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Function of endocrine glands?
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To secrete hormones Via Blood.
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Hormone? |
*chemical regulatory substance synthesized by specific organ or tissue to maintain homeostasis in a particular target tissue. |
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Neurohumor?
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*regulatory factors (RF/IF) from hypothalamus act like hormone but are produced by neurons & carried to the target site by blood.
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2 types of hormones, how are they classified? |
*Structural classification, determines which hormone enters target cell & which just become membrane associated. |
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3 things causing release of hormones. |
2)mechanical stimulation 3)Introduction of foreign particles |
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3 structurally different circulating hormones. |
2) Steroids 3) Prostaglandins |
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Where are amine/protein type hormones made?
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Made in the Anterior Pituitary gland
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Where are steroids made? |
Made from cholesterol core, Smooth ER, Mitochondria. |
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What are the carriers of circulating hormones? |
Albumins |
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What kind of distribution do these hormones establish in plasma? |
50% are bound hormones (albumins) |
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What happens to the hormones in the blood stream at target tissue? |
Diffuse to the target site |
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Once out of the blood what do they look for at the target tissue? |
Fixed receptor sites |
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List steps in the mechanism of C. Hormones at the target cell. |
*G-protein is relaxed activating the adenylate cyclase. |
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list the 5 things the second messenger may do. |
2) stimulate muscle contraction 3) activate genes (DNA & RN = protein) enzyme 4) cause secretions by glands 5) alter permeability of membrane |
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what always activates the second messenger? |
C-AMP
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List some examples of this mechanism? |
*stimulates muscle contractions |
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What do hormones acting at specific mobile sites require? |
Must enter cytoplasm to be able to back up to RC.
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List 3 steps of this once inside the cell |
2) Bonds and changes shape 3) Enters Nucleus |
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Give 5 steps of estrogen undergoing this mechanism. |
2)finds RC 3) Bonds RC 4)Enters nucleus 5)Inside nucleus bonds to genes to trigger expression of baby. |
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Cybernetic System? |
Control some hormonal secretion (feed back mechanisms) |
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4 types of feedback mechanisms |
2) Indirect Feedback 3)Positive Feedback 4 Negative Feedback |
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Positive Implies? |
A substance or action that triggers additional secretin of hormone.
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Negative implies?
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The substance (hormone) or action caused inhibits further hormone release. |
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Direct implies? |
When hormone levels up and inhibit further hormone release.
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Indirect implies? |
Action itself inhibits further release of the hormone.
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Give example and steps (5-6) of + direct feedback mechanism.
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*Hypothalamus *Anterior Pituitary gland releases oxytocin *Trigger muscle contraction *Milk let down or labor |
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Body Thermostat? |
Hypothalamus
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Give example and steps (7-8) of - direct feedback mechanism.
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Action caused by horone
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Give example of - indirect feedback mechanism |
*Hypothalamus saw you were cold released TSH-RF *Went to Anterior Pituitary gland, released TSH *Thyroid gland secrete thyroxin so it won't speed up BMR for excess heat. |
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Tropic Hormones? |
Come from one real gland and makes another real gland secret |
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Gonads (2 types)? |
*Testis * Ovaries |
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Gamets (2 types)?
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*sperm *egg |
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Where is a male's first dose of testosterone from? When? |
Choronic Gonadotropin; in utero.
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Chorionic implies? |
Placenta
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Gonadotropin implies? |
Hormone to testes ( sex organ)
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3 steps caused by Chorionic Gonadotropin? |
2)IC of leydig secrets testrone 3)Testrone triggers Development of testies and decent of testes. |
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(T/F) Testosterone is always secreted in males from birth to death. |
False Not always, only in utero then from puberty on to death 0-13-death. |
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Where do gonadotropins come from at puberty? |
Hypothalamus
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FSH-RF comes from where? Does what? |
*Hypothalamus *Releases FSH for spermatogenesis in seminiferous tubules of testes. |
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ICSH-RF comes from where? Does what?
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*Hypothalamus *Releases ICSH for spermatogenesis and sperm maturation secondary male sex characteristics. |
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2 function of testosterone |
*Triggers secondary sex traits *make more masculine |
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4 major secondary sex traits? |
*Body Hair *Deep voice *more muscles * more masculine |
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Name the 2 male gonadotropins?
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ICSH; FSH
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What feedback mechanism are they controlled by?
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Indirect Negative feedback
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what happens to Corpus Luteum if fertilized? |
it is maintained
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What happens to the Corpus Luteum if unfertilized? |
it degenerates makes P & E becomes corpus albinans.
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After ovulation a graffian follicle is what (2 parts)? |
Egg and Corpus Luteum
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After fertilization how long must Corpus Luteum stay intact? |
1-5 months
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4 functions of progesterone? |
2)Vasodilates uterine vessels 3)Mammary gland develops 4)inhibits uterine contractions |
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3 Functions of Estrogen?
