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14 Cards in this Set
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ANS Division |
Parasympathetic division & Sympathetic division |
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Parasympathetic division |
"Rest and Digest" located in brainstem & sacral spinal cord / decrease heart rate, construct pupils, increase digestion |
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Sympathetic division |
"fight or flight" located T1-L2 spinal cord/ increase heart rate, dilate papils, decrease digestion |
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Endocrine System |
endocrine glands: ductless, hormones : transported via bloodstream to targets |
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Major glands |
hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal gland, & pancreatic islets |
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Hypothalamus |
Secretes releasing hormones (RH) and inhibiting hormones (IH) that target the anterior pituitary (GnRH) ( starts puberty) Secretes oxytocin and ADH that are transportaed along axons and released in the posterior pituitary Controls the ANS, which stimulates the adrenal medulla via sympathetic innervation |
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Thyroid- stimulating hormone (TSH) |
acts on the thyroid gland
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Prolactin (PRL) |
acts on mammary glands and testes |
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) |
acts on the adrenal cortex |
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Growth hormone (GH) |
acts on all body tissues, especially bone, muscle, and adipose connective tissue |
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Follicle - stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) |
acts on the gonads (testes & ovaries) |
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Adrenal Glands |
located on superior surface of kidneys |
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Adrenal cortex |
secretes steroids |
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Adrenal medulla |
secretes adrenaline (epinephrine) / sympathetic innervation |
