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The process is controlled by an endocrine system."},{"Start":"01:31.060 ","End":"01:35.120","Text":"In other words, there are hormones that are secreted"},{"Start":"01:35.120 ","End":"01:38.765","Text":"by various cells as the butterfly develops,"},{"Start":"01:38.765 ","End":"01:43.715","Text":"telling it what the cells should be doing and how they should be developing."},{"Start":"01:43.715 ","End":"01:45.950","Text":"In organisms that are more like us,"},{"Start":"01:45.950 ","End":"01:47.720","Text":"let\u0027s say this is a kidney,"},{"Start":"01:47.720 ","End":"01:53.270","Text":"so the kidney needs to be controlled by and"},{"Start":"01:53.270 ","End":"01:56.210","Text":"also to send out signals to other parts of"},{"Start":"01:56.210 ","End":"01:59.810","Text":"the body about what\u0027s going on with this kidney."},{"Start":"01:59.810 ","End":"02:07.025","Text":"Maintaining homeostasis requires this communication of different systems."},{"Start":"02:07.025 ","End":"02:11.420","Text":"In this picture here you can see that there is something which is sitting on top of"},{"Start":"02:11.420 ","End":"02:17.050","Text":"the kidney that is connecting with the rest of the body through these blood vessels."},{"Start":"02:17.050 ","End":"02:20.840","Text":"Here\u0027s a capillary and there are various chemicals going in"},{"Start":"02:20.840 ","End":"02:24.830","Text":"and out that are going to be going to other parts of the body,"},{"Start":"02:24.830 ","End":"02:28.770","Text":"telling the rest of the body what\u0027s going on with this kidney."},{"Start":"02:28.770 ","End":"02:33.320","Text":"We\u0027re talking about communication between distance cells and"},{"Start":"02:33.320 ","End":"02:37.650","Text":"tissues through the release of chemical signals,"},{"Start":"02:37.650 ","End":"02:40.925","Text":"and those chemical signals are called hormones."},{"Start":"02:40.925 ","End":"02:45.140","Text":"They\u0027re carried usually by the blood to all parts of the body,"},{"Start":"02:45.140 ","End":"02:50.960","Text":"and they are then picked up by target cells where there are"},{"Start":"02:50.960 ","End":"02:57.850","Text":"receptors that are very specific for the specific hormones."},{"Start":"02:57.850 ","End":"03:02.600","Text":"The endocrine system is the system in which there are cells,"},{"Start":"03:02.600 ","End":"03:07.175","Text":"tissues, and organs that secrete hormones."},{"Start":"03:07.175 ","End":"03:12.350","Text":"The endocrine system is the system in which"},{"Start":"03:12.350 ","End":"03:18.425","Text":"various chemicals are secreted either by cells or,"},{"Start":"03:18.425 ","End":"03:23.230","Text":"we can talk about tissues or even organs that secrete these various tissues."},{"Start":"03:23.230 ","End":"03:28.429","Text":"Now let\u0027s look and see what these hormones are chemically."},{"Start":"03:28.429 ","End":"03:30.740","Text":"There are all sorts of different hormones,"},{"Start":"03:30.740 ","End":"03:35.690","Text":"but actually they can be divided into groups by their chemical structure,"},{"Start":"03:35.690 ","End":"03:37.415","Text":"and there aren\u0027t that many."},{"Start":"03:37.415 ","End":"03:41.300","Text":"There are those that are lipid-derived, in other words,"},{"Start":"03:41.300 ","End":"03:45.365","Text":"the biochemistry or the biosynthesis of"},{"Start":"03:45.365 ","End":"03:51.755","Text":"these hormones are made initially from something which is more like a lipid,"},{"Start":"03:51.755 ","End":"03:56.060","Text":"or they can come from something which is more related"},{"Start":"03:56.060 ","End":"04:00.670","Text":"to proteins like amino-acid derived or sometimes they\u0027re peptides."