Neuroendocrinology Flashcards
(31 cards)
What is neuroendocrinology?
What are parvocellular neurosecretory cells?
What are magnocellular neurosecretory cells?
What are the functions controlled by the hypothalamus and pituitary gland?
What is the function of the hypothalamus?
Describe the 4 hypothalamic nuclei
What are the periventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus?
What are the medial hypothalamic nuclei?
What are the lateral hypothalamic nuclei?
What connected the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus?
What does the sella turcica do?
What is the anterior lobe?
What is the posterior lobe?
What hormones do the hypothalamus control the release of?
How does the hypothalamus regulate the pituitary gland function?
What are the pathways that control pituitary function?
What are the anterior pituitary hormones?
What is the dopaminergic tuberoinfundibulnar pathway?
What are the posterior pituitary hormones?
What are pituicytes?
What are the functions of vasopressin and oxytocin?
What is the role of the hypothalamic axis in stress?
What is the role of the hypothalamus in metabolism?
What is the role of the hypothalamus in reproduction?
