PHGY 214 Study Guide - Gluconeogenesis, Small Intestine, Frontal Lobe
6 Nov 2014
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Small part of the brain connected to the pituitary gland. Exercise, stress, decreased blood glucose, durinal rhythm, increased aa and ghrelin in blood. Menstrual cycle: depending of the source of the estrogen and the period in the cycle, estrogen has different functions regulating the hormones and processes in the reproductive axis. Inhibits the release of growth hormone and tsh. Stimulates the secretion of cortisol by the adrenal cortex. Gonadotropic hormones acts on the ovary and testes. Primary hormones responsible for regulating overall body growth by stim. =insulin-growth factor 1 increased: cell division, protein synthesis, bone growth. Metabolic: increased fat breakdown, glucose output by liver, decreased glucose uptake by muscles. Stimulates growth and development of ovarian follicles, promotes secretion of estrogen by ovaries inhibin. Pregnancy, labor and child birth, stretching of the cervix, periods, breast feeding. Stimulates uterine contraction during childbirth and milk ejection during breast feeding stimulates smooth muscle. Conserves water during urine formation increasing the permeability of the tubules.
