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The endocrine system is one of the bodys
main systems for communicating,
controlling and coordinating the bodys
work. It works with the nervous system,
reproductive system, kidneys, gut, liver,
pancreas and fat to help maintain and
control the following:
body energy levels
reproduction growth and development
internal balance of body systems,
called homeostasis
responses to surroundings, stress
and injury
The endocrine system accomplishes these
tasks via a network of glands and organs
that produce, store, and secrete certain
types of hormones. Hormones are special
chemicals that move into body fluid after
they are made by one cell or a group of
cells. Different types of hormones cause
different effects on other cells or tissues of
the body.Endocrine glands make hormones that are used inside the body. Other glands make
substances like saliva, that reach the outside of the body. Endocrine glands and endocrine-related
organs are like factories. They produce and store hormones and release them as needed. When
the body needs these substances, the bloodstream carries the proper types of hormones to
specific targets. These targets may be organs, tissues, or cells. To function normally, the body
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needs glands that work correctly, a blood supply that works well to move hormones through the
body to their target points, receptor places on the target cells for the hormones to do their work,
and a system for controlling how hormones are produced and used.
Endocrine system diseases and disorders happen when one or more of the endocrine
systems in your body are not working well. Hormones may be released in amounts that are too
great or too small for the body to work normally. These irregularities are also called a hormone
imbalance. There may not be enough receptors, or binding sites, for the hormones so that they
can direct the work that needs to be done. These hormone imbalances may be the result of a
problem with the system regulating the hormones in the blood stream, or the body may have
difficulty controlling hormone levels because of problems clearing hormones from the blood. For
example, a hormone imbalance may occur if a person's liver or kidneys are not working well,
resulting in a hormone level in the bloodstream that is too high.
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The Pancreas is a fish-shapedspongy grayish-pink organ about 6 inches
(15 cm) long that stretches across the
back of the abdomen, behind the stomach.
The head of the pancreas is on the right
side of the abdomen and is connected to
the duodenum (the first section of the
small intestine). The narrow end of the
pancreas, called the tail, extends to the
left side of the body.
The pancreas makes pancreatic juices and hormones, including insulin. The pancreatic juices are
enzymes that help digest food in the small intestine. Insulin controls the amount of sugar in the
blood.
As pancreatic juices are made, they flow into the main pancreatic duct. This duct joins the
common bile duct, which connects the pancreas to the liver and the gallbladder. The common
bile duct, which carries bile (a fluid that helps digest fat), connects to the small intestine near the
stomach.
The pancreas is thus a compound gland. It is "compound" in the sense that it is composed of both
exocrine and endocrine tissues. The exocrine function of the pancreas involves the synthesis and
secretion of pancreatic juices. The endocrine function resides in the million or so cellular islands
(the islets of Langerhans) embedded between the exocrine units of the pancreas. Beta cells of the
islands secrete insulin, which helps control carbohydrate metabolism. Alpha cells of the islets
secrete glucagon that counters the action of insulin.
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Beta Cells & Insulin Production
Healthy beta cells are constantly making
insulin and storing it. Those same beta cells release
small amounts of insulin day & night, whether the
person's eaten or not. This is how the body distributes
its naturalbasal insulin. This is important to the body
because it is the basal insulin which allows cells to
use blood sugar.
When the insulin level drops, this signals the liver to release glucose by converting stored
carbohydrates (glycogen) into glucose for fuel. This release and conversion raises blood glucose
levels. It's the body's built in "fail-safe" mechanism to prevent hypoglycemia.
When this occurs, if there are not enough stored carbohydrates in the form of glycogen,
the liver will convert protein into glucose in an attempt to keep the body going. If there's not
enough carbohydrates or enough protein in the diet, the liver will begin turning body muscle into
glucose to keep itself alive.
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Insulin
The actions of insulin are
threefold: (1) itpromotes glucose
uptake by target cells and
provides for glucose storage as
glycogen, (2) it prevents fat and
glycogen breakdown, inhibits
gluconeogenesis and (3) increase
protein synthesis. Insulin acts to
promote fat storage by increasing
the transport of glucose into fat
cells. It also facilitates
triglycerine synthesis from
glucose in fat cells and inhibits the intracellular breakdown of stored triglycerides. Insulin also
inhibits protein breakdown and increases protein synthesis by increasing the active transport of
amino acids into body cells. Insulin also inhibits gluconeogenesis, or the building of glucose
from new sources, mainly amino acids.
