PEDS207 Lecture Notes - Thyroid, Sex Steroid, Anterior Pituitary

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Physical Education and Sport
• Course: PEDS207
• Professor: Jody Virr

Document Summary

Adipose tissue in older adult: both men and women tend to gain fat during adulthood, but this isn"t inevitable. Increases in trunk fat are notable, but subcutaneous fat on limbs tends to decrease. Fat can be a constraint when it decreases rom. Excess fat is stored in lipocytes, which expand. Endocrine system: plays role in regulating growth and maturation through chemical substances called hormones, excess of deficiency can alter growth. It can be stimulated by neurons or through blood: pituitary gland secretes gh and tsh, which goes to the thyroid glad to tell it to start producing hormones, thyroid produces epinephrine and androgens, testes produce testeosterone and estrogen. Growth hormone: growth hormone is secreted by anterior pituitary. It is necessary for normal growth: deficiency can result in growth abnormality, dwarfism is an example of what can happen if we don"t produce enough gh. If we produce too much gh, then we can see gigantism.