_ ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS -
Veterinary Nursing - Endocrine system GRADED
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endocrine glands - ANSWER-glands secrete hormones and are carried in the blood to their target organs
exocrine glands - ANSWER-secrete via ducts directly to their effector organs
Gastrin-cells in the wall of the stomach - ANSWER-Stimulates hydrochloric acid
Secretin-cells in the wall of the small intestine - ANSWER-Stimulates digestive juices
Chorionic gonadtrophin - ANSWER-The layer of the chorion during pregnancy that
helps maintain the corpus luteum throughout pregnancy
Erythropoietin stimulating factor - ANSWER-Stimulates bone marrow to produce RBCs
Pituitary Gland - ANSWER-Also known as the hypophysis
Pituitary Gland - ANSWER-Two lobes-anterior and posterior
, Anterior-adenohypophysis
Posterior-neuropophysis
Pituitary Gland - ANSWER-Ventral to the hypothalamus in the forebrain
Pituitary Gland-Anterior - ANSWER-Thyrotrophic stimulating hormone
Growth hormone
Adrenocorticotrophic hormone
Prolactin
Follicle stimulating hormone
Luteinising hormone
Interstitial cell stimulating hormone
Thyrotrophic Stimulating Hormone - ANSWER-Stimulus for secretion:
Hypothalamus
Main action:
Stimulates the release of thyroid hormone from the thyroid gland
edocrine glands - ANSWER-Pituitary
Thyroid
Parathyroid
Pancreas
Ovaries
Testes
Adrenal glands
Growth Hormone - ANSWER-Also known as somatotropin
Stimulus for secretion:
Hypothalamus