When there is glucose in the bloodstream it triggers the release of insulin. A rise in blood
pressure levels results in glucose uptake into pancreatic beta calla, facilitated by an insulin-
independent, glucose- transporting proteins, GLUT-2. Metabolism via glycolysis generates ATP,
resulting in increase in cytoplasmic ATP ratios. This inhibits the activity of the ATP- sensitive
potassium channel on the beta cell membrane, leading to membrane depolarization and the influx
of calcium through voltage- dependent calcium channels. The resultant increase in intracellular
calcium stimulates secretion of insulin, presumably from stored hormone within the beta cell
granules. This is the phase of immediate release of insulin. If the secretory stimulus persists, a
delayed and protracted response follows that involves active synthesis of insulin. Other agents,
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including intestinal hormones and certain amino acids (leucine and arginine), stimulate insulin
release but not synthesis.
Insulin Action and Insulin
Signaling Pathway
Its principal metabolic function is to
increase the rate of glucose transport into
certain cells in the body. These are the
striated muscle cells and to a lesser extent,
adipocytes, representing collectively about
two thirds of the entire body weight.Glucose uptake in other peripheral tissues,
most notably the brain, is insulin-
independent. In the muscle cells, glucose
is then either stored as glycogen or oxidized to generate ATP. In adipose tissue, glucose is
primarily stored as lipid. Besides promoting lipid synthesis, insulin also inhibits lipid degradation
in adipocytes. Similarly, insulin promotes amino acids uptake and protein synthesis, while
inhibiting protein degradation. Thus, the anabolic effects of insulin are attributable to increased
synthesis and reduced degradation of glycogen, lipids, and proteins. In addition, insulin has
several mitogenic functions, including initiation of DNA synthesis in certain cells and
stimulation of their growth and differentiation.
It is increasingly recognized that adipose tissue is not merely a passive storage depot for
fats, but can also operate as a functional endocrine organ, releasing hormones in response to
changes in metabolic status. A variety of proteins released into the systemic circulation by
adipose tissue have been identified and these are collectively termed adipokines. Dysregulation
of adipokine secretion may be one of the mechanisms by which insulin resistance is tied to
obesity. Several adipokines have been implicated in insulin resistance, including leptin,
adiponectum and reistin. Leptin acts on the central nervous system receptors and other sites to
reduce food intake and induce satiety; it is also an insulin-sensitizing adipokine.
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Glucagon
Glucagon is a hormone produced by the alpha cells of the pancreas. Its effect is the
opposite of insulin-- it causes the liver to release stored glucose into the blood, raising blood
glucose levels. This process is called glycogenolysis. Glycogenolysis is creation of extra blood
glucose (from breakdown ofglycogen) by the liver, in response to glucagon. Glucagon is the
main counterregulatory hormone to insulin.
Glucagon also increases the transport of amino acids in the liver and stimulates their conversion
into glucose, a process called gluconeogenesis. Gluconeogenesis is the production of new
glucose in the body from non-sugar sources, mainly proteins. It occurs mainly in the liver and
kidneys. Because liver stores are limited, gluconeogenesis is important in maintaining blood
glucose levels over time.
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The Urinary System performs the vital function of removing the organic waste products
generated by the cells throughout the body. It also functions to regulate blood volume and
pressure, regulating plasma concentrations ions, stabilize blood pH and conserving valuable
nutrients.
Through these activities it will help regulated to keep all blood composition within limits
in ensure optimum functioning.
Kidney
The kidneys are bean shaped, brownish red structure that lie outside the peritoneal cavity in the
back of the upper abdomen, one on each side of the vertebral column at the level of the 12 th thoracic and
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3rd lumbar vertebrae. Normally, the right kidney is lower
than the left presumably because of the position of the
liver. The kidney is about 10-12 cm long, 5-6 cm wide,
2.5 cm deep and weighs about 113-170 grams. The
kidney is well protected by ribs, muscles, Gerotas fascia,
perirenal fat and renal capsule.
The kidney consists of two distinct regions, the renal
parenchyma and the renal pelvis. The renal parenchyma
is divided into the cortex and medulla. The cortex contains the gromeruli, proximal and distal tubules, and
cortical collecting ducts and their adjacent peritubular capillaries. The medulla resembles comical
pyramids. The pyramids are situated with the base facing the concave surface of the kidney and the apex
facing the hilum, or pelvis. Each kidney contains approximately 8 to 18 pyramids. The pyramids drain
into 4 to 13 minor calices that, in turn, drain into 2 to 3 calices that open directly into the renal pelvis.
