Test Review: Endocrine System
1.
Identify the endocrine glands & the hormones they produce.
2.
Describe the target cell, function, & diseases (hyposecretion or hypersecretion of hormones) of each endocrine gland.
3.
Describe how the hormone release is stimulated & regulated. (neural, humoral, hormonal; negative & positive feedback)
4.
Distinguish between synergism, permissiveness, antagonism
5.
Explain what a prostaglandin is and how they work. Give an example.
6.
Distinguish between steroid & nonsteroid hormones. Be able to label & identify hormones and activity from diagrams. (Mobile-receptor, Fixed membrane receptor, 1 st
and 2 nd
messengers)
7.
Describe what happens to excess hormones in the blood.
8.
Distinguish between up & down regulation; hyposecretion & hypersecretion.
9.
List the tropic hormones.
Glands / Structures : Recognize from picture, know hormones released
Pineal
Hypothalamus
Posterior pituitary
(neurohypophysis)
Anterior pituitary
(adenohypophysis)
Thyroid
Parathyroid
Thymus
Pancreas (endocrine & exocrine)
Adrenal (cortex & medulla)
Gonads (ovaries & testes)
Stomach/Intestines
Heart
Placenta
Hormones: Know Functions, Hypo- & Hypersecretion disorders
Melatonin
Releasing Hormones
Inhibiting Hormones
ADH
Oxytocin
TSH
ACTH
FSH
LH
PRL
GH
T3/T4
Calcitonin
PTH
Thymosin
Thymopoiten
Insulin
Glucagon
Somatostatin
Pancreatic Polypeptide
Mineralcorticoids: aldosterone
Glucocorticoids: Cortisol
Gonadocorticoids: Androgens
Epinepherine/Norepinepherine
Estrogen
Progesterone
Testosterone hCG
ANF or ANH
Ghrelin
Gastrin, CCK, Secretin