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What hormones are produced by the anterior pituitary gland?

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ACTH, TSH, FSH/LH, PRL

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What is the target organ for ACTH?

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Adrenal Glands

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What is the secretory cell type for ACTH?

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Corticotropic

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What is the function of ACTH?

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increased cortisol, synthesis of adrenal proteins and maintenance of the adrenal gland.

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What is the secretary cell type for GH?

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Somatotropic

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6
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What are the two sections of target organs for GH?

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1- Muscle, bone, and 2- liver

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What are the three parts of the adenohypophysis?

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pars distils, pars tuberalis and pars intermedia

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How much of the adenohypophysis does the pars distalis make up?

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90%

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9
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Where is pars tuberalis?

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wraps around the pituitary stalk

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what are the characteristics of pars intermedia?

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regresses and is absent in adult human cells

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What are all endocrine functions in PG regulated by?

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Hypothalamus and via negative and positive feedback

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12
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What type of hormones are most APG hormones?

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proteins and peptides

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13
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What two hormones do NOT act through second messenger systems?

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GH and PRL

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What are the functions of GH in muscle and bone?

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regulates metabolic processes related to growth and adaption

muscle growth

increased protein synthesis

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What are the functions of GH in the liver?

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increases liver glycigenolysis, induces foration of somatomedins and IGFS

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What is the secretory cell type for Prolactin?

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lactrotropic

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17
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What is the target tissue for Prolactin?

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breasts

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18
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What is the secretory cell type for TSH?

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thyrotropic

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what is the target organ for TSH?

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thyroid gland

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What are the functions of TSH?

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increased secretion/production of TH

Increased iodide uptake

promotion of thyroid gland hypertrophy and hyperplasia

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21
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What is the secretory cell type for LH and FSH?

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Gonadotropic

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22
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What are the target organs for LH and FSH?

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LH and FSH in women: granulosa cells

LH in men: leydig cells

FSH in men: Sertoli cells

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What are the functions of LH?

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ovulation, progesterone production, testicular growth and testosterone production.

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What are the functions of FSH?

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Folicale maturation, estrogen production and spermatogenesis

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25
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What does Corticotropes stimulate?

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Adrenal Cortex

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26
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What are Corticotropes AKA?

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POMC cell

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27
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What is the mechanism of action for ACTH?

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ACTH binds to MC2R which is a GPCR. Activates Gs-cAMP-PKA pathway

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28
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What are the three main actions of ACTH?

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1- increases cortisol and adrenal androgen production

2- increases steroidogenic enzyme production

3- promotes the growth of 2 zones in the adrenal cortex

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29
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What is ACTH regulated by?

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Hypothalamic CRH

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30
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Describe the synthesis of ACTH.

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synthesised in corticotropes by posttranslational cleavage of POMC

31
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Describe the pattern of ACTH release.

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Diurnal (every 24hrs) and peaks early in the morning

32
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What are the stimulatory factors of ACTH?

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Emotional, metabolic and physical stress as well as infection and inflammation

33
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What class of hormone is TSH

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Glycoprotein

34
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What are the three glycoprotein hormones?

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TSH, FSH and LH

35
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Describe the heterodimer composition of TSH.

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heterodimer= protein composed of two polypeptides

a-subunit (common in FSH, and LH as well)

b-subunit - specific and creates its difference

36
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Describe the mechanism of action for TSH

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binds to TSH receptor on thyroid epithelial cells –> linked to GPCR complex –> Gs-cAMP-PKA signal pathway

37
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Describe the tropic (affect target cell by stimulating another target cell) effect of TSH.

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Strong- stimulates hypertropy, hyperplasia and suvical of thyroid epithelial cells

38
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When areTSH levels elevated?

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low iodide availability = negative feedback

39
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What is the thyrotrope stimulated by?

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TRH

40
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Describe the negative feedback of T3 on thyrotropes and TRH neurons.

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T3 inhibits TRH and repesses b-TSH expression

41
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What cell-secreting types is a dual hormone producer What two hormones doe they secrete?

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Gonadotropes- FSH and LH

42
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What do the gonadotropes regulate?

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function of gonads in both sexes

43
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Describe the mechanism of action for FSH and LH.

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Bind ro respective receptors which are both part of GPCR –> cAMP-PKA pathway

44
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What regulates FSH and LH?

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GnRH

45
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In what manner is FSH released?

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In a pulsatile manner

46
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What negatively feedback in men (Gn)

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testosterone and estrogen

47
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What negatively feedbacks in FSH secretion for men and women

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Inhibin

48
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At a low dose: estrogen

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causes negative feedback on FSH and LH secretion

49
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At a high dose: estrogen (what does it cause, when and what type of feedback)

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causes surge of LH (ovulation = postive feedback)

50
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What predominantly stimulates GH secretion and via what hormone

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Hypothalamus via GHRH

51
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What is an inhibitor of GH?

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Somatostatin

52
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What is a stimulator of GH?

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GHRH

53
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What does PRL act on (different from all other APG hormones)

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non-endocrine cells to create a physiologcal change

54
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What controls the production and secretion of PRL?

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inhibitory conrtol via dopamine

55
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What stimulates PRL and what Inhibits it?

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S= TRH I=Dopamine

56
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What does the disruption of the pituitary stalk and hypophyseal portal vessels result in? why?

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INCREASE in PRL levels and DECREASE in ACTH, TSH, LH and GH? The sceretion of all others in prevented but as no dopamine, the PRL will secrete.

57
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What is the mechanism of action for PRL?

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JAK-STAT signalling pathway

PRL binds to receptor in mammory glands –> Tyrosine Kinase Activation occurs –> transcriptioal regulation –> synthesis of milk

58
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What is the main action of PRL

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Breast development and milk production

59
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What is the effect of PRL during puberty?

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stimulates growth of alveolar component of breast tissue

60
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What is the effect of PRL during pregnancy?

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final alveolar and ductal development of breasts

61
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What are high prolactin levels in prganancy promoted by?

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estrogen

62
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What is the effect of PRL after birth?

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Suckling promotes its synthesis and release

63
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What happnes to GnRH is PRL is increased

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it decreases

64
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What are the stimulatory factors of PRL?

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Pregnancy, breast feeding, sleep, stress. TRH and dopamine antagonist

65
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What are the inhibitory factors of PRL?

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Dopamine, Bromocripine (dopamine agonist), somatotatsin and PRL (negative feedback loop)

66
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What are the two main Anteriror piturtary disorders

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Hyper and hypo secretion

67
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What are the visual field defects for APG disorders, How are they invetsigated?

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unexplained visual feild, consider due o pituitray or hypothalamic disorder until proven not and use opthalamolgical evaltions, neuro radiological studies and prolactin measurements.

68
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What might hyperpituitarsm be due to?

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over activity of gland or a adenoma

69
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what is the most common cause of hypopituitarism?

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compression of PG by non-secretory P macroadenoma

70
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What is the neumonic for the sequnce pf hormone oss for hypopituritarsim?

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Go Look For The Aderonoma

71
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What are the two pituitary adenomas?

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Macro and Micro

72
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What is Panhyopopituitarsim

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complete abesne of P hormones

73
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What APG hormones do basophils secrete?

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TSH, FSH, LH and ACTH

74
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