},{"Start":"04:00.670 ","End":"04:05.930","Text":"As you know, lipids should be able to cross the plasma membrane,"},{"Start":"04:05.930 ","End":"04:10.130","Text":"because the plasma membrane is a lipid bilayer."},{"Start":"04:10.130 ","End":"04:15.980","Text":"Lipids-derived hormones can diffuse across the plasma membrane,"},{"Start":"04:15.980 ","End":"04:22.280","Text":"but amino acid-derived or peptide hormones cannot get across the plasma membrane."},{"Start":"04:22.280 ","End":"04:25.040","Text":"How are they going to be detected inside the cell?"},{"Start":"04:25.040 ","End":"04:29.725","Text":"Well, there is a receptor protein embedded in"},{"Start":"04:29.725 ","End":"04:34.510","Text":"the plasma membrane which will receive the signal from the peptide hormone."},{"Start":"04:34.510 ","End":"04:35.630","Text":"Then as you might guess,"},{"Start":"04:35.630 ","End":"04:43.435","Text":"there will be some signal transduction pathway leading into the cell that will say,"},{"Start":"04:43.435 ","End":"04:47.150","Text":"okay, I have seen such and such a hormone,"},{"Start":"04:47.150 ","End":"04:51.620","Text":"such and such peptide hormone or amino acid hormone."},{"Start":"04:51.620 ","End":"04:56.435","Text":"Now let\u0027s look at the lipid derived hormones more closely."},{"Start":"04:56.435 ","End":"05:01.400","Text":"It turns out that most of them are steroid hormones."},{"Start":"05:01.400 ","End":"05:05.285","Text":"That means that they are derived chemically from cholesterol."},{"Start":"05:05.285 ","End":"05:09.998","Text":"Here\u0027s cholesterol, have a look at this 1,"},{"Start":"05:09.998 ","End":"05:12.155","Text":"2, 3, 4 ringed structure."},{"Start":"05:12.155 ","End":"05:16.845","Text":"This is cholesterol because it has an alcohol,"},{"Start":"05:16.845 ","End":"05:18.210","Text":"OL at the end,"},{"Start":"05:18.210 ","End":"05:19.530","Text":"and we\u0027ll see this in a second,"},{"Start":"05:19.530 ","End":"05:21.620","Text":"and they\u0027re structurally similar to it."},{"Start":"05:21.620 ","End":"05:25.400","Text":"Interestingly here we\u0027ve got estradiol, a female hormone,"},{"Start":"05:25.400 ","End":"05:29.310","Text":"and testosterone, a male hormone,"},{"Start":"05:29.310 ","End":"05:32.660","Text":"and both of them actually look quite similar chemically."},{"Start":"05:32.660 ","End":"05:34.370","Text":"If you look at them, there\u0027s some differences."},{"Start":"05:34.370 ","End":"05:36.710","Text":"There\u0027s a methyl group here on testosterone."},{"Start":"05:36.710 ","End":"05:40.100","Text":"But the big difference is going to be"},{"Start":"05:40.100 ","End":"05:45.860","Text":"that estradiol is an alcohol"},{"Start":"05:45.860 ","End":"05:50.240","Text":"because it has this hydroxyl group at one end and the other one,"},{"Start":"05:50.240 ","End":"05:53.839","Text":"testosterone, is going to be a ketone."},{"Start":"05:53.839 ","End":"05:58.565","Text":"Here you can see this ketone as opposed to the alcohol,"},{"Start":"05:58.565 ","End":"06:01.325","Text":"that\u0027s at the end of the estradiol."},{"Start":"06:01.325 ","End":"06:11.360","Text":"Therefore, the names of these are also appropriately named \"-ol\" estradiol."},{"Start":"06:11.360 ","End":"06:15.410","Text":"If they end in an alcohol or if they are alcohols,"},{"Start":"06:15.410 ","End":"06:18.025","Text":"or if they\u0027re ketones,"},{"Start":"06:18.025 ","End":"06:21.195","Text":"like testosterone was a ketone,"},{"Start":"06:21.195 ","End":"06:25.425","Text":"so it will end with \"-one\" for ketones."},{"Start":"06:25.425 ","End":"06:32.550","Text":"Here you\u0027ve got these examples of estradiol and testosterone as I\u0027ve shown you below."