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Endocrine Glands
Chemical
Messengers
•Autocrine
•self signal
•Paracrine
•neighbor signal
•Endocrine
•distant signal
•Pheromone
•airborne signal
•same species
•Allomone
•airborne signal
•different species
Hormone Types
Homeostasis
Mechanism
Receptors
input signals
skin responds to cold
temperature
sends signal to brain
Control Center
integrating center
brain interprets temp signal
makes you shiver
Effectors
output mechanism
muscles shiver creating heat
Negative
Feedback
Results in an immediate reversal
of the imbalanced system
Immediately negates the
disruption
Most systems in the body work
via negative feedback systems
temperature
glucose balance
water balance
blood pressure
Positive
Feedback
Immediate further disruption of the
imbalance so as to later return to
homeostasis
childbirth
ovulation
Positive Feedback: Childbirth
Neuroendocrine Reflex
Baby suckling stimulates
receptors on the nipple
Action potential travels to the
hypothalamus
Hypothalamus sends oxytocin
to posterior pituitary gland
Posterior pituitary releases
oxytocin into the blood stream
Oxytocin travels to the breast
and triggers milk release
Posterior
Pituitary
Hormones synthesized in the
hypothalamus
Released by the posterior pituitary
•Oxytocin
•milk ejection
•orgasm
•Vasopressin or ADH
•water balance
•blood pressure
Anterior
Pituitary
Releasing hormones synthesized
in the hypothalamus
•CRF/CRH
•GnRH
•GHRH
•TRH
•PRH
Triggers hormone release in
anterior pituitary
•ACTH
•LH/FSH
•GH
•TSH
•PRL
The Stress Continuum
Stress
The process by which we perceive and respond to certain events,
called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging
HPA
Axis
Hypothalamus
•CRF/CRH
Pituitary
•ACTH
Adrenals
•Cortisol
Stress and Hormone Release
Stress Diathesis Model
Existing Correlations:
•Adult Depression : Elevated Cortisol levels
•Childhood Abuse : Adult Depression
Stress Diathesis Model:
•Genetic Predisposition plus
•Early Abuse/Neglect leads to
•Adult Depression
Animal Model shows:
•More CRF neurons
•Larger CRF neurons
•More sensitive CRF neurons
Early abuse permanently alters the stress
response increasing the risk of depression
General
Adaptation
Syndrome
(GAS)
1. Alarm Reaction
2. Resistance Reaction
3. Exhaustion