones is directly controlled by the blood levels of chemicals
- The secretion rate for some hormones is directly controlled by another hormones
- The secretion of hormones is controlled by positive-feedback mechanisms that keep the body within a narrow range of values
- The secretion rate for some hormones is controlled by the nervous system
- All of these statements are true
- Endocrine system glands
- Secrete hormones into ducts
- Usually have a poor blood supply
- May have functions in addition to producing hormones
- Have all these properties
- Have secrete hormones into ducts and usually have poor blood supply
- The pituitary gland
- Is a small gland that rests in the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone
- Is also called the hypothalamus
- Has a superior lobe above the hypothalamus, and an inferior lobe below the hypothalamus
- Is connected to the optic chiasma by the infundibulum
- Has all these characteristics
- The anterior pituitary
- Is made up of nerve cells connected to the hypothalamus
- Is controlled by releasing hormones produced in the hypothalamus
- Controls the functions of other glands such as the ovaries, testes and thyroid glands
- Has all of these characteristics
- Has only characteristics controlled by the releasing hormones produced in the hypothalamus and controls the functions of other glands such as ovaries, testes and thyroid glands
- The hypothalamic-pituitary portal system
- Is a collection of nerves that connect the hypothalamus and posterior pituitary
- Includes capillary beds and veins that transport releasing hormones
- Allows the anterior pituitary to control the cerebrum and hypothalamus
- Connects the hypothalamus to the midbrain
- Carries blood directly to the posterior pituitary
- Growth hormone
- Stimulates fat synthesis
- Favors protein breakdown
- Deficiency in an adult can produce dwarfism
- Excess after growth is complete produces acromegaly
- Produces all of these effects
- Gonadotropins
- Are secreted by the posterior pituitary
- Regulate growth, development and functions of ovaries and testes
- Include both TSH and ACTH
- Are controlled by the releasing hormones from the thyroid gland
- Directly promote water retention by the kidneys
- ACTH stimulates the
- Thyroid gland
- Ovaries and testes
- Hypothalamus
- Adrenal cortex
- Posterior pituitary
- Prolactin
- Helps development of, and production of milk in the breast
- Causes “milk letdown” from the breasts of lactating women
- Causes contraction of the muscle of the uterus
- Stimulates development of sperm cells in males
- Does both causes milk letdown from the breasts of lactating women and causes contraction of the muscle of the uterus
- The hormone from the posterior pituitary that increases water reabsorption in the kidney tubules is
- ADH
- Prolactin
- MSH
- Oxytocin
- FSH
- ADH is
- Sometimes called oxytocin
- Can cause blood vessels to constrict when present in the blood in large amounts
- Causes “milk letdown” from the breasts of lactating women
- Stimulates melanocytes and causes them to synthesize melanin
- Has both is sometimes called oxytocin and Can cause blood vessels to constrict when present in the blood in large amounts
- Which of these statements concerning thyroid glands is NOT true?
- Thyroid hormones include T3 and T4 (thyroxine)
- Are produced in thyroid follicles
- Thyroid hormone secretion is stimulated by TSH
- Insufficient iodine in the diet causes thyroid gland to decrease in size
- Increased thyroid hormone secretion causes a decrease in TSH
- Hyperthyroidism
- Can cause cretinism in infants
- Results in an elevated rate of metabolism
- Can cause extreme nervousness and chronic fatigue
- Would cause an increase in TSH secretion
- Does both results in an elevated metabolism and cause an extreme nervousness and chronic fatigue
- Calcitonin
- Is secreted by the parathyroid glands
- Increases the amount of calcium absorbed by the intestine
- Is synthesized by parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland
- Increases calcium release from bone
- Secreted when blood calcium levels drop too low
- Parathyroid hormones (PTH)
- Increases calcium level in the blood
- Inhibits the formation of active vitamin D in the kidneys
- Decreases the rate of bone breakdown
- Has an effect similar to that of calcitonin
- Has all these characteristics
- The adrenal medulla
- Is stimulated by the sympathetic nervous system
- Produces epinephrine and norepinephrine
- Is stimulated when a person is physically excited
- Produces the “fight or flight” response
- Has all these properties
- Which of these would NOT be a major effect of hormones released from the adrenal medulla
- Increased heart rate
- Breakdown of glycogen to glucose
- Decreased blood flow through skeletal muscles
- Dilation of bronchioles
- Release of fatty acids from fat cells
- Cortisol
- Is classified as a glucocorticoid
- Initiates the breakdown of protein fat
- Reduces the inflammatory effect (when in pharmacological doses)
- Secretion is stimulated by ACTH
- Has all of these properties
- Aldosterone
- Causes potassium ions to be retained in the body
- Secretion is stimulated primarily by the ACTH
- Secretion increases when blood potassium levels increase
- Causes increased retention of sodium ions and water by the body
- Has both secretion increases when blood potassium levels increase and causes increased retention of sodium ions and water by the body
- Which of these statements concerning aldosterone secretion is NOT true?
