AP Hormones

Question 1

Growth hormone

Answer 1

-metabolic effects: mobilizes fat stores and conserves glucose
-growth effects:
>through insulin like growth factors indirectly
>targets bone and skeletal muscle (increase in cartilage formation, skeletal growth, and muscle mass)

Question 2

GH pathologies

Answer 2

• gigantism: hypersecretion of GH in kids
• acromegaly: hypersecretion of GH in adults
• pituitary dwarfism: hyposecretion of GH in kids

Question 3

Prolactin

Answer 3

• stimulates milk production in breasts

- structurally similar to GH

Question 4

Adrenocorticotropic hormone

Answer 4

• regulates endocrine activity of the cortex portion of the adrenal glands, produces corticosteroids
• functions: regulates BP, immune system and inflammation, and metabolic activity

Question 5

Thyroid-stimulating hormone

Answer 5

-regulates development and hormone release of the thyroid gland

Question 6

Gonadotropins (FSH and LH)

Answer 6

• FSH: stimulates follicle development in females, sperm development in males
• LH: triggers ovulation and stimulates formation of corpus luteum in women, and testosterone production in men