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2)contracts uterus 3)activates cilia of oviduct to sweep eggs to uterus. |
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Where is the Corpus Luteum? |
Ovary |
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Ovarian cycle is how long? |
28 Days
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Day 1-5 of ovarian cycle is called? |
Menstrual cycle
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What does the hypothalamus secrete day 1-5? |
LH -RF
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What does this secretion cause? |
The release of LIT Progesterone and estrogen from ovary |
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Day 6-13 of ovarian cycle is called? |
follicular phase
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What does the hypothalamus secrete day 6-13? |
FSH-RF |
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What does this secretion cause? |
*Ripens primordial follicle *Antrum Stage *Graafian Follicle then stimulates P & E release. |
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What are the effects of FSH in young females? |
Cause ovaries to develop
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What are the effects of FSH in Adult females? |
Releases progesterone and estrogen
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List the stages of a ripening egg. |
*Ripens *Antrums stage *Graafian follicle |
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What is Day 14 of ovarian cycle called? |
ovulation day
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What is the hypothalamus secretion day 14?
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LH-RF
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This secretion triggers what? |
LH- ovulation, maintains corpus luteum in ovary.
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What is day 15-28 of ovarian cycle cell? |
Post ovulatory phase.
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What is the dominant hormone of the stage? |
progestrone |
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What hormone maintains the Corpus Luteum now? |
LH
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28 day cycle of the uterus?
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Menstrual cycle
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Menarche (Begins around?)
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onset of menstrual cycle; 9-13 yrs.
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Menopause (begins around?)
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End of menstration; 50-55 yrs.
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Day 1-5 of menstrual cycle is called?
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Menstration
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Why is the endometrium shed? |
because no LH is released to maintain it so it degenerates.
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Day 6-13 of the menstrual cycle is called?
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Proliferative phase
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4 steps of activity in this place? |
1) hypothalamus ESH-RF 2)Anti Pituitary gland = FSH 3) ovary's graafian follicle releases P&E 4)Regrowth of endometrium in uterus. |
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Day 14 of menstrual cycle is called? |
Ovulation
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Hormone levels during day 14? |
LH is main one, some P&E
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Days 15-28 of menstrual cycle is called? |
Secretory phase
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Condition of uterus at this time?
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Very rich in Blood bed. Ready for implanting egg.
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Dominant hormone of this phase?
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Progestrone. LH also present
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During pregnancy that hormone dominates initially? |
Progestrone
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After embryo implantation what hormone begins to dominate?
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After 3months Estrogen increases |
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For the first 3 months what supplies P & E? |
Corpus luteum
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What 2 things make of the placenta?
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Fetal and maternal tissues that provides nutrients and oxygen to the developing fetus.
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What is the source of P & E after 3 months? |
Placenta
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Parturition? |
Birth
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By what mechanism does labor occur? Explain and understand.
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Positive feedback
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After implantation how does the chorion maintain pregnancy (1-8).
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*LH- P&E |
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What do you call a sex organ?
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Gonad |
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Name the 2 sex organs? |
Testies and Ovary |
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What are the 2 sex cells? |
and Eggs |
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What are the male's accessory sex glands? |
b) Seminal Vesicles -provides food for sperm, buffers pH 7.35 -7.5, large volume for semen, fructose for sperm. c) Prostate gland- milky color for semen, buffers pH 7.35 -7.5 |
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What is the name of the hormone that comes from the placenta that keeps the hypothalamus releasing Luteinizing Hormone Releasing factor? |
Corionicgonaatotropic |
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What do you call these things that come from the hypothalamus and make the anterior pituitary gland secrete? |
Neruohumors |
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Follicle stimulating hormone make males/females do what? |
Make sperm/egg |
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ICSH is male or female? |
male |
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ISCH makes interstitial cells in testis do what? |
secrete testosterone |
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Examples of testosterone? |
Body hair, deep voice, accessory sex gland development, muscle/bone development |
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What do you call the egg sack that is mature in the ovary? |
Graafian Follicle |
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What do you call the cluster of cells around the egg that makes estrogen and progesterone? |
Cumulus OOphorus |
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Ovulation take the cumulus oophorus and egg out, what is left behind is called?
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Hormone, secrets estrogen and progesterone. |
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When corpus luteum runs out and not using anymore, it loses yellow color and becomes known as?
