Pituitary Hormones Guyton

Question 1

What are the two parts of the pituitary gland

Answer 1

Anterior (adenohypophysis)

Posterior (neurohypophysis)

Question 2

What 6 hormones are released from the adenohypophysis?

Answer 2

ACTH

FSH

LH

Growth hormone

TSH

prolactin

Question 3

What 2 hormones are released from the neurohypophysis?

Answer 3

ADH/vasopressin, oxytocin

Question 4

Which neurons secrete the hormones from the neurohypophysis? Where are they located?

Answer 4

Magnocellular neurons

hypothalamus

Question 5

What is the releasing hormone for TSH?

Answer 5

TRH

Question 6

What is the releasing hormone for ACTH?

Answer 6

CRH

Question 7

What is the releasing hormone for growth hormone?

Answer 7

Somatostatin, GHRH

Question 8

What is the releasing hormone for FSH/LH?

Answer 8

GRH

Question 9

What is the releasing hormone for Prolactin?

Answer 9

prolactin inhibitory hormone (PIH)

Question 10

How does growth hormone effect carbohydrate utilization?

Answer 10

Decreases it by causing insulin resistance.

Question 11

How is ADH regulated?

Answer 11

Increased ECF osmolarity noted by osmoreceptors stimulates ADH (near hypothalamus)

Low blood volume and low BP. ADH also causes vasoconstriction in high concentrations