}],"ID":30223},{"Watched":false,"Name":"Hormones","Duration":"5m 18s","ChapterTopicVideoID":28678,"CourseChapterTopicPlaylistID":286911,"HasSubtitles":true,"ThumbnailPath":null,"UploadDate":null,"DurationForVideoObject":null,"Description":null,"MetaTitle":null,"MetaDescription":null,"Canonical":null,"VideoComments":[],"Subtitles":[{"Start":"00:00.000 ","End":"00:05.190","Text":"Hi. I\u0027m glad you\u0027re back to continue our discussion of the endocrine system."},{"Start":"00:05.190 ","End":"00:08.205","Text":"We were talking in our previous video about"},{"Start":"00:08.205 ","End":"00:14.610","Text":"lipid-derived hormones, lipid-soluble hormones,"},{"Start":"00:14.610 ","End":"00:18.180","Text":"and remember that many of them,"},{"Start":"00:18.180 ","End":"00:21.120","Text":"at least, were products of,"},{"Start":"00:21.120 ","End":"00:24.465","Text":"or similar to, cholesterol."},{"Start":"00:24.465 ","End":"00:32.100","Text":"Cholesterol served as a basis for their continued biochemistry."},{"Start":"00:32.100 ","End":"00:36.500","Text":"Steroid hormones though, must be insoluble in water."},{"Start":"00:36.500 ","End":"00:41.540","Text":"So the question arises: How are they transported through the blood because,"},{"Start":"00:41.540 ","End":"00:43.775","Text":"if they\u0027re not soluble in water,"},{"Start":"00:43.775 ","End":"00:46.895","Text":"then 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","End":"01:31.745","Text":"inside the nucleus, even of the receptor cell."},{"Start":"01:31.745 ","End":"01:34.720","Text":"Let\u0027s see how this happens."},{"Start":"01:34.720 ","End":"01:39.965","Text":"A consequence actually of this system is that"},{"Start":"01:39.965 ","End":"01:44.720","Text":"they remain in circulation considerably longer than peptide hormones."},{"Start":"01:44.720 ","End":"01:49.010","Text":"I want to give you an idea of how quickly these things can"},{"Start":"01:49.010 ","End":"01:53.915","Text":"degrade or can stay inside the bloodstream."},{"Start":"01:53.915 ","End":"01:57.020","Text":"Cortisol, which is,"},{"Start":"01:57.020 ","End":"01:59.240","Text":"of course, soluble in water,"},{"Start":"01:59.240 ","End":"02:02.105","Text":"\"ol\" means that it\u0027s an alcohol,"},{"Start":"02:02.105 ","End":"02:05.480","Text":"has a half-life of about 60-90 minutes."},{"Start":"02:05.480 ","End":"02:06.695","Text":"What\u0027s a half-life?"},{"Start":"02:06.695 ","End":"02:13.250","Text":"The half-life is the time that elapses in which about 50 percent,"},{"Start":"02:13.250 ","End":"02:16.937","Text":"half, of this material disappears."},{"Start":"02:16.937 ","End":"02:20.915","Text":"So in 60-90 minutes, cortisol is half-gone."},{"Start":"02:20.915 ","End":"02:23.105","Text":"On the other hand, epinephrine,"},{"Start":"02:23.105 ","End":"02:25.910","Text":"so that\u0027s an amino acid-derived hormone,"},{"Start":"02:25.910 ","End":"02:31.590","Text":"has a half-life of approximately 1 minute."},{"Start":"02:32.270 ","End":"02:36.675","Text":"Cortisol is the lipid, \"ol\","},{"Start":"02:36.675 ","End":"02:41.315","Text":"that\u0027s an alcohol, but it is derived from a lipid,"},{"Start":"02:41.315 ","End":"02:50.730","Text":"has a much longer half-life than the amino acid-derived hormone which is water-soluble."},{"Start":"02:51.280 ","End":"02:56.570","Text":"Let\u0027s look now at amino acid-derived hormones."},{"Start":"02:56.570 ","End":"02:58.790","Text":"In particular, we\u0027ll put 2 amino acids,"},{"Start":"02:58.790 ","End":"03:06.050","Text":"tyrosine and tryptophan, which serve as basis for a number of different hormones."},{"Start":"03:06.050 ","End":"03:11.365","Text":"You can see epinephrine is quite similar to tyrosine,"},{"Start":"03:11.365 ","End":"03:17.040","Text":"and melatonin is quite similar to tryptophan."