Endo Anatomy (FA)

Question 1

What is the origin of the adrenal cortex?

Answer 1

Mesoderm

Question 2

What is the origin of the medulla?

Answer 2

Neural Crest

Question 3

What are the 3 layers of the Adrenal Gland?

Answer 3

Cortex: Zona Glomerulosa, Fasciculata, Reticularis

Medulla (made of chromatin cells)

Question 4

What are the primary products of each layer of the adrenal?

Answer 4

Aldosterone, Cortisol, Androgens, Catecholamines

Question 5

What are the primary regulators of each area of the adrenal?

Answer 5

Renin-Angiotensin
ACTH, CRH
ACTH, CRH
Preganglionic symp fiber

Question 6

What is the drainage path of both adrenals?

Answer 6

Left: gland –> vein –> left renal vein –> IVC
Right: Gland –> right adrenal vein –> IVC

Question 7

What are the parts of the pituitary?

Answer 7

Anterior (adenohypophysis)

Posterior (neurohypophysis)

Question 8

Describe the steps in posterior pituitary hormone release.

Answer 8

Made in hypothalmus –> transported to pots. pit. via neuophysis –> released into blood

Question 9

What is the embryo origin of the posterior pituitary?

Answer 9

Neuroectoderm

Question 10

What are the hormones produced in the anterior pituitary and the cells that produce them?

Answer 10

B-FLAT

GPA

Question 11

What is the embryo origin of the anterior pituitary?

Answer 11

Rathke’s pouch

Question 12

What are the cell types of the islet of Langerhans, their location within the Islets, and their products?

Answer 12

Alpha - periphery, glucagon
Beta - Central, Insulin
Gamma - Interspresed, Somatostatin