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| What is the gland that produces melatonin; required to sleep |
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| What vitamin is responsible for converting tryptophan to serotonin to melatonin |
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| What produces releasing factors for stimulation? |
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| the extension of the hypothalamus forms the ___ |
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| The posterior pituitary is also known as |
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| The adenohypophysis is located in what portion of the pituitary |
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| What is the embryology of the anterior pituitary |
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| rathkes pouch is also forms |
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| What is the connection system of the anterior pituitary to the hypothalamus? |
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| hypophyseal portal system |
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| The hypophyseal portal system connects the anterior pituitary to the hypothalamus by__ |
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| Where is the location of the adenohypophysis |
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| how many hormones are located in the anterior pituitary |
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| What are the hormones in the anterior pituitary |
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| ACTH, FSH, GH, LH, MSH, Prolactin, TSH |
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| The neurohypophysis is located in what portion of the pituitary |
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| What is the embryology of the posterior pituitary |
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| diencephalon-hypothalamus |
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| What is the posterior pituitary derived from |
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| neuroectoderm (infundibulum hypothalami) |
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| What is the connection of the posterior pituitary to the hypothalamus? |
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| infundibulum (neural stalk) |
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| What does the infundibulum cover? |
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| dorsum sellae, sphenoid sella turcica |
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| What is the location of the posterior pituitary |
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| How many hormones are located in the posterior pituitary |
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| What are the posterior pituitary hormones? |
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| Where is ADH/vasopressin produced and what is it used for? |
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| supraoptic nucleus and controls h2o balance |
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| If there is a deficiency of ADH/vasopressin what disease could incur |
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| If there is excess of ADH/vasopressin what could be incurred |
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| conns syndrome, hypertension, retain water |
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| Where is oxytocin produced |
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| paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus |
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| uterus contraction, milk let down |
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| what stains the anterior pituitary |
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| acidophils, basophils, chromophils |
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| What is the target organ of ACTH? |
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| adrenal cortex, zona faciculata |
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| What hormone has an effect on mineral corticoids/glucocorticoids? |
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| ACTH, adrenocorticotropin |
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| What hormone has an effect on gluconeogenesis when under stress or not eating (breakfast) |
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| What hormone shuts down the immune system? |
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| If there is an excess of ACTH what disease will incur |
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| cushings syndrome, hypercortisolism |
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| what are some characteristics of cushings syndrome |
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| moon face, buffalo hump, pendulous abdomen, and purple striae |
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| if there is a deficiency of ACTH what disease will incur |
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| What are the characteristics of addisons disease |
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| low bp, hyperpigmentated face and mouth (tan) |
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| What is the target organ of FSH? |
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| FSH must be actively inhibited by |
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| What hormone releases primary follicle and estrogen in the proliferative phase in females |
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| What hormone stimulates spermatogenesis |
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| Where is inhibin made in females |
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| Where is inhibin made in males |
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| If there is an excess of FSH what happens |
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| If there is a deficiency of FSH what can happen |
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| What is the target organ of growth hormone? |
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| all tissues except cartilage |
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| Growth hormone is also known as |
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| What hormone burns fat but not carbs |
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| Growth hormone/somatropin |
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| Where is somatomedin made and what does it do? |
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| liver, growth hormone for cartilage |
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| Somatostatin release is triggered by |
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| What is somatomedin shut off by? |
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| somatostatin from the anterior pituitary |
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| If there is an excess of somatotropin or growth hormone before the growth centers close what can happen |
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| If there is an excess of somatotropin or growth hormone after the growth centers close what can happen |
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| acromegaly (acro-extremity) |
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| If there is a deficiency of growth hormone or somatotropin what can happen |
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| What is the target hormone of LH? |
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| What hormone has an effect on ovulation and forms the corpus leuteum to make progesterone in the secretory phase |
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| What hormone has an effect on testosterone in the interstitial cells of leydig |
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| If there is an excess of LH what can happen |
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| it will form the corpus leuteum |
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| If there is a deficiency of LH what can happen |
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| degenerates corpus leuteum |
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| MSH (melanocyte stimulating hormone) is secreted from |
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| What is the target organ of MSH |
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| What hormone has an effect of the basement membrane of the epidermis and is stimulated by UV light |
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| If there is an excess of MSH what can happen |
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| hyperpigmentation (CORBIN) |
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| If there is a deficiency of MSH what can happen |
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| albinism (light hair, no color) |
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| Prolactin has a target organ of |
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| Prolactin's main effect is to |
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| make milk (must be actively inhibited) |
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| If there is an excess of prolactin then what can happen |
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| What can happen if there is a deficiency of prolactin |
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| TSH has a target tissue of |
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| What hormone maintains BMR (basal metabolic rate) |
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| Thyroxine (T4) is made of |
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| What is triiodothronine made from? |
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| What is more powerful, faster acting, and less abundant |
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| What can happen if there is an excess of TSH |
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| hyperthyroidism, graves, thin bulging eyes, exophthalmosis, heat intolerance |
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| What can happen if there is a deficiency of TSH? |
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| myxedema- hypothyroidism, cretinism, autoimmune-hashimoto's |
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