On the medial side of each kidney are the hilum, where the renal artery and nerves enter and
where the renal vein and ureter exit the kidney. The hilum opens into a cavity called renal sinus, which
contains blood vessels, part of the system for collecting urine and fat.
The renal artery divides into smaller and smaller vessels, eventually to form the gromerulus,
which is the capillary bed responsible for glomerular filtration. Blood leaves the glomerulus through the
efferent arteriole and flows bask to the inferior vena cava through a network of capillaries and veins.
Each kidney contains about one million nephrons, the functional unit of the kidney. Each kidney
is capable of providing adequate renal function if the opposite kidney is damaged or becomes
nonfunctional. The nephrons consist of a glomerulus containing afferent and efferent arterioles,
Bowmans capsule, proximal tubule, loop of Henle, distal tubule, and collecting ducts. Collecting ducts
converges into papillae, which empty into the minor calices, which drains into three major calices that
open directly into the renal pelvis.
Nephrons are structurally divided into two types: cortical and juxtamedullary. Cortical nephrons are
found in the cortex of the kidney, and juxtamedullary nephrons sit adjacent to the medulla. The
juxtamedullary nephrons are distinguished by their long loop of Henle and vasa recta, long capillary loops
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that dip into the medulla of the kidney. The nephron is responsible for the actual purification and filtration
of the blood.
Bowmans Capsule is the cup shaped
mouth of a nephron. It is formed by two
layers of epithelial cells with a space called
Bowmans space. Fluid, waste products,
and electrolytes that pass through the
porous glomerular capillaries and enter this
space constitute the glomerular filtrate,
which will be processed in the nephron to
form urine.
The glomerulus is composed of three
filtrating layer: the capillary endothelium,
the basement membrane, and the epithelium. The glomerular membrane normally allows filtration of fluid
and small molecules yet limits passage of larger molecules, such as blood cells and albumin and other
protein molecules.
The proximal convoluted tubule is the second part of the nephron but the first part of the renal
tubule. Their walls consist of one layer of epithelial cells. These cells have a brush border facing the
lumen of the tubule. Thousands of microvilli form the brush border and greatly increase it luminal surface
area. 60% of the filtrate will be reabsorbed in the proximal convoluted tubule in which 99% of water
including sodium, chloride and glucose are reabsorbed. Normally glucose is excreted in the urine in a
normal amount, however, when there is hyperglycemia, glucose is no longer excreted because it exceeds
the normal renal threshold for glucose which is only 220 mg/dL.
The loop of Henle is the segment of renal tubule just beyond the proximal tube. It consists of a
descending limb, a sharp turn and an ascending limb. A nephron with a loop of Henle that dips far into
the medulla is a called a juxtamedullary nephron. The length of the loop of Henle is important in the
production of highly concentrated or very dilute urine.
The distal tubule is a convoluted portion of the tubule beyond the loop of Henle. Additional
water and electrolytes are reabsorbed in the distal convoluted tubule.
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Thejuxtaglomerular apparatus is found at the point where the afferent arteriole brushes past the distal
convoluted tubule. This structure is important in maintaining the homeostasis of blood flow because its
reflexively secretes renin.
The collecting duct is a straight tubule joined by the distal tubules of several nephrons.
Collecting ducts join larger ducts, and all larger collecting ducts of one renal papilla into one of the small
calyces.
The ureters are narrow, muscular tubes, each 24 to 30 cm long, that originates at the lower
portion of the renal pelvis and terminate in the trigone of the bladder wall. In human anatomy, the ureters
are muscular ducts that propel urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.There are three narrowed
areas of each ureter: the ureterpelvic junction, the ureter segment near the sacroiliac sac junction, and the
uretervesical junction.
The angling of the uretovesicular junction is the primary means of providing antegrade, or
downward, movement of urine, also referred to as efflux of urine. This anglish prevent vesicoureteral
reflux or backflow of urine. During voiding, increased intravesicular pressure keeps the ureterovesicular
junction closed and keeps urine within the ureter. As soon as micturition is completed, intravesicalpressure returns to its normal low baseline value, allowing efflux of urine to continue. The lining of the
ureters is made up of transitional cell epithelium called urothelium. The movement of the urine from the
renal pelves through the ureter into the bladder is facilitated by peristatltic waves from the contraction of
smooth muscles in the ureter wall.
