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Question: what hormones are released by the anterior pituitary?
(secretes tropic hormones)

Answer:

adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) Somatotropic
hormones
-growth hormone (GH) somatotropic hormone
-prolactin somatotropic hormone Glucoprotein hormones
-follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) a glycoproteine
-luteinizing hormone (LH) a glycoproteine
-thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

Question: what do melanocyte-stimulating hormones do?

Answer:

promotes the pituitary secretion of melanin (which darkens skin) and lipotropin

Question:

Answer:


Question: what is melanocyte-stimulating hormones target organ?

Answer:

anterior pituitary
(MSH) is a melanotropic secretary cell type

Question: what do adrenocorticotropic hormones (ACTH) do?

Answer:

regulates the release of cortisol from the adrenal cortex and initially a brief spurt of
aldosterone. extra adrenal effects of ACTH is stimulation of melanocytes activation of tissue
lipase. promotes cholesterole storage of adrenal to metabolise into steriod hormones

Question: ACTH is rapidly inactivated in the circulation and its deactivated form is removed
by the ___________ and _______________?

Answer:

liver and kidneys, remove excess ACTH in the circulating volume where it is inactivated

Question: What does aldosterone do?

, Answer:

A mineralcorticoid, its secretion causes sodium retention and potassium excretion. helps
with body fluid osmolality

Question: what regulates aldosterone?

Answer:

renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system when volume is low

Question: what affects does cortisol have?

Answer:

anti inflammatory

Question: what do glucocorticoids stimulate and increase of ?

Answer:

blood glucose levels

Question: what does thyroid-stimulating hormones do?

Answer:

regulates the activity of the thyroid gland. increased iodide uptake;

Question: what does growth hormone doe?

Answer:

normal tissue growth and maturation and impacts aging, sleep, nutritional status, stress,
and reproductive hormones.

Question: what is growth hormones target organs?

Answer:

bone, muscle, liver

Question: what is prolactin function?

Answer:

milk production

Question: what is prolactins target organs?

Answer:

breast

, Question: what are somatotropic hormones?

Answer:

growth hormone prolactin

Question: What does leutinizing hormone stimulate?

Answer:

progesterone release in women affects the Sertoli cells in men

Question: What does follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) do?

Answer:

increases estrogen production in the ovaries of women increase testosterone production in
men

Question: what does beta-lipotropin affect?

Answer:

adipocytes and stimulate release of lipids into blood stream

Question: what does beta-endorphins affect?

Answer:

neural cells and work as analgesia to reduce pain

Question: what are glycoprotein hormones?

Answer:

follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) luteinizing hormone thyroid-stimulating hormone

Question: what do luteinizing hormone do?

Answer:

ovulation, progesterone production testicular growth, testosterone production

Question: what are luteinzing hormones target organs?

Answer:

women: granulosa cells men: leading cells

Question: what is the function of follicle-stimulating hormones?

Answer:

follicle maturation, estrogen production spermatogenesis

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