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Chapter 11 Endocrine System
Endocrine Glands • Glands produce secretions • Endocrine glands make hormones • Hormones use the circulatory system to reach their target • Do not confuse with exocrine glands which has secretions that go through a duct
Function of the Endocrine System • Coordinate and integrate functions to maintain homeostasis • Hypothalamus • Neurotransmitters
Function of the Endocrine System • Pituitary gland • Negative feedback system • Nervous control
Pituitary Gland • About size of a grape • Located at base of brain • Connected to the hypothalamus • Anterior lobe and posterior lobe • Also known as the master gland
Anterior Lobe – Pituitary • Growth hormone (GH) or somatotropin • Prolactin hormone (PRL) • Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) • Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Anterior Lobe – Pituitary • Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) • Luteinizing hormone (LH) • Interstitial cell-stimulating hormone (ICSH)
Intermediate Lobe – Pituitary • Few cells along borders of posterior and anterior lobes • Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)
Posterior Lobe – Pituitary • Vasopressin converts to antidiuretic hormone (ADH) in the bloodstream • Oxytocin
Thyroid Glands • Located in neck close to the cricoid cartilage (Adam’s apple) • Regulates body metabolism • Thyroxine (T4) • Triiodothyronine (T3) • Calcitonin
Parathyroid Glands • Four glands size of grains of rice • Attached to the posterior surface of the thyroid gland • Maintains calcium-phosphorus balance • Parathormone • Parathormone and calcitonin • Antagonistic effects
Thymus Gland • Both an endocrine gland and lymphatic organ • Located under the sternum • Decreases in size with aging • thymosin
Adrenal Glands • Located on top of each kidney • Have a cortex and a medulla • ACTH from the pituitary gland stimulated activity of the cortex
Adrenal Cortex • Mineralocorticoids • Glucocorticoids • Androgens • Estrogens
Adrenal Medulla • Epinephrine or adrenalin • Powerful cardiac stimulant • Norephinephrine • Responds to the sympathetic nervous system • Fight-or-flight hormones
Gonads • Also called sex glands • Female • Ovaries • Male • Testes
Gonads – Hormones • Female • Estrogen • Progesterone • Male • Testosterone
Pancreas • Located behind stomach • Exocrine and endocrine functions • Insulin • Glucagon
Pineal Gland • Located on the roof of the third ventricle in the brain • Suprachiasmatic nucleus • Melatonin
Other Hormones • Prostaglandins • Activity depends on which tissue secretes them • Exact nature and function is being studied
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Effects of Aging • Affects nearly every gland • Blood levels of some hormones increase while others decrease • Affects the homeostasis of the body
Endocrine System Disorders • A number of factors can cause problems • Disease of the gland • Autoimmune causes • Infections • Dietary deficiencies • Signs and symptoms usually do to hyper- or hypoactivity of the glands
Disorders – Pituitary • Hyperfunction • Gigantism • Acromegaly • Hypofunction • Dwarfism • Diabetes insipidus
Disorders – Thyroid • Diagnostic tests • Hyperthyroidism • Hypothyroidism • Myxedema • Cretinism
Disorders – Parathyroid • Hyperparathyroidism • Increased blood calcium • Hypoparathyroidism • Decreased blood calcium • Tetany
Disorders – Adrenal Cortex • Hyperfunction • Cushing’s syndrome • Hypofunction • Addison’s disease
Steroid Abuse in Sports • Androgenic anabolic steroids • Risks of taking • Males • Females
Diabetes Mellitus • Pancreatic disorder • Decreased secretion of insulin from the islets of Langerhans cells or by the ineffective use of insulin • Type I and Type II diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus • Signs and symptoms • Pathophysiology • Hypo- and hyperglycemia • Diagnostic tests • Treatments