C9

Question 1

List the hormones produced by the hypothalamus

Answer 1

• Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH)
• Somatostatin (SS)
• TSH-releasing hormone (TRH)
• Corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF)
• Gonadotrophin& releasing hormone (GnRH)
• Dopamine (DA)

Question 2

Name the hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and their target organs

Answer 2

• FSH and LH: testes and ovaries
• TSH: thyroid
• ACTH (Adrenocorticotrophic hormone): adrenal cortex
• Prolactin: mammary glands
• MSH (melanocyte stimulating hormone): melanocytes
• GH (growth hormone): liver, bones, other tissues