BIOL 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Thyroid, Endocrine System, Interstitial Cell
Document Summary
Controls bodily functions (along with nervous system: together both systems maintain homeostasis. Made up of many glands (tissues made up of specialized cells: these glands are spread throughout the body, not attached. They produce hormones (chemical messengers usually proteins or steroids) Secrete their product *hormones) directly into the bloodstream. The hormones travel to distant target tissues where they exert their effects. The link between the nervous system and endocrine system. Stimulates and controls the release of hormones from the pituitary gland. Each of these sections release its own hormones: anterior, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh, adrenocorticotropic hormone (acth, follicle stimulating hormone (fsh, luetenizing hormone (lh, interstitial cell stimulating hormone (icsh, posterior. Pituitary hormones usually act on other glands. Thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh: travels to the thyroid gland, production of thyroid hormone thyroxin, controls metabolism; appetite, weight, hair/nail growth, etc. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (acth: travels to the adrenal gland, adrenal cortex production of cortisol, controls anti-inflammatory and stress.
