Biology 2260 Exam 1 – Questions With Step By Step Solutions

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Posterior Pituitary Hormones
Protein hormone
Targets the uterus, breast, and prostate
Assists in childbirth by increasing the force of contractions, causes milk ejection,
and causes contraction during sexual arousal to facilitate sperm motility



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1 Oxytocin (OT) 2 Autocrine



3 Follicles (Thyroid Gland) 4 Growth hormone (GH)



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Autocrine Within the cell


Paracrine Impacts the neighbor cells

, Endocrine Passes of blood and or directly into blood


Exocrine passes through the tube


Growth hormone (GH) Anterior Pituitary Hormone
Protein hormone
Targets most cells of the body
Growth seen in childhood and it is also involved in
repair of injured tissues


Melanocyte stimulating hormone Anterior Pituitary Hormones
(MSH) Peptide hormone
Targets the melanocytes and their organelles,
melanosomes
Producing melanin


Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) Anterior Pituitary Hormones
Peptide hormone
Targets the adrenal cortex
Causes the secretion of aldosterone and cortisol


Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) Anterior Pituitary Hormones
Peptide hormone
Targets the thyroid gland
Causes the release of thyroxine


Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) Anterior Pituitary Hormones
Glycoprotein
Targets the gonads
Stimulates the maturation of the ova and production
of sperm, causes increased production of estrogen


Luteinizing hormone (LH) Anterior Pituitary Hormones
Glycoprotein
Targets the gonads
Stimulates ovulation, increases the production of
estrogen and testosterone