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39 Cards in this Set
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An example of paracrine hormone is? |
Somatostatin in pancreas |
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Neurons make use of electric signals as well. T/F |
T |
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An example of both an autocrine and paracrine hormone is? |
Cytokine |
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Hormones types stored in membrane bound sacs include: |
•Protein/peptide hormones • catecholamines |
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Steroid hormones are stored before release. T/F? |
F |
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_______ contains both NR and CR |
Steroid hormones |
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Serum hormones concentration is just _________. |
10^-¹¹ to 10^-⁹ |
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All hormones carry out their actions with the aid of receptors. T/F ? |
F |
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Hormones receptors are_______&________ and they bind to hormones through _______ bonds. |
•Large glycoprotein • protein • non-covalent |
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G protein receptors are involved with regulating 2 things: |
1. Production of cyclic nucleotide 2. Phospholipid turnover. |
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All examples of receptors using g protein are: |
PTH, ACTH, LH, TSH, Dopamine, Adrenergic, Glucagon receptors.
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PALT DAG |
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The toggle switch for g protein receptors are on protein_____. Also the C term is located_____. |
•VI (6) • Intracellularly |
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________ catalyzes cAMP to 5′AMP. |
Phosphodiesterase |
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Gq proteins are involved with the activation of _____ |
PLC ( phospholipase C) |
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PLC breaks PIP3 into a_____&b_____. a does what? b does what? |
•IP3 • DAG • IP3 mobilizes Ca2+ from intracellular storage.( Lumen of ER) •DAG activates a calcium -dependent enzyme, PKC which catalyzes the phosphorylation of Threonine and serine residues of some enzymes. |
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Receptors containing tyrosine kinase are: |
PDGF, IGF-1, Insulin, EGF |
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Inferior and superior thyroid artery arise from? |
Common carotid artery |
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Superior thyroid vein arise from ? |
Common jugular vein |
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Thyroid gland consist of 2 cells namely: |
•Follicular cells • Para follicular -C cells |
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Parathyroid gland consists of 2 cells namely: |
•Oxyphil cells • Principal cells( darker stain) |
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Iodine is converted to ____ in the ___ where it is absorbed. |
• iodide • Gut |
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Iodine is concentrated in the following organs (4): |
Thyroid gland Salivary glands Breast Choroid plexus |
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Sodium/iodide symport is located at the ____ membrane of the thyroidal cells. Formation of thyroid hormone takes place in ________. Formation of thyroglobulin takes place in the ______&_____ and is extruded through vesicles via the _____ membrane of thyroidal cells into the _________. |
• Basal • Thyroglobulin backbone • E.R and golgi apparatus • Apical • Follicular lumen. |
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Competitive inhibitors of the Na/I pump are _______ & ______. |
Perchlorate & Thiocyanate |
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Iodide is oxidized back to iodine at the ____membrane of the thyroid cell. This is catalyzed by ______ and inhibited by ______. |
• Apical • Thyroid peroxidase • Propylthiouracil |
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DIT+MIT=____. is 10x faster than DIT+DIT=____. T/F |
• T³ ( 3,5,3') • T⁴ ( 3,5,3',5') •F |
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Peptide bonds are broken to release T⁴, T³, DIT and MIT by ________. DIT and MIT are reserved in the follicular lumen while t4 and t3 are released. Iodide and tyrosine is salvaged from the DIT and MIT through_______. These occur at the _____ membrane. |
•Lysosomal proteases •Thyroid deiodinase • Basal membrane |
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TGB- ___% Transthyretin=____% Albumin=______% |
•60- 70 % • 15% • 15 - 25 % |
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Release of prolactin is also stimulated by TRH. T/F |
T |
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Augmentation/exaggeration of the sympathetic activities of the heart could be linked to____. This effect is blocked by______. |
Thyroid hormones B-adrenergic |
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Cells of the pancreatic islets: |
1. Alpha cells: Glucagon 20% 2. Beta cells: insulin 70% 3. Delta cells: Somatostatin 4. F cells: pancreatic polypeptide |
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Proinsulin gives rise to _____& ______. |
•C peptide • 2 polypeptide chain joined by disulfide bonds |
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C peptide secreted along with insulin serve as ________ |
Market to distinguish endogenous from exogenous source of insulin |
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Pancreatic beta cells co secrete a hormone called |
•Amylin / IAPP- islet amyloid polypeptide |
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An intermediate action of insulin is___________? |
•Increase in protein synthesis and decrease in protein degradation |
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Half life of insulin in the human blood is _____ . |
•5mins |
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Insulin is destroyed by ____ in the ______ formed by _______ processes. |
• proteases • endosomes • endocytic |
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Insulin gene is located on the _________ while Glucagon genes are located ________. |
• Short arm of chromosome 11 • Chromosome 2 |
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Glucose, amino acid and CCK increases the secretion of Somatostatin. T/F |
T |
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