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Hypothalamus - ANSWER ✔✔sends signals to pituitary gland
The hypothalamus sits right on top of the pituitary, and they are
connected by a stalk.
Anterior Pituitary - ANSWER ✔✔Receives hormonal signals from
hypothalamus and makes own hormones
Anterior Pituitary Hormones - ANSWER ✔✔Makes and releases
,Growth hormone (GH)
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Prolactin (PRL)
Posterior Pituitary - ANSWER ✔✔Release hormones made by
hypothalamus
Posterior Pituitary Hormones - ANSWER ✔✔Antidiuretic Hormone
Oxytocin
End Organs - ANSWER ✔✔Targets for pituitary hormones and
secretes a hormone that acts on the body.
Endocrine Regulation - ANSWER ✔✔Negative feedback mechanism:
End organs tell you to stop making hormones
Receptor Activity: improper stimulation to the pituitary gland
Receptor Activity - ANSWER ✔✔Upregulation- Increases # of
receptors that takes in hormone
, Downregulation-reduces # of receptors that takes in hormone
Dysfunction - ANSWER ✔✔Hypofunction:
Inadequate amount of hormone
Hyperfunction:
Excessive amount of hormone
Primary Disfunction - ANSWER ✔✔End organ is not working
Most common!
Secondary Disfunction - ANSWER ✔✔Pituitary is not working
Causes of Endocrine Dysfunction - ANSWER ✔✔autoimmune
neoplasia
Endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDC's): meds, chemicals
Assessment of Endocrine Dysfunction - ANSWER ✔✔Current and
past medical history
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