Clin Med: Endo exam Questions and Answers (100 %Score) Latest Updated 2026

Clin Med: Endo exam
stalk = infundibulum


posterior pituitary = neurohypophysis: Other names for:


pituitary stalk
posterior pituitary

Stalk (Infundibulum) & posterior pituitary -> 6 different arteries



anterior pituitary -> hypophyseal portal system (venous blood): describe the bloodflow


of the pituitary/hypothalamus

- NO hormone synthesis


recieves/stores oxytocin and ADH from hypothalamus via Herring Bodies: the


role of the posterior pituitary

via hypothalamic releasing hormones: how does the hypothalamus communicate with the


anterior pituitary

- TRH (thyrotropin releaseing hormone)




,CRH (corticotropin releasing hormone)


GH-RH (growth hormone releasing hormone)


LHRH (lutenizing hormone releasing hormone)


FSHRH (follico stimulating hormone releasing hormone): what are the hypothalamic


releasing hormones

dopamine: what else does the hypothalamus release onto the anterior pituitary besides [releasing hormones]


GNRH (gonadotropin releasing hormone): LHRH and FSHRH are known collectively as


- TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone)


ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone)


GH (growth hormone)


LH & FSH (gonadotropins)


MSH (melanocyte stimulating hormone)


,PLN (prolactin): what hormones does the anterior pituitary release


- TSH-> thyroid


ACTH -> adrenal cortex


GH -> muscle and long bones


LH & FSH -> testes/ovaries


MSH -> skin






, PLN -> breasts: where do each of those hormones go (what organs) that are released from the anterior


pituitary

smooth muscle of uterus and breasts: where does oxytocin go


TRH-> TSH


Dopamine -> inhibits PLN


LHRH & FSHRH -> LH & FSH


GHRH -> GH


CRH-> ACTH


CRH, UV light-> MSH: the blue top to bottom



thyroid


breast