Week 4 - Endocrine Flashcards
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know hormones from pituitary gland and hypothalamus

EXAM* ID: -anterior pituitary -Sella turcica of SPHENOID BONE -Hypothalamus - posterior pituitary
Hypothalamus is located at the
base of the brain and above the pituitary gland.
Environmental factors that stimulate the hypothalamus to secrete hypothalamic releasing and hypothalamic inhibitory hormones are:
Light Temperature Adrenergic and dopaminergic receptors Pain signals Emotions, and Olfactory sensations
the collecting and coordinating center for information and links the central nervous system and endocrine system to the environment
Hypothalamus
** EXAM Hypothalamic hormones (releasing or inhibiting) originate in the ______ and control secretions from the _______.
originate in the: hypothalamus control secretions from the: anterior pituitary
These hormones travel via hypothalamic hypophyseal portal vessels (undiluted by peripheral blood) to interact with cell membrane receptors in the
anterior pituitary.
This increases the intracellular concentrations of calcium ions and ____
cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)
Pituitary Gland: Lies in the
sella turcica
sella turcica is at the base of
at the base of the brain and is connected to the hypothalamus by the pituitary stalk.
Pituitary gland lies inside or outside the BBB?
outside
the pituitary gland is divided into:
Divided into 1. anterior pituitary (adenohypophysis) and 2. posterior pituitary (neurohypophysis)
Hypothalamic and pituitary secretion is pulsatile rather than tonic and these pulses are superimposed on broader biologic rhythms such as the:
- circadian (which releases adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH), 2. HGH -the sleep entrained release of human growth hormone (HGH) 3. Gonadotropins for the monthly cycle of females
anterior pituitary AKA
adenohypophysis
posterior pituitary AKA:
neurohypophysis
adenohypophysis
anterior pituitary
neurohypophysis
posterior pituitary
hormone released by circadian rhythm:
ACTH (adrenocoritcotrophic hormone)
hormone released during sleep:
HGH human growth hormone
hormones released that regulates female mensuration
gonadotropins
Anterior Pituitary: Synthesizes, stores, and secretes tropic hormones: (6)
- ACTH: polypeptide 2. Prolactin: polypeptide 3. HGH: polypeptide 4. (TSH) Thyroid Stimulating Hormone: glycoprotein 5. (LH) Luteinizing Hormone: glycoprotein 6. (FSH) Follicle stimulating hormone : glycoprotein
Anterior pituitary also secretes beta-lipotropin containing the amino acid sequences of several endorphins
that bind to opioid receptors.
Posterior Pituitary: Stores and secretes two hormones:
- Arginine vasopressin (AVP): Formally known as antidiuretic hormone (ADH) 2. Oxytocin
AVP/ADH and Oxytocin are initially synthesized in the _____ and subsequently transported (via axons) to the ___________.
-hypothalamus -posterior pituitary
