Endocrine system

central nervous system. When the hypothalamus senses a change in homeostasis, a hypothalmic neuron synthesizes and releases the tropic hormone called thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH). TRH travels down the axon of the neuron and into the axon terminal where TRH is released. Following the release, TRH travels through the hypothalamohypophyseal portal vessels into the anterior pituitary gland where TRH binds to receptors on the endocrine cells. Once bound, stimulation of the endocrine cells…

Americans are seeking out health care practitioners who specialize in treating disorders of the endocrine system. Your endocrine system, which includes glands such as your thyroid, adrenals, pituitary gland, and others, produces hormones that influence growth, metabolism, reproduction and sexual development. Diabetes and thyroid disorders are two of the most prevalent diseases of the endocrine system. The former, diabetes, occurs when your pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or your body…

The Controversy behind Endocrine Disruptors Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that can cause an individual’s endocrine, neurological or immune system to not function properly. Many chemicals have been deemed endocrine disruptors but are still used heavily today. They can be seen in things such as, plastics, cosmetics and pesticides among other products. Whether or not the benefits that using certain compounds affords us is worth the damage they can potentially cause is the basis for the…

enlargement of the bones can overgrow faster than tissues and structures around it. In some cases, it can cause cardiovascular disease and respiratory disease due to the enlargement of bones and muscles that inhibits both cardiovascular and respiratory system to function normally. Bones can also get brittle and fragile and even result in more chronic disease such as osteoporosis. Treatment of the…

The second axis that comprises the stress response stage is the neuroendocrine (fight or flight) axis, which causes intermediate stress effects (Everly & Lating 2013). First, the body engages in a fight or flight response in the presence of a perceived threat, and the primary organ involved in this is process is the adrenal medulla (Everly & Lating, 2013). Next, at the time of this publication, researchers had identified that the dorsomedial amygdlar complex as the utmost point for which the…

Each patient took a urine test and tests were run to see what colour the urine was, this determines how concentrated the urine is. If the urine is darker and has a smell then the urine is more concentrated. If the urine is a light colour and no smell that means it is not as concentrated. Additionally, the urine was tested to determine the pH, glucose, protein, ketone, yeast, blood, nitrite, bilirubin and urobilinogen. Glucose levels are tested in order to test for the plasma levels; if the…

collecting ducts. The collecting ducts will transport urine back through the concentration gradient and back through the nephron loop. The walls of the collecting duct are permeable to water, not sodium. Through osmosis more water is drawn out. ADH determines the the permeability of the collecting ducts resulting in less urine secretion and more concentration. Less ADH results in less concentration of urine and more volume. Micturition, meaning urination. Once urine is produces as stated above…

Pregnancy week 28: All set? Are you ready for the D-day to arrive? I am sure that you must be very happy and excited as you have came a long way now only a few days are left for your baby to arrive and be ready to face sleepless yet pleasant nights ahead. Your entire family is busy making preparations to welcome the little one with a huge celebration. Now you are going through the ending stage of your pregnancy and so a lot of last minute tests are going on, and so you have keep in touch with…

This 73-year-old male patient developed urine retention following a right above knee amputation on [Date]. Prior to the surgery he had a slow stream, hesitancy, and nocturia x3. The patient is diabetic, suffers from hypertension, and has a history of CVA and MI. A cardiac stent placement, pacemaker placement. He has poor vascularization of the left leg. He had been on warfarin, which was discontinued 5 days prior to the procedure. _____ scan, then _____ (blank) to show that his digital _____…

Epoprostenol • Definition of epoprostenol (Flolan). - Epoprostenol belongs to some hormones which present in the body naturally called prostaglandins. - It is derived from arachidonic acid . This medication is taken by a continuous injection in the vein by the use of an infusion pump . - Generic Name: Epoprostenol sodium - Brand Name : Flolan Fig. 1 Chemical structure of epoprostenol • During comparison between two GPs of patients with PPH.one of them are treated with…