Chapter 16: Endocrine system glands and hormones

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pituitary gland

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approximately the size of a pea and located at the base of the brain. the pituitary is divided into two lobes. it is often referred to as the master gland because it produces hormones that stimulate the function of other endocrine glands also called hypophysis cerebri

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adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

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stimulates the adrenal cortex

Question 2

anterior lobe

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produces and secretes the following hormones (also called adenohypophysis

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griwth hormone (GH)

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regulates the growth of the body

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thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

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stimulates the thyroid gland

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gonadotropic hormones

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sstimulate the gonads (the testes in males and ovaries in females). Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) are the gonadotropic hormones released from the adenohypophysis

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prolactin (PRL)

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promotes development of the glandular tissue during pregnancy and produces milk after birth of an infant

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posterior lab

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stores and releases antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin (also called neurohypophysis

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antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

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stimulates the kidney to reabsorb water and constricts blood vessels to help maintain blood pressure (also called vasopressin)

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oxytocin

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stimulates uterine contractions during labor and postpartum and milk let down by the breasts postpartum