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The Master
Metabolism Gland &
It’s Hormones
Narrated by Sam and Ilyssa
Info Thyroid-stimulating hormone
★ TSH = Thyroid-stimulating
hormone
★ Anterior Pituitary Gland
★ Secreted by thyrotrope cells in
the anterior pituitary gland
★ Chemical class - glycoprotein
★ Stimulates the Thyroid gland
Info
★ Homeostasis - Thyroxine helps control body
temperature. This only happens if your body is at an
incorrect temperature.
★ A high TSH means there isn’t enough thyroid hormone,
where as a low TSH means there’s too much
Info
★ Hyposecretion- Overactive
Thyroid / Hyperthyroidism
★ HypersecretionUnderactive Thyroid /
Hypothyroidism
Info
★ Analogy: The heating system in a house turns on when
the house’s temperature drops below the set heat.
Woo Info (Thryoxine[T4] /
Iodothryonine)
➔thyroid gland
➔located in the neck
➔regulated by TSH
➔amino acid
➔regulates
metabolism
Info
➔affect protein synthesis
➔regulates long bone growth
➔neural maturation
➔increases the body’s sensitivity to
catecholamines (ex. adrenaline)
➔increase heart rate
Info
Hyperthyroidism:a syndrome caused by an
excess of circulating thyroxine,
triiodothyronine, or both. Affects 2% of women
and 0.2% of men
➔lose weight quickly
➔ fast heart beat
➔sweat a lot
Info
Cars. Need gas to run.
The speed of the car depends on how much gas
is let in the engine to be burned. The more gas,
the more the engine revs. The carburetor is the
parts of the car that controls the amount of gas
going to the engine, telling the engine how high
Bibliography
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/59
4710/thyroxine
http://thyroid.about.com/od/thyroidbasicsthyroi
d101/a/confusion.htm
http://thyroid.about.com/od/thyroidbasicsthyroi
d101/a/confusion.htm