},{"Start":"03:17.620 ","End":"03:26.180","Text":"If you look at it, the difference between epinephrine and tyrosine really is very small,"},{"Start":"03:26.180 ","End":"03:30.530","Text":"and the difference between melatonin and tryptophan is quite small."},{"Start":"03:30.530 ","End":"03:32.150","Text":"Look at the R groups over here."},{"Start":"03:32.150 ","End":"03:38.870","Text":"But in any case, we also name these hormones based on what they come from,"},{"Start":"03:38.870 ","End":"03:43.895","Text":"just as we saw in the cholesterol-based 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not shown in this figure here,"},{"Start":"01:14.305 ","End":"01:22.330","Text":"other hormones like LH or FSH can be restricted only to 1 tissue type to the ovary."},{"Start":"01:22.330 ","End":"01:30.350","Text":"What this figure does show is that cells can have many receptors for a single hormone,"},{"Start":"01:30.350 ","End":"01:33.260","Text":"let\u0027s say this one would have many receptors for"},{"Start":"01:33.260 ","End":"01:36.650","Text":"this particular hormone and this red one,"},{"Start":"01:36.650 ","End":"01:41.570","Text":"which you can see also has a shape that\u0027 s recognized here and there are many of them."},{"Start":"01:41.570 ","End":"01:45.785","Text":"Sometimes they can possess different receptors,"},{"Start":"01:45.785 ","End":"01:49.895","Text":"here you can see the Y-shaped ones fit the yellow hormone,"},{"Start":"01:49.895 ","End":"01:53.240","Text":"and in addition, can fit the red hormone,"},{"Start":"01:53.240 ","End":"01:55.295","Text":"the one 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","End":"03:15.710","Text":"The binding alter cellular activity and can"},{"Start":"03:15.710 ","End":"03:19.655","Text":"result in an increase or decrease in various processes."},{"Start":"03:19.655 ","End":"03:23.915","Text":"They can bind directly, so for instance,"},{"Start":"03:23.915 ","End":"03:30.200","Text":"the steroid hormone here is going to be binding a receptor directly,"},{"Start":"03:30.200 ","End":"03:32.030","Text":"which in this case, in this figure,"},{"Start":"03:32.030 ","End":"03:33.425","Text":"is moving in the cell,"},{"Start":"03:33.425 ","End":"03:35.930","Text":"and that will modulate gene transcription."},{"Start":"03:35.930 ","End":"03:40.820","Text":"So the hormone itself is binding to a receptor and"},{"Start":"03:40.820 ","End":"03:47.120","Text":"that receptor is doing the work but that is called a direct interaction,"},{"Start":"03:47.120 ","End":"03:49.361","Text":"or it can be indirect because it"},{"Start":"03:49.361 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","End":"00:12.030","Text":"And now we\u0027re going talk about hormonal regulation of metabolism,"},{"Start":"00:12.030 ","End":"00:20.140","Text":"in which we\u0027re going to concentrate primarily on glucose in the blood."},{"Start":"00:21.410 ","End":"00:27.240","Text":"As we\u0027ll see, blood glucose levels vary widely over the course"},{"Start":"00:27.240 ","End":"00:32.265","Text":"of a day because some of the time we\u0027re eating and some of the time we\u0027re not,"},{"Start":"00:32.265 ","End":"00:40.485","Text":"and so the body somehow has to regulate how much glucose there is inside the cells,"},{"Start":"00:40.485 ","End":"00:46.250","Text":"and more importantly, it has to regulate how much glucose there is in the blood."},{"Start":"00:46.250 ","End":"00:54.065","Text":"That is done by a balance between 2 hormones, insulin and glucagon."},{"Start":"00:54.065 ","End":"00:55.910","Text":"Surely you\u0027ve heard of insulin,"},{"Start":"00:55.910 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sometimes are the hypophysis."},{"Start":"03:04.370 ","End":"03:07.940","Text":"It\u0027s a very small organ located at"},{"Start":"03:07.940 ","End":"03:13.980","Text":"the base of the brain in something called the sella turcica."