Exam 2: Endocrine System Flashcards
(78 cards)
Melatonin
location: pineal gland
target: brain, other tissues
Dopamine
location: hypothalamus
target: anterior pituitary
inhibits: prolactin
TRH (thyroid releasing hormone)
location: hypothalamus
target: anterior pituitary
stimulates: TSH release > thyroid gland > thyroid hormone release (T3, T4)
CRH
location: hypothalamus
target: anterior pituitary
stimulates: ACTH > adrenal cortex > cortisol > metabolic activity
Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH)
- somatocrinin
location: hypothalamus
target: anterior pituitary
stimulates: GH (somatotropin) > liver (somatostatin) > insulin-like growth factors (somatomedins) > metabolic activity
Somatostatin
location: hypothalamus
target: anterior pituitary
GnRH
location: hypothalamus
target: anterior pituitary
oxytocin
location: posterior pituitary
target: breast and uterus
vasopressin (ADH)
location: posterior pituitary
target: kidney
follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
location: anterior pituitary
target: gonads
leutinizing hormone (LH)
location: anterior pituitary
target: gonads
ACTH
location: anterior pituitary
target: adrenal cortex
Thyrotropin (TSH)
thyroid gland
prolactin
location: anteriory pituitary
target: breast
Growth hormone (GH)
location: anterior pituitary
target: liver, many tissues
triiodothyronine and thyroxine
location: thyroid gland
target: many tissues
calcitonin
location: thyroid gland
target: bone
parathyroid hormone
location: parathyroid gland
target: bone, kidney
thymosin
location: thymus gland
target: lymphocytes
thymopoietin
location: thymus gland
target: lymphocytes
atrial natriuretic peptide
location: heart
target: kidneys
angiotensinogen
location: liver
target: adrenal cortex, blood vessels
insulin-like growth factors
location: liver
target: many tissues
gastrin
location: stomach and small intestine
target: GI tract and pancreas