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The urinary bladder is a muscular, hollow sac located just
behind the pubic bone. The adult bladder has the capacity of about 300
to 600 ml of urine. The bladder is characterized by its central, hollow
area called the vesicle, which has two inlets (ureter) and one outlet
(urethrovesicular junction), which is surrounded by the bladder neck.
The wall of the bladder is composed of four layers. The outermost
layer is the adventitia, which is made up of connective tissue. Beneath
the adventitia is a smooth muscle layer known as detrusor and beneath it is the lamina proporia which
serves as an interface between the detrusor and the innermost layer, the urothelium, which contains a
membrane that is impermeable to water. The bladder neck contains bundles of involuntary smooth muscle
that form a portion of the urethral sphincter known as the internal sphincter. The portion of the sphinteric
mechanism that is voluntary control is the external unrinary sphincter at the anterior urethra, the segment
most distal from the bladder.
The urethra is a tube which connects the urinary bladderto the outside of the body. The
urethra has an excretory function in both sexes to pass urine to the outside, and also a
reproductive function in the male, as a passage forsemen. The urethra rises from the base of the
bladder: in the male, it passes through the penis; and in the female it opens just anterior to the
vagina. In the male the prostate gland, this lies just below the bladder neck which surrounds the
urethra posteriorly and laterally.
Kidney Site of Red Blood Cell production
Erythroblasts arise from the primitive myeloid stem cells in the bone marrow. The
erythroblast is a nucleated cell that, in the process of maturing within the bone marrow,
accumulates hemoglobin and gradually loses its nucleus. As this stage, the cell is known as a
reticulocyte. Further maturation into an RBC entails the loss of the dark staining material and
slight shrinkage. The mature RBC is then released into the circulation.
Differentiation of the primitive myeloid stem cell of the marrow into an erythroblast is
stimulated by erythropoietin or dihydrocholecalciferol, a hormone produced primarily by the
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kidneys. If the kidney detects low levels of oxygen (that would occur in anemia) the release of
erythropoietin is increased. Its increase will stimulate the bone marrow to increase the production
RBCs.
Function of the Kidney in Relation to Calcium, Phosphorous, and Vitamin D Regulation
Although vitamin D functions as a vitamin, it is also classified as a hormone. It acts to
sustain normal serum levels of calcium and phosphate by increasing their absorption from the
intestine, and it also is necessary for normal bone formation. Vitamin D is a prohormone thatlack biological activity and must undergo metabolic transformation to achieve potency. Once
vitamin d enters the circulation from the skin or intestine, it is concentrated in the liver. There it
is hydroxylated to form 25- hydroxyvitamin D. it is transported to the kidney where it is
transformed into active 1,25-(OH)2D3. The major action of activated form of Vitamin D, is also
called carcitriol, is to increase absorption of calcium from the intestine. It also increases
intestinal reabsorption of calcium and sensitizes bone to the resorptive actions of parathyroid
hormone. The formation of 1,25-(OH)2D3 in the kidneys is regulated in feedback fashion by
serum calcium and phosphate levels. Low calcium levels lead to an increase parathyroid
hormone, which then increases vitamin D activation. A lowering serum phosphate also augments
vitamin D activation.
Physiology of Urine Formation
Transport process
Osmolality refers to the concentration of solution determined by the number of dissolves particles
per kilogram of water. The osmolality of intracellular fluid and extra cellular fluid tends to equalize
because of constant shifting of water.
Water and solutes are transported between membranes by the following processes:
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a. Diffusion is the random movement of particles in all directions. The natural tendency is for a
substance to move from a higher to a lower concentration. Facilitated diffusion is used when a carrier
protein transports the molecules through membranes of lower to higher concentration.
b. Active transport is when carrier proteins can transport substances from an area of lower
concentration to an area of equal or greater concentration. This process requires energy.
c. Filtration is the transfer of water solutes through a membrane from an area of greater pressure
to an area of low pr4essure. Filtration is necessary for moving fluids out of capillaries into the tissues and
for filtering plasma through the kidneys.
d. Osmosis is the movement of water across a membrane from less concentrated solution to a
more concentrated solution.
