Clinical Anatomy Flashcards
what type of hormone is growth hormone?
protein
what type of hormone is prolactin?
peptide
what type of hormone is TSH?
glycoprotein
what type of hormone is ACTH?
peptide
what type of hormone is FSH?
glycoprotein
what type of hormone is LH?
glycoprotein
what type of hormone is ADH?
peptide
what type of hormone is oxytocin?
peptide
what is the effect of GH?
promotes growth of body tissues
what is the effect of PRL?
promotes milk production from the mammary glands
what is the effect of TSH?
stimulates thyroid hormone release from the thyroid
what is the effect of ACTH?
stimulates hormone release by the adrenal cortex
what is the effect of FSH?
stimulates gamete production in the gonads
what is the effect of LH?
stimulates androgen production by the gonads
what is the effect of ADH?
stimulates water reabsorption by the kidneys
what is the effect of oxytocin?
stimulates uterine contractions during childbirth
what is the name of the system that gets pituitary hormones into the blood?
hypophyseal portal system
essentially the system that takes hormones from hypothalamus to pituitary, stimulating release from here
what veins connect the pituitary to the systemic venous system?
the hypophyseal portal veins
in which cranial fossa is the temporal lobe located?
middle
how does CN V1 exit the cranial cavity?
superior orbital fissure
how does CN V2 exit the cranial cavity?
foramen rotundum
how does CN V3 exit the cranial cavity?
foramen ovale
what innervates all strap muscles, and which muscle is the exception?
the ansa cervicalis of the cervical plexus
except thyrohyoid
where does the ansa cervicalis arise?
from the anterior rami of C1-C3
what innervates the thyrphyoid?
C1
what is the inferior root of ansa cervicalis called?
descendens cervicis
what is the superior root of ansa cervicalis called?
descendens hypoglossi
