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Pituitary Hormones
pediatrics
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10/17/2011

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pituitary is made up of two distinct parts
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anterior (adenohypophysis) and posterior (neurohypophysis) lobes
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where does the pituitary gland lie?
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in the sella turcica
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the avascular zone
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pars intermedia
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growth hormones
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adrenocorticotropin
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secretion of adrenocorical hormones -a ffect metabolism of glucose, proteins and fat
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thyroid stimulating hormone
Definition
rate of secretion of thyroxine and triiodothyronine by the thyroid
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prolactin
Definition
mammary gland development and milk
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gonadotroic hormones
Definition
control growth of ovaries and testes
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gonadotroic hormones
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control growth of ovaries and testes
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antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin)
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rate of water excretion
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oxytocin
Definition
express milk from the glands of the breasts and helps in the delivery of the baby
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somatotropes
Definition
human growth hormone
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corticotropes
Definition
adrenocorticotropin
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thyrotorpes
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thyroid stimulating hormone
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gonadotropes
Definition
gonaotropic hormones which inclues LH and FSH
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lactotropes
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prolactin
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posterior pituitary hormones are synthesized by...
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cell bodies in the hypothalamus
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posterior pituitary secretion is controlled by....
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nerve signals
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anterior pituitary is controlled by.....
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hormones hypothalamic releasing and inhibitory hormones
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hypothalamic releasing and inhibitory hormones are secreted into...
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the median eminence
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thyrotropin releasing hormone
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release of thyroid stimulating hormone
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coricotropin releasing hormone
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release of adrenocorticotropin
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growth hormone releasing hormone
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causes release of growth hormone and growth hormone inhibitory hormone
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gonadotropin releasing hormone
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release of the two gonadotropic hormones
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prolactin inhibitory hormone
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inhibition of prolactin secretion
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growth hormone exerts its effects directly on ...
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all or almost all tissues of the body
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growth hormone promotes...
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increased size of the cells and increased mitosis
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growth hormone causes...
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specific differentiation for certain types of cells
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growth hormone has several metabolic effects
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increased rate of protein synthesis
increased mobilization of fatty acids
decreased rate of glucose utilization
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growth hormone stimulates....
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cartilage and bone growth
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growth hormone exerts much of its effects through intermediate substances callleddd...
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somatomedins
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several factors related to a person's state of nutrition or stress are known to....
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stimulate secretion of growth hormone
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extremely high levels of growth hormone that occur during starvation are closely related to the amount of....
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protein depletion
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extremely high levels of growth hormone that occur during starvation are closely related to the amount of....
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protein depletion
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what are the two hormones of the posterior pituitary gland
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antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and oxytocin
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osmoreceptors
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notice when extracellular fluid becomes concentratied
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low blood volume and low blood pressure stimulate..
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ADH secretion
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