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Quiz 2 Flashcards

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TRH

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Thyrotropin releasing hormone
Controls TSH secretion
PVN preoptic area

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SST

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Somatostatin
Inhibits GH secretion from anterior pituitary and acts on pituitary somatotrophs
Anterior PVN

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GHRH

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Growth hormone releasing hormone
Stimulates GH release from anterior pituitay
Arcuate and ventromedial hypothalamatic nucleus

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GnRH

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Gonadotrophic releasing hormone
Stimulates release of FSH and LH from anterior pituitary
Arcuate nucleus

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CRH

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Corticotropin releasing hormone
Stimulates release of ACTH from anterior pituitary
Parvocellular region of PVN

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Oxytocin

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Synthesized by SON, released from posterior pituitary

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Antidiuretic hormone

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Synthesized by PVN, released by posterior pituitary

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SON

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Supraoptic nuclei

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PVN

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Paraventricular nuclei

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Magnocellular neuron

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Oxytocin, atrial naturistic hormone, vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone)

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Parvicellular neuron

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CRH, GHRH, GnRH, TRH, SST, DA

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ACTH

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Adrenocorticotropin releasing hormone

Stimulated the release of glucocorticoids

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GH

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Growth hormone

Stimulates somatomedins

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FSH

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Female: follicle growth, estradiol and progesterone production
Male: spermatogenesis

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LH

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Female: Ovulation, estradiol and progesterone production
Male: testes androgen synthesis

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16
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TSH

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Thyroid stimulating hormone

T3 and T4 production

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DA

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Dopamine

Inhibits prolactin

18
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ADH target organ

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Kidneys and sweat glands

19
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Oxytocin target organ

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Uterus and mammary glands

20
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ACTH target organ

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Adrenal cortex

21
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TSH target organ

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Thyroid

22
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FSH target organ

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Gonads

23
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LH target organ

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Gonads

24
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PRL target organ

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Mammary glands

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