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Unit 2 – Endocrine System | Human Physiology (Silverthorn 8th Edition)

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These detailed notes cover Unit 2: The Endocrine System, aligning with Chapters 7 and 23 from Silverthorn’s Human Physiology. They provide a comprehensive yet concise breakdown of endocrine principles — perfect for undergraduate or graduate students preparing for physiology exams, MCAT sections, or lab discussions. Each page is clearly organized with bullet points, color diagrams, and system summaries to make complex hormone interactions easy to follow.

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Unit 2 Endocrine System
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Endocrine -> within separate (exocrine -
> to the outside)

·
Hormones -> often reserved for true endocrine molecules

act systemically at separate organ
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or a


usually must be released in to be effective diluted plasma
high concen in
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.




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Alternate mediator molecules -> commonly for local
:
actions
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paracrine - acts at in the same
neighboring cells structure
·


- organ
autocrine - plasma dilution may not
·
-
> acts on same
releasing molecules ,
occur


Secretogogue stimulates the release of hormone/mediator molecule
·
- molecule that a


Endocrine
·
mechanism
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of hormones -> the hormone-receptor interactions (chemical) determine the response (bio)
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hormone concentration
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receptor concentration

up/down regulation
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inherent affinity's allosteric modulation of receptor binding
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Classes : Actions of Hormones
·
molecular structural classes :



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proteins: Peptides
peptide hormone synthesis preprohormones prohormones, prohormones process
· ·
,




molecules derived from individual amino acids
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Tryptophan used to synthesize serotonin (signal) : melatonin (pineal gland)
· :

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·
Tyrosine
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used
: to synthesize amine hormones
-
>
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thyroid hormones catecholamines
> derived from cholesterol
steroid hormones -




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other
signaling molecules
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Eicosanoids derived from arachidonic acid
·
>
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Gas -nitric oxide; stabilized/transported as nitrite in blood to target cells

·
Nucleosides nucleotides

, solubility
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water soluble :

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·

transport-
> sol .
in intestitial fluid/plasma
mode of action ebind cell surface receptors initiate second system for
messenger kinase activation
genomic actions
·

,
or


time - rapid cell
signal response
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short chem half life
longer biological half life
·
.
,




lipid soluble
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:

use
·
transport -
>
reg plasma proteins to
.

get into blood; free hormone passes thru cell membrane (lipophilic)
mode of action -
> bind to nuclear
cytoplasmic receptors ; genomic action change DNA transcription/translation
·
or :




time -> Slow
reg DNA changes protein synthesis
·
.

,




longer half life
biological half life very long
·
,




Water soluble hormones
·
structure of cell surface receptors :
integral mem. proteins with amino acid seg that comprise
. one of three domains:
extracellular At residues exposed to outside of cell interact ligand (hormone/molecule) ligand-binding
with domain -
- :


- -
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transmem : hydrophobic
seg of .
AA capable of beingin lipid bilayer ;helpanchor receptor
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(cytoplasmic) single sections or loops of seg. project into cytoplasm; allows/initiates/reg molecules,
tracellular
:
.




generates second messengers
second messenger systems
multiple hormones use : hormone can use more than one system
single
·
same ones a


Adenylate cyclase system (cyclic AMP)
·

e
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G-protein coupled
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Adenyly1 cyclase synthesizes CAMP from ATP
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enzyme is stimulated inhibited by specific hormone-receptor complexes
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or

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ex . activation of cAMP-dependent protein kinase

Guanylate cyclase system (cyclic GMP)
·


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similar to adenylate cyclase but cGMP from GTP
generates
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Phospholipase C
~
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hydrolyses the membrane phospholipid phosphatidylinosito 4 5-bisphosphate (PIP2) to form
, , 1Pz diacylglycerol (DAG)
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IP3 causes release of Ca from ER into cell

Tyrosine system
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Kinase
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receptors protein hinases activated by binding of
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are hormone


phosphorylate tyrosine residues form tyrosine kinase cascade

Fate of the Hormone-receptor complexes

simply dissociate
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internilization by endocytosis (forms endosomes) upon hormone
binding
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> fuse with
destruction - lysosomes or ubiquination
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recycling receptor returns to plasma mem by fusion of endosome with mem
->
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Lipid Soluble Hormones

Steroid (adrenal
·

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glands gonads)
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derived from cholesterols only sunthesized/released as needed (NOT stored)
bind receptor in cytoplasm nucleus-slow acting genomic
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or , response
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bind cell surface receptor s rapid typically non-genomic , response

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