The Three Basic Process in Urine Formation
Filtration
An average of 21% of the blood pumped by the heart each minute flows through the kidneys. Of
the total volume of blood plasma that flows through the glomerular capillaries, about 19% passes through
the filtration membrane into Bowmans capsule to become filtrate. In all of the nephrons of both kidneys,
about 180 L of filtrate is produced each day, but only 1% or less of the filtrate becomes urine because
most of the filtrate is reabsorbed.
The filtration membrane allows some substances, but not others, to pass from the blood into
Bowmans capsule. Water and solutes of small size readily pass through the opening of the filtration
membrane but blood cells and proteins, which are too large to pass through the filtration membrane, do
not enter Bowmans capsule.
Reabsorption
As the filtrate flows from the Bowmans capsule through the proximal tubule, loop of Henle,
distal tubule, and collecting ducts, many of the solutes in the filtrate are reabsorbed. About 99% of the
original filtrate volume is reabsorbed and enters the peritubular capillaries. The reabsorbed filtrate flows
through the renal veins to enter the general circulation. Only 1% of the original filtrate volume becomes
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urine. Because excess ion and metabolic waste products are not readily reabsorbed, the small volume of
urine produced contains a high concentration of ions and metabolic waste products.
The proximal tubule is the primary site for the reabsorption of solutes and water. The cuboidal
cells of the proximal tubule have numerous microvilli and mitochondria, and they are well adapted to
transport molecules and ions across the wall of the nephron by active transport and cotransport.
Substances transported from the proximal tubule include proteins, amino acids, glucose, fructose
molecules as well as sodium, potassium and calcium. The proximal tubule is permeable to water. As
solute molecules are transported out of the proximal tubule into the interstial fluid, water moves by
osmosis in the same direction. The solutes and water then enter the peritubular capillaries. About 65% of
the filtrate volume is reabsorbed from the proximal tubule.
The descending limb of the loop of Henle functions to further concentrate the filtrate. The renal
medulla contains very concentrated interstitial fluid that has large amounts of sodium, chlorine and urea.
The wall of the thin segment of the descending limb is permeable to water and moderately permeable to
solutes. As the filtrate passes through the descending limb of the loop of Henle into the medulla of the
kidney, water moves out of the nephrons by osmosis, and some solutes move into the nephron by
diffusion. By the time the filtrate has passed through the descending limb, another 15% of the filtrate
volume has been reabsorbed, and the filtrate is as concentrated as the interstitial fluid of the medulla. The
reabsorbed filtrate enters the vasa recta.
The ascending loop of Henle functions to dilute filtrate by removing solutes. The thin segment of
the ascending limb is not permeable to water, but is permeable to solutes. Consequently solutes diffuse
out of the nephron.
The cuboidal epithelial cells of the thick segment of the ascending limb actively transport sodium
out of the nephron, and the potassium and chloride are contransported with sodium. The thick segment of
the ascending limb is not permeable to water. As a result, sodium, potassium and chloride, but little water
is removed from the filtrate. As a result, the diluted filtrate that enters the ascending limb becomes a
diluted solution by the time it reaches the distal tubule. As the filtrate enters the distal tubule, it is more
dilute than the interstitial fluid of the renal cortex. Also, because of the volume of filtrate reabsorbed in
the proximal tubule and the descending limb of Henles loop, only about 20% of the original filtrate
volume remains. The solutes transported from the ascending limb of the loop of Henle enter the
interstitial fluid of the medulla and help keep the concentration of solutes in the medulla high. Excess
solutes enter the vasa recta.
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The cuboidal cells of the distal
tubule and collecting duct function to
remove water and additional solutes.
Sodium and chlorine are reabsorbed.
Sodium ions are actively transported and
chlorine is contransported. Also, 19% of
the original filtrate volume is reabsorbed
by osmosis, leaving 1% of the original
filtrate as urine. The reabsorbed water
and solutes from the distal tubule enter
the peritubular capillaries and enter the
vasa recta form the collecting ducts.
Secretion
Secretion is the process by which substances move into the distal and collecting tubules from blood in the
capillaries around these tubules. In this respect, secretion is reabsorption in reverse. Whereas reabsorption
moves substances out of the tubules and into the blood, secretion moves substances out of the blood and
into the tubules where they mix with the water and other wastes and are converted into urine. These
substances are secreted through either an active transport mechanism or as a result ofdiffusion across
the membrane.
Substances secreted are hydrogen ions (H+), potassium ions (K+), ammonia (NH3), and certain drugs.
Kidney tubule secretion plays a crucial role in maintaining the body's acid-base balance, another example
of an important body function that the kidney participates in.