Clinical Chem
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Hormone - answer Chemical which elicits
regulatory response to target tissue
Epinephrine, Thyroxine - answer Examples of
Nitrogenous Hormones
Polypeptides, Derived from amino acids
Cortisol, Estrogen - answer Examples of Steroid
Hormones
,Negative Feedback Loop - answer Feedback Loop -
Increase in product, decrease stimulation
Positive Feedback Loop - answer Feedback Loop -
Increase product, increase stimulation
Two compounds are directly proportional
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)
Dopamine (Prolactin-inhibiting hormone)
Growth Hormone-Releasing hormone
Somatostain (Growth Hormone-Inhibiting Hormone)
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone - answer
Hypothalamus - Hypothalamic Hormones (List)
TRH
Anterior Pituitary - answer Thyrotropin-Releasing
Hormone
Abbreviation and Major Site of Action
DA or PIH
,Anterior Pituitary - answer Dopamine (Prolactin-
inhibiting hormone)
Abbreviation and Major Site of Action
GHRH
Anterior Pituitary - answer Growth Hormone-
Releasing Hormone
Abbreviation and Major Site of Action
SS, GHIH
Anterior Pituitary - answer Somatostatin (Growth
Hormone-Inhibiting Hormone)
Abbreviation and Major Site of Action
GnRH
Anterior Pituitary - answer Gonadotropin-Releasing
Hormone
Abbreviation and Major Site of Action
CRH or CRF
Anterior Pituitary - answer Corticotropin-Releasing
Hormone
, Abbreviation and Major Site of Action
Stimulate thyroid-stimulating (TSH) release from
anterior (primarily) - answer TRH Principal Action
Inhibit prolactin release from anterior pituitary -
answer DA or PIH Principal Action
Stimulate Growth Hormone (GH) release from
anterior pituitary - answer GHRH Principal Action
Inhibit Growth Hormone (GH) release from anterior
pituitary
Inhibit Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone release from
anterior pititary - answer SS, GHIH Principal Action
Stimulate Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
release from anterior pituitary
Stimulate Luteinizing Hormone (LH) release from
anterior pituitary - answer GnRH Principal Action