The Pituitary

Question 1

inhibitory hypothalamic hormones

Answer 1

somatostatin (GH)

dopamine (PRL)

Question 2

stimulating hypothalamic hormones

Answer 2

TRH
GnRH
CRH
GHRH

Question 3

three potential causes when seeing an endocrine clinical presentation

Answer 3

too much hormone
too little hormone
gland is too big

Question 4

dynamic endocrine tests

Answer 4

too much= suppress

too little= stimulate

Question 5

what cells is the anterior pituitary made up of?

Answer 5

acidophils
basophils
chromophobe

Question 6

examples of acidophils

Answer 6

somatotrophs GH

mammotrophs PRL

Question 7

examples of basophils

Answer 7

corticotrophs ACTH
thyrotrophs TSH
gonadotrophs FSH/LH

Question 8

what cells is the posterior pituitary made up of?

Answer 8

non-myelinated axons

Question 9

hormones released by the anterior pituitary

Answer 9

ACTH
TSH
LH/FSH
GH
PRL

Question 10

what is stored in the posterior pituitary?

Answer 10

ADH

oxytocin