Introduction to The Endocrine System

This text provides a brief introduction to an overview of the endocrine system, hormones, the pituitary gland & hypothalamus, the thyroid gland, the parathyroid glands, the adrenal gland, the pineal gland, gonadal & placental hormones, the endocrine pancreas, organs with secondary endocrine functions, and development & aging of the endocrine system.

Topics

acromegaly
adenylyl cyclase
adrenal cortex
adrenal glands
adrenal medulla
adrenocorticotropic hormone
ACTH
alarm reaction
aldosterone
alpha cell
angiotensin-converting enzyme
antidiuretic hormone
ADH
atrial natriuretic peptide
ANP
autocrine
beta cell
calcitonin
chromaffin
colloid
cortisol
cyclic adenosine monophosphate
cAMP
delta cell
diabetes mellitus
diacylglycerol
DAG
downregulation
endocrine gland
endocrine system
epinephrine
erythropoietin
EPO
estrogens
exocrine system
first messenger
follicle-stimulating hormone
FSH
G protein
general adaptation syndrome
GAS
gigantism
glucagon
glucocorticoids
goiter
gonadotropins
growth hormone
GH
hormone
hormone receptor
hyperglycemia
hyperparathyroidism
hyperthyroidism
hypoparathyroidism
hypophyseal portal system
hypothalamus
hypothyroidism
infundibulum
inhibin
inositol triphosphate
IP3
insulin
insulin-like growth factors
IGF
leptin
luteinizing hormone
LH
melatonin
mineralocorticoids
neonatal hypothyroidism
norepinephrine
osmoreceptor
oxytocin
pancreas
pancreatic islets
paracrine
parathyroid glands
parathyroid hormone
PTH
phosphodiesterase
PDE
phosphorylation cascade
pineal gland
pinealocyte
pituitary dwarfism
pituitary gland
PP cell
progesterone
prolactin
PRL
protein kinase
second messenger
stage of exhaustion
stage of resistance
testosterone
thymosins
thymus
thyroid gland
thyroid-stimulating hormone
TSH
thyroxine
triiodothyronine
upregulation
zona fasciculata
zona glomerulosa
zona reticularis
amine hormone
bisphenol A
pathway of hormone action
protein hormone
regulation of hormone secretion
target cell response
endocrine signaling
neural signaling
structure of the endocrine system
anabolic steroid
Addison’s disease
cretinism
disorder involving the adrenal gland
function of thyroid hormones
gonad
insulin-like growth factor
iodine deficiency
pancreatic islet
paracrines
steroid hormones
T3
T4
tetraiodothyronine
TH synthesis
thyroid hormone
type of hormones
Cushing’s disease
adenylate cyclase
adrenal gland
anterior pituitary
endocrinologist
glucocorticoid
parathyroid gland
peptide hormone
posterior pituitary
intracellular hormone receptor
estrogen
gonadotropin
mineralocorticoid
chromaffin cell