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| Pituitary Gland (.5 inches in diameter) |
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Master Gland
Anterior Portion (75% mass)- Synthesizes/stores/secretes
Posterior Portion (25% mass)- Stores and secrestes. Gets nerve impulses from hypothalamus |
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| Five Anterior Pituitary Gland Cells |
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| Lactotrophs, Somatotrophs, Thyrotrophs, Gonadotrophs, Corticotrops |
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LH - Lutenizing Hormone
FSH - Follicle Stimulating Hormone |
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| Human Growth Hormone (HGH) |
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ACTH - Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
MSH - Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (skin pigmentation) |
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| TSH - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone |
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| PRL - Prolactin (milk production) |
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| Two Posterior Pituitary Gland Hormones |
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Oxytocin (uterus/breasts)
Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) - regulates water in body |
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T3 or Triodothyronine
T4 or thyroxine
Both regulate oxygen/metabolism/growth |
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Two for each lateral lobe of thyroid...
Make Parathyroid Hormone which regulates CA and MG in blood. Also regulates number/activity of osteoclasts |
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| Adrenal Cortex and Adrenal Medulla |
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Outer (zona glomerulosa)
Mineralocorticoids (aldosterone)
Middle (zone fasciculata)
Glucocorticoids (cortisol, cortisone)
Inner (zona reticularis)
Gonadotropic hormones (mainly androgens) |
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Head, Body, Tail (near spleen)
Produce insulin and glucagon in the Islets of Langerhans |
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| Produce Glucagon (20% of Islets of Langerhans) |
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| Produce Insulin (70% of Islets of Langerhans) |
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| On roof of brain, covered by pia mater, secretes melatonin which sets biological clock and sleepiness. |
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Relaxin: loosens muscles/tendons during child birth
Estrogen and Progesterone |
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| Production of Immune Cells |
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| Erythropoeitin (EPO) regulates Red blood cell volume in blood... can be used in endurance sports as a doping agent. |
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| Hyper-secreation of hGH during adulthood Thickening of bones |
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| Hypo-secretion of thyroid hormones during fetal life or infancy. Skeleton & brain fails to grow |
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Hyper-secretion of thyroid hormones continual growth of thyroid gland
More common in females, usually before age of 40
Exopthalamos: edema behind eyes eye protrusion
Goiter: enlarged thyroid gland |
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