},{"Start":"03:14.450 ","End":"03:20.150","Text":"It\u0027s attached to the hypothalamus via a particular stalk called"},{"Start":"03:20.150 ","End":"03:25.520","Text":"the pituitary stalk and as we just mentioned,"},{"Start":"03:25.520 ","End":"03:32.385","Text":"the anterior pituitary over here is regulated by hormones."},{"Start":"03:32.385 ","End":"03:37.490","Text":"By releasing inhibiting hormones that were produced by the hypothalamus,"},{"Start":"03:37.490 ","End":"03:38.720","Text":"as we mentioned before."},{"Start":"03:38.720 ","End":"03:43.760","Text":"Whereas the posterior pituitary is regulated"},{"Start":"03:43.760 ","End":"03:49.850","Text":"by neural hormones that are secreted by the axons."},{"Start":"03:49.850 ","End":"03:56.315","Text":"Now let\u0027s look at the anterior pituitary a little bit more,"},{"Start":"03:56.315 ","End":"03:58.035","Text":"in a little bit more detail."},{"Start":"03:58.035 ","End":"04:01.550","Text":"We\u0027ll see that it\u0027s surrounded by a capillary network that"},{"Start":"04:01.550 ","End":"04:05.480","Text":"carries substances from the hypothalamus to the anterior pituitary gland,"},{"Start":"04:05.480 ","End":"04:08.330","Text":"tso the things move through the bloodstream,"},{"Start":"04:08.330 ","End":"04:13.610","Text":"and hormones from the anterior pituitary then go into the circulatory system."},{"Start":"04:13.610 ","End":"04:17.555","Text":"There are no fewer than 7 different hormones."},{"Start":"04:17.555 ","End":"04:20.375","Text":"Sometimes these are called tropic hormones because"},{"Start":"04:20.375 ","End":"04:25.060","Text":"these hormones control the functioning of other organs."},{"Start":"04:25.060 ","End":"04:28.439","Text":"What are these hormones?"},{"Start":"04:28.439 ","End":"04:33.950","Text":"They are TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone, ACTH,"},{"Start":"04:33.950 ","End":"04:37.925","Text":"which is adrenocorticotropic hormone,"},{"Start":"04:37.925 ","End":"04:41.925","Text":"ACTH, it\u0027s going to affect the adrenal glands."},{"Start":"04:41.925 ","End":"04:46.010","Text":"There\u0027s prolactin which affects mammary glands."},{"Start":"04:46.010 ","End":"04:51.215","Text":"There\u0027s MSH, melanocyte-stimulating hormones that are going to affect the skin."},{"Start":"04:51.215 ","End":"04:56.855","Text":"The ovaries are going to be affected by FSH and LH that we\u0027ll talk more about later."},{"Start":"04:56.855 ","End":"05:01.330","Text":"As the testes depending on whether we have a female or male."},{"Start":"05:01.330 ","End":"05:05.555","Text":"Even bones are affected by growth hormone,"},{"Start":"05:05.555 ","End":"05:08.300","Text":"which is produced here as well."},{"Start":"05:08.300 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For instance, somatostatin is going to negatively regulate growth hormone,"},{"Start":"05:42.170 ","End":"05:44.315","Text":"prolactin, and TSH."},{"Start":"05:44.315 ","End":"05:49.099","Text":"Whereas these other hormones like GNRH, for instance,"},{"Start":"05:49.099 ","End":"05:58.070","Text":"is going to positively affect the anterior pituitary hormones of LH and FSH."},{"Start":"05:58.070 ","End":"06:00.320","Text":"Now these regulatory hormones, as we said,"},{"Start":"06:00.320 ","End":"06:06.115","Text":"travel from the hypothalamus through this capillary network and do their job there."},{"Start":"06:06.115 ","End":"06:11.180","Text":"The negative feedback will regulate how much of the regulatory hormones are"},{"Start":"06:11.180 ","End":"06:17.645","Text":"released and how much the anterior pituitary hormone is secreted."