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HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
AN INTEGRATED APPROACH
Dee Unglaub Silverthorn, Ph.D.
Chapter 23
Endocrine Control of Growth
and Metabolism
PowerPoint Lecture Slide Presentation by
Dr. Howard D. Booth, Professor of Biology, Eastern Michigan University
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External stimuli
Hypothalamic
Anterior Pituitary
Adrenal cortex
Tissues
Thyroid Hormone
Thyroid hormone the bodys major metabolic
hormone
Consists of two closely related iodine-containing
compounds
T4 thyroxine; has two tyrosine molecules plus
four bound iodine atoms
T3 triiodothyronine; has two tyrosines with
three bound iodine atoms
Figure 23-8: Thyroid hormones are made from tyrosine and iodine
Figure 16.6
Calcium Metabolism:
Calcium Metabolism:
Osteoporosis:
Disease of Bone Growth & Calcium Metabolism
Bone reabsorption
exceeds deposition
Osteoclasts
mobilize Ca++ to
plasma
Factors:
inadequate Ca++
intake, genes,
hormones,
smoking
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Summary
In addition to insulin and glucagon, metabolism
is influenced by hormones from adrenal, thyroid,
parathyroid and hypothalamus
Cortisol catabolic activities responding to stress
Growth H anabolic activities to promote growth
PTH, cacitrol, & calcitonin balance plasma [Ca++]
for bone synthesis, muscle contraction, & cell
signaling
Endocrine diseases result from pathway or
glandular hypo or hyper secretion
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