DAT Biology

[rolltide15]

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Hey guys!

I wanted to see if anyone had any ways to remember all the different hormones and what they do. I know FLAT PEG is one but I was curious to see if there were more or if you guys wouldn't mind sharing any tips on how to remember them all!

 

[rdub]

For the adrenal glands...
CACA MEN (cortex: aldosterone, cortisol, androgens) (medulla: epinephrine, norepinephrine)


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[FutureDDS_11]

Hello,

I had the same struggle as you and would constantly forget them. So I like approaching them in a way that helps me personally which is to make lots and lots of connections. I actually learned this in one of my Psychology courses: the more links and connections a certain word has, the easier it is for your brain to pull it out from your memory/storage. I know a lot of people like you and I struggle with this so helpfully this will help a bit. also I am trying to procrastinate going over my BC Full length exam as much as possible so..
Alright so you already know

FLAT PEG (anterior pit)

Posterior pituitary secretes ADH aka vasopressin : creates more tunnels for distal tubule to absorb more water. It also constricts arterioles to increase blood pressure. How I remember it: Vasopressin "presses on the arterioles" to make them constrict(squeeze = more pressure)

CANE: Cortisol + Aldosterone (from Cortex (both start w/ C), Norepinephrine + Epinephrine (Medulla)

Pancreas: Alpha: Glucagon, Beta: Insulin (I have a weird strategy of remembering this, but it works for me -- the more connections your brain makes the better you can recall it)
so when saying Glucagon and insulin, Glucagon sounds like the guy that works out and is big (Alpha male = Alpha cell) while insulin kind of sounds like that skinnier guy (Beta cell)

Thyroid and Parathyroid: Thyroid gland secretes Calcitonin (How I remember it: "Calcium-toning" which means tones down (lowers level of calcium). How do you do that? You use it to build bone => hormone stimulates Osteoblast (b for build)
Parathyroid (kind of like the opposite person) secretes PTH (easy to remember - parathyroid hormone) - opposite of calcitonin => increase calcium level in blood. How do you do that? by destroying bone through => hormone stimulates Osteoclasts (clast sounds like crash = destroy)

Now to the digestive system:
Enterogastrone (entero = intestine, gastrone = stomach), it's released by small intestine to regulate how much "stuff" (chyme) the stomach sends to the small intestine, because it wants to digest everything as effectively as it can and prevent excess stuff from coming in.
Secretin (from small intestine): Stimulates pancreas to Secrete Bicarbonate (basic, so it neutralizes acid). => The S and S go together
Cholesystokinin (also from small intest.) : Chole is some type of Indian soup (liquidy) So it helps with bile (also liquid) release by stimulating gall bladder. stop cringing/laughing, it actually helps remembering it! It also stimultes pancreas like secretin does
Gastrin hormone: released by G cell (easy to remember) - stimulates parietal cells (release HCl)

Uhm, there might be a couple more but those are the most common ones that I see so they're the ones that I can remember right now..

Also, University of Alabama sucks (still-playoff-butthurt Michigan State student here)

 

[rolltide15]

Thank you for all your help!

at least we agree on loving college football!

 

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