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Corpus Albicans (heals up and starts all over again) |
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What are the two things an ovary does? |
*Progesterone - early on makes you an endometrium lining, calms uterus. Both make you develop mammary glands, VD vessels. |
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Estrogen produced prior to pregnancy produces cilia, why? |
Sweep egg down fallopian tube. |
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What is the male's counterpart to the female fallopian tube? |
Vas deferens (active cilia to move sperm) |
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Males storage spot for sperm - final maturity? |
Epididymis ( cilia too, unique sterocilia - never beat) |
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Females counterpart to male's testis? |
ovary |
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Females counterpart to male's penis? |
Clitoris |
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What is the female's birth canal? |
Vagina |
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What is birth called? |
Parturition |
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What is the male cap on the end of the sperm? |
Acrosome |
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What is the enzyme in acrosome that softens eggs membranes? |
Hyaluronidase |
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What is the tail of the sperm called? |
Flagellum |
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How many chromosomes are in a sperm or egg?
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23 |
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When a sperm penetrates a egg? |
Fertilization
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What do you call the 14th day of the month when the egg leaves the ovary? |
ovulation |
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In the ovarian cycle, what are the first 5 days of the cycle? |
Menstruation |
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Day 6-13? |
Follicular or Pre-Ovulatory Phase |
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Day 15-28? |
Luteal - or Post-Ovulatory Phase |
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In Menstrual cycle, days 6-13? |
Proliferative phase
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Day 14? |
"Ovulation" in ovary |
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Day 15-28? |
Secretory Phase |
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Who maintains pregnancy for the first 3 months so you don't have a spontaneous miscarriage and shed endometrium? |
Corpus Luteum |
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Who maintains 3 months to end?
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Placenta- makes own P&E |
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Birth Hormone |
Oxytocin |
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What do you call hormones that come from one gland and make another gland secrete? |
Ex. gonad secrete- gonadatropin |
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What do you call the end of regular monthly menstrual cycles? |
Menopause |
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What do you call the onset of monthly menstrual cycles? |
Menarche |
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Actual blood flow from menstrual cycle is called? |
Menses |
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Sperm is made where?
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Seminiferous tubules |
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To make sperm? |
Spermatogensis |
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Flow of sperm? |
*Strait Tubules *Rete Testis *Efferent duct *Epididymis *Vas Deferens *(little, short ejaculatory duct into urethra to pass out of the penis.) |
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Pair of muscles that control position of the skin and testis inside? |
(Involuntary Muscles)) |
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Skin sack? |
Scrotum |
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Name of antibiotic in semen to protect sperm? |
Seminalplasmin |
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Sperm and all fluids it "swims in?" |
Semen |
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Ligament between ovary and uterus? |
Ovarian ligament |
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Ligament between uterus and fallopian tube? |
Broad Ligament |
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Ligament between uterus and bladder?
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Round Ligament |
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Neck of uterus? |
Cervix or cervical canal |
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Inferior most opening to cervix? |
External Os |
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At top of uterus, what is that opening? |
Internal Os |
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Part of uterus that sticks up above the entrance of the fallopian tubes? |
Fundus |
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Where do you put a diaphragm? |
Around the cervix in a recessed area called the fornix. |
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What do you call the muscle layer of the uterus? |
Myometrium |
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Why do the birth control pills work? |
Body thinks pregnant, so it doesn't ripen another egg fully. |
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What hormone is "screwed up" if you are normal IQ but a dwarf?
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Human Growth Hormone (HGH) Hyposecretion. |
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HGH working rights make proteins or break down? |
Make protein |
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HGH working right, make or break DNA/RNA? |
Make DNA/RNA |
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HGH working right, make or break sugars?
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Break down sugars
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HGH working right, make or break fats? |
Breaking down fats |
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HGH - Adult hyposecretion/ Protein wasting.
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Simmon's disease |
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HGH - hypersecretion in adult, only digits, brow ridges and facial bones grow? |
Acromegally |
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Thyroxin is off (hypersecretion)
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Grave's Disease: nervous, weight loss, high BMR, high temp, fat behind eye (bulged) high BP |
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Hyposecretion of Thyroxin? |
Adult: Myxedema: Slow BMR, low temp, enlarged face, lethargic, gain weight, cold. |
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What is a large growth in thyroid gland because of lack of iodine?
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Thyroid Goiter |
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What is thyroxin T3 or T4 for? |
Control of BMR- rate at which you burn food. |
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What is calcitonin for ( from thyroid gland)? |
Storage of calcium ( minerals) in bones/ tissue and teeth. |
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Where does calcitonin come from? |
"C" cells of thyroid gland |
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Thyroxin comes from? |
Principal cell around thyroid follicles. |
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Gland embedded in thyroid gland?
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Parathyroid hormone- works opposite calcitonin; elevates blood Ca++ levels, absorb better and not lose in kidneys as fat. |
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Hypersecretion of parathyroid hormone?
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Osteoporosis, high blood ca++, renal calculi, poor muscle tone (flaccid), cardiac arrest (will not contract)
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Hormone from adrenal cortex that makes you save salt, buffers, water??