- Low blood pressure stimulates the release of renin from the kidney
- Renin causes angiotensinogen to be converted to angiotensin I.
- Angiotensin II acts on the adrenal cortex to increase aldosterone secretion
- Aldosterone causes increased potassium retention
- Angiotensin II constricts blood vessels
- Adrenal Androgens
- Are produced in the adrenal medulla
- Stimulate the development of male sexual characteristics
- Reduce inflammatory response as primary effect
- Cause reabsorption of potassium and water
- Have all of these properties
- The endocrine portion of the pancreas
- Consists of pancreatic islets dispersed among exocrine portion of pancreas
- Secretes insulin and glucagon
- Produces androgens
- Has all of these characteristics
- Has characteristics consists of pancreatic islets dispersed among exocrine portion of pancreas and secretes insulin and glucagon only
- If blood glucose decreases below normal
- The nervous system will malfunction
- The increased breakdown of fats tends to produce metabolic alkalosis
- Large volumes of urine will be produced
- The heart rate will decrease
- All of those events will occur
- Insulin is secreted in response to
- Increased blood glucose levels
- Decreased parasympathetic stimulation
- Decreased blood levels of amino acids
- All of these characteristics
- In persons with diabetes mellitus
- The blood glucose levels become very high
- Tissues cannot take up glucose effectively
- Proteins are broken down to provide energy for metabolism
- Acidosis may result from rapid fat breakdown
- All of these events are more likely than in a healthy individual
- Symptoms of diabetes mellitus include
- Increased appetite
- Weight gain
- High energy level
- Limited urine output
- All of these
- Which of these statements about Insulin Shock is NOT true?
- Insulin shock results from too much glucose in the blood
- Insulin shock may result from too much insulin, or from not eating after being injected with insulin
- Insulin shock causes the brain to malfunction
- Insulin shock can result in disorientation, convulsions and loss of…
- Secretion of which of these hormones would increase shortly after a meal
- Glucagon
- Growth hormone
- Epinephrine
- Glucocorticoids
- Insulin
- The major target tissue for glucagon is
- Heart
- Brain
- Liver
- Skeletal muscle
- Smooth muscle
- Which of these hormones increases blood glucose and increases lipid breakdown but slows down protein breakdown?
- Glucagon
- Epinephrine
- Insulin
- Glucocorticoid
- Growth hormone
- Testosterone
- Is secreted by the hypothalamus
- Stimulates the adrenal cortex to produce adrenal androgens
- Secretion is secreted by the hormone from posterior pituitary
- Has a negative feedback effect on the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary
- Has all of these effects
- The thymus gland
- Becomes smaller with increasing age
- Is important in the function of the immune system
- Secretes thymosin
- Is found in the upper part of the thoracic cavity above the heart
- Has all of these characteristics
- Melatonin
- Is secreted by the thymus gland
- Is thought to increase the secretion of releasing hormone from the hypothalamus
- Increases FSH and LH
- May be controlled by changes in day length
- Has all of these properties
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