bio 30; pituitary hormones

Question 1

what does the pituitary gland do

Answer 1

produced and stored hormones

Question 2

how does the hypothalamus stimulate the release of hormones

Answer 2

by the pituitary gland by way of nerves and by releasing hormones

Question 3

what is a releasing hormone

Answer 3

produced by the hypothalamus that stimulates the posterior gland to release a stored hormone

Question 4

what lobe makes (synthesizes) hormones

Answer 4

anterior lobe

Question 5

anterior hormones

Answer 5

THE - tsh
ANTS - acth
HAD - hGH
FUNNY - fsh
LONG - lh
PENS - prl

Question 6

posterior hormones

Answer 6

oxytocin
adh

Question 7

what does thyroid-stimulating hormone (tsh) target

Answer 7

thryoid gland

Question 8

what does adrenocorticotropic hormone (acth) target

Answer 8

ardenal cortex

Question 9

what does human growth hormone (hGH) target

Answer 9

most cells

Question 10

what does follicle-stimulating hormone (fsh) target

Answer 10

ovaries and testes

Question 11

what does prolactin (prl) target

Answer 11

mammary glands

Question 12

what does oxytocin target

Answer 12

uterus and mammary glands

Question 13

what does antidiuretic hormone (adh) target

Answer 13

kidneys