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*Most adrenal cortex hormones are: steroids made from core molecule - cholosterol |
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Adrenal medulla famous for
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Norepinephrine ( act like sns) symptoms of flight, freight, flight. |
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What gland in your body might have been related or outgrowth of SNS? |
Adrenal Medulla |
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What is norepinephrine classidied as? |
Neurohumor |
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Name 2 neurohumors that come from posterior pituitary gland where they were stored? |
ADH and OXYTOCIN |
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Where are ADH and Oxytosin made? |
Hypothalamus |
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ADH made you save what? By what? |
*Water *by closing pores of colecting tubules, making you thirsty, making you nkt sweat so much, VC blood vessels. |
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Whats the hormone that makes you produce milk? |
Prolactin |
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Whats the hormone that causes milk let down? |
Oxytosin |
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Hormone of anterior pituitary gland that makes you release thyroxin? |
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone |
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Hormone that came from anterior pituitary gland and went to testis/ovary and made you make eggs? |
Follicle Stimulating Hormone |
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Hormone that made you make melanin from anterior pituitary gland? |
Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone |
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Hormone that came from pituitary gland that went to adrenal cortex that made you secrete various steroid hormones. |
Adrenocorticatropic hormone (ACTH) |
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Which hormone raises blood glucose? |
Glucagon |
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Which hormone lowers blood glucose? |
Insulin - puts into body cells so they don't feel hungry. |
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Term for too much sugar in blood? |
Hyperglycemia |
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Too much sugar in the blood, what will you be doing frequently? |
Urination |
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Hyposecretion of aldosterone causes what? |
Addison's Disease - VC vessels leading to kidney = renal failure. |
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If you are a chemical substance made by epithelium whose purpose is to regulate some kind of homeostatic mechanism? |
Hormone |
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Fatty Acid chemical/ hormone?
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Prostoglandins and most of protein, amine, and amino acid type of hormone don't get entry into cell. |
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What mechanism are fatty acid chemical/ hormones working by? |
Specific fixed receptor site |
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Specific fixed receptor site sometimes called |
G-protein receptor site. |
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If plugged into proper G Protein receptor site as a hormone what am I acting as?
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1st Messenger |
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Turns on enzyme on inner edge of cell membrane?
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Adenal Cyclase |
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Because you turned on enzyme, that allow you to degrade ATP to?
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Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate (C-AMP) |
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C-AMP carriers out role of that particular receptor site hormone by (5 ways)
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2) Stimulate muscle contraction 3) Cause Secretion 4) Alter Permeability 5) Turn on/off Genes **Does this by attaching or detaching phosphate group. |
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If you didn't work from outside cell, what kind of hormone are you likely to be?
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Steroids (fat soluble) |
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What do steroids find in cytoplasm when they get inside?
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Mobile Cytoplasmic receptor (CR) |
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Then make a ?
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CR - Complex |
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All of those hormones do what to carry out their role? |
Turn on/off genes in nucleus. |
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Which hormone is called somatotropin?
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Human Growth Hormone |
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Which hormone is called parathormone? |
Parathyroid Hormone |
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If I am secreting chemicals and the action I want happens, and I start inhibiting the release of that chemical what mechanism is that? |
Direct Negative feedback
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If (like oxytocin), is released and makes the action more and more and more, exaggerated and forcefully ( ex: birth contractions), what mechanism is that?
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Positive feedback |
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How long will positive feedback continue? |
Until stimulus is no longer present
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Where are proteins made in the cell? |
Ribosomes |
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Where are steroid hormones made? |
Smooth ER (might travel through Golgi) |
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What is characterized by moonface, buffalo hump on back because of redistribution of fat?
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Cushing's syndrome (hypersecretion of cortisone) |
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Two other names for fallopian tube?
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Oviduct and Uterine tubes |
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Blood wall of uterus? |
Endometrium |
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(Developing an egg) Started with a primordial follicle, what does it become next? |
With a cavity, antrum stage = graafian follicle (full brown mature) |
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Engorgement of blood to cause firm reproductive tissue?
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Erection |
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What 2 parts of a female united to make a clitoris?
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labia minora |
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what's the dominant hormone on ovulation day?
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Leuteinizing Hormone (days after = progesterone) |
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(Male reproductive penis) what is the column of erectile tissue that has the urethra in it?
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Corpus Spongiosum |
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What are the 2 column of erectile tissue that have a deep artery in the center? |
Corpus Cavernosus |
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What do you call the most distal end of a male's penis that is acorn shaped? |
Glans |
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A woman is 50, what might she go through? |
Menopause |
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Which zone secrets mineralocorticoids?
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Zona Glomerulosa
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What organ is related to SNS? |
Medulla portion of adrenal gland. |