},{"Start":"06:17.645 ","End":"06:22.745","Text":"Looking now at the posterior pituitary where the nerves are,"},{"Start":"06:22.745 ","End":"06:27.530","Text":"so extending down from the hypothalamus are the nerve fibers."},{"Start":"06:27.530 ","End":"06:33.845","Text":"They produce antidiuretic hormone, ADH,"},{"Start":"06:33.845 ","End":"06:37.955","Text":"sometimes called vasopressin and oxytocin,"},{"Start":"06:37.955 ","End":"06:42.620","Text":"which are produced again by these neurons in the hypothalamus"},{"Start":"06:42.620 ","End":"06:47.835","Text":"and they\u0027re transported that way to the posterior pituitary."},{"Start":"06:47.835 ","End":"06:51.575","Text":"Now, although they\u0027re produced in the hypothalamus,"},{"Start":"06:51.575 ","End":"06:57.365","Text":"ADH and oxytocin are often considered posterior pituitary hormones,"},{"Start":"06:57.365 ","End":"07:03.105","Text":"that\u0027s where they do their job as you can see over here."},{"Start":"07:03.105 ","End":"07:06.660","Text":"Posterior pituitary itself, however,"},{"Start":"07:06.660 ","End":"07:08.985","Text":"does not produce 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","End":"00:23.475","Text":"that\u0027s the soundbox and in front of the trachea."},{"Start":"00:23.475 ","End":"00:26.400","Text":"Trachea is a breathing tube."},{"Start":"00:26.400 ","End":"00:29.445","Text":"It has the shape of a butterfly,"},{"Start":"00:29.445 ","End":"00:32.265","Text":"as you can see here, it\u0027s a butterfly-shaped and it\u0027s got 2,"},{"Start":"00:32.265 ","End":"00:33.810","Text":"what are called lobes,"},{"Start":"00:33.810 ","End":"00:38.520","Text":"here\u0027s the 2 sides and they\u0027re connected by something called an isthmus."},{"Start":"00:38.520 ","End":"00:40.905","Text":"An isthmus is something that will connect,"},{"Start":"00:40.905 ","End":"00:43.395","Text":"say, a peninsula to the mainland."},{"Start":"00:43.395 ","End":"00:46.935","Text":"It\u0027s a connector, this isthmus."},{"Start":"00:46.935 ","End":"00:50.570","Text":"It has, that is the thyroid is has"},{"Start":"00:50.570 ","End":"00:54.275","Text":"somewhat of a dark color because it has so much blood in it,"},{"Start":"00:54.275 ","End":"00:59.450","Text":"has an extensive vascular system in it."},{"Start":"00:59.450 ","End":"01:03.965","Text":"Now, fairly often in people,"},{"Start":"01:03.965 ","End":"01:08.590","Text":"there is some dysfunction of the thyroid and then it will swell."},{"Start":"01:08.590 ","End":"01:13.565","Text":"When it swells, it can be felt under the skin in the neck."},{"Start":"01:13.565 ","End":"01:15.770","Text":"Now, let\u0027s look at its anatomy."},{"Start":"01:15.770 ","End":"01:21.125","Text":"The thyroid itself contains within it, there\u0027s an enlargement."},{"Start":"01:21.125 ","End":"01:25.400","Text":"This area contains within it many follicles,"},{"Start":"01:25.400 ","End":"01:31.790","Text":"thyroid follicles, and they are lined by a simple cuboidal epithelium."},{"Start":"01:31.790 ","End":"01:36.960","Text":"There\u0027s an epithelium around each of these follicles."},{"Start":"01:36.960 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They regulate the amount"},{"Start":"03:22.580 ","End":"03:28.400","Text":"of mitochondrial ATP that is produced."},{"Start":"03:28.400 ","End":"03:33.650","Text":"Remember, mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cells."},{"Start":"03:33.650 ","End":"03:36.110","Text":"If respiration is increased,"},{"Start":"03:36.110 ","End":"03:37.775","Text":"more ATP is made,"},{"Start":"03:37.775 ","End":"03:40.265","Text":"temperature will go up."},{"Start":"03:40.265 ","End":"03:45.440","Text":"The temperature of the body is regulated at least in parts by"},{"Start":"03:45.440 ","End":"03:51.110","Text":"these T_3 and T_4 hormones maintaining homeostasis."