endocrine system

• three types of cells in adenohypophysis

  acidophils

  basophils

  chromophobes
• two kinds of acidophils

  somatotrophs

  mammotrophs
• somatotrophs secrete

  growth hormone
• mammotrophs secrete

  prolactin
• three kinds of basophils

  corticotrophs

  thyrotrophs

  gonadotropes
• corticotrophs secrete

  POMC

  ACTH
• thyrotrophs secrete

  thyroid stimulating hormone
• gonadotrophs secrete

  luteinizing hormone

  follicle stimulating hormone
• three parts of the adenohypophysis

  pars distalis

  pars intermedia

  pars tuberalis
• pars distalis contains (cell type)

  acidophils

  basophils

  chromophobes
• pars intermedia contains (cell type)

  chromophobes

  basophils
• what part of the adenohypophysis has cysts with colloids?

  pars intermedia
• pars tuberalis is mainly (cell type)

  basophils
• the basophils in the pars tuberalis is mainly what two type?

  corticotrophs

  gonadotropes
• the adenohypophysis is also called

  anterior pituitary
• the neurohypophysis is also known as the

  posterior pituitary
• neurosecretory neurons can be found in the

  posterior pituitary
• neurosecretory neurons secrete --- and ---

  vasopressin

  oxytocin
• herring bodies can be found in the

  posterior pituitary
• herring bodies are --- of ---.

  accumulation

  hormones
• pituicytes are like

  astrocytes
• the pars nervosa can be found in the

  posterior pituitary
• the infundibulum connects the --- to the ---.

  posterior pituitary

  hypothalamus
• the hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal vessel is part of the

  infundibulum
• what are the two notable cell types in the thyroid?

  follicle cells

  parafollicular cells
• follicle cells secrete --- hormones.

  thyroid
• the blisters on the apical surface of follicle cells indicate

  phagocytosis
• parafollicular cells found in the thyroid are found as ---.

  cords
• parafollicular cells secrete ---.

  calcitonin
• there are --- parathyroids on one thyroid.

  4
• what are the two cells of the parathyroid ?

  chief cells

  oxyphils
• are chief cells or oxyphils smaller?

  chief cells
• chief cells secrete

  parathyroid hormone
• what kind of tissue is commonly found in the parathyroid?

  adipose
• the adrenal gland is made up of two parts: --- and ---.

  adrenal cortex

  adrenal medulla
• three layers of the adrenal cortex are

  zona glomerulosa

  zona fasciculata

  zona reticularis
• zona glomerulosa secrete

  aldosterone
• zona fasciculata secrete

  cortisol
• zona reticularis secrete

  androgen
• zona fasciculata has --- staining in comparison to the other layers

  lighter