},{"Start":"03:51.110 ","End":"03:53.985","Text":"Now, if the homeostasis is disturbed,"},{"Start":"03:53.985 ","End":"03:56.765","Text":"so for instance, we have low body temperature,"},{"Start":"03:56.765 ","End":"04:06.515","Text":"then the hypothalamus will then go into action producing more or less of TSH,"},{"Start":"04:06.515 ","End":"04:12.485","Text":"which in turn will change the amount of T_4, T_5 hormone."},{"Start":"04:12.485 ","End":"04:18.855","Text":"Now another hormone that\u0027s produced by the thyroid is calcitonin."},{"Start":"04:18.855 ","End":"04:23.660","Text":"It\u0027s produced by particular cells that are called parafollicular cells,"},{"Start":"04:23.660 ","End":"04:27.110","Text":"c cells that are in the thyroid and that is"},{"Start":"04:27.110 ","End":"04:32.430","Text":"involved in calcium levels that are in the blood."},{"Start":"04:32.430 ","End":"04:36.655","Text":"It\u0027s regulated by calcium ion concentration in the blood and"},{"Start":"04:36.655 ","End":"04:41.740","Text":"levels of calcitonin rise when calcium blood levels rise."},{"Start":"04:41.740 ","End":"04:47.945","Text":"Calcitonin up when calcium levels go up and they"},{"Start":"04:47.945 ","End":"04:50.990","Text":"inhibit osteoclast activity in the bones and"},{"Start":"04:50.990 ","End":"04:55.120","Text":"stimulate the excretion of calcium in the kidneys."},{"Start":"04:55.120 ","End":"04:59.840","Text":"The osteoclasts, when their activity increases,"},{"Start":"04:59.840 ","End":"05:02.120","Text":"put calcium into the blood."},{"Start":"05:02.120 ","End":"05:08.375","Text":"This calcitonin inhibits osteoclasts activity."},{"Start":"05:08.375 ","End":"05:15.770","Text":"It also causes excretion of calcium from the bloodstream in the kidneys."},{"Start":"05:15.770 ","End":"05:21.740","Text":"The combination of these things lowers body fluid,"},{"Start":"05:21.740 ","End":"05:24.520","Text":"blood levels of calcium."},{"Start":"05:24.520 ","End":"05:26.570","Text":"Now, in addition to the thyroid,"},{"Start":"05:26.570 ","End":"05:30.420","Text":"let\u0027s look at the parathyroid glands,"},{"Start":"05:30.420 ","End":"05:33.510","Text":"they\u0027re on the back of the thyroid."},{"Start":"05:33.510 ","End":"05:39.140","Text":"Here you can see 4 different glands and there can be between 2 and 6 of them."},{"Start":"05:39.140 ","End":"05:40.910","Text":"They\u0027re located on the back, as we said,"},{"Start":"05:40.910 ","End":"05:47.060","Text":"and each one contains its secretory cells that have a capillary network."},{"Start":"05:47.060 ","End":"05:51.710","Text":"Now, they put these parathyroid glands"},{"Start":"05:51.710 ","End":"05:57.020","Text":"produce parathyroid hormone or PTH. 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","End":"00:26.400","Text":"As I said, they\u0027re located on the top of each kidney and"},{"Start":"00:26.400 ","End":"00:31.759","Text":"they consist of a cortex and a medulla."},{"Start":"00:31.759 ","End":"00:39.325","Text":"The medulla will be the central part and the cortex will be more on the outside."},{"Start":"00:39.325 ","End":"00:42.890","Text":"Let\u0027s have a look at these different regions."},{"Start":"00:42.890 ","End":"00:48.035","Text":"The cortex itself can be subdivided into 3 different regions,"},{"Start":"00:48.035 ","End":"00:53.635","Text":"and each of them produces different hormones."},{"Start":"00:53.635 ","End":"00:57.620","Text":"The outer one produces mineralocorticoids,"},{"Start":"00:57.620 ","End":"01:03.455","Text":"and then the central one produces glucocorticoids,"},{"Start":"01:03.455 ","End":"01:11.105","Text":"whereas the inner one produces androgens as well as catecholamines."},{"Start":"01:11.105 ","End":"01:15.205","Text":"Let\u0027s first 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