chapter 18 Flashcards
What does GH stand for?
Growth Hormone
What does TSH stand for?
Thyroid stimulating hormone
What does MSH stand for?
Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
What does ACTH stand for?
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
What does FSH stand for?
Follicle-stimulating hormone
What does LH stand for?
Luteinizing hormone
What does PRL stand for?
Prolactin
What does ADH stand for?
Antidiuretic hormone
What does OT stand for?
Oxytocin
Pituitary hormone (Growth Hormone) GH targets what organ?
Skeletal muscles and bones
Pituitary hormone (Thyroid-stimulating hormone) TSH targets what organ?
Thyroid gland (neck)
Pituitary hormone (Adrenocorticotropic hormone) ACTH targets what organ?
Adrenal gland
Pituitary hormone (Follicle-stimulating hormone) FSH targets what organ?
Gonads
Pituitary hormone (Luteinizing hormone) LH targets what organ?
Gonards
Pituitary hormone (Prolactin) PRL targets what organ?
Mammary glands
Too much GH?
Too Little GH?
Too Much GH produced as an adult?
Giantism
Dwarfism
Acromegaly
what are the steps to hormones releases?
Brain - Hypothalamus
Anterior Pituitary gland
gland
Target tissue
What is another word for the anterior lobe?
adenohypophysis
Another word for posterior lobe?
Neurohypophysis
What hormones are in the Posterior lobe?
ADH
OT
( a nerve stimulation causes a release)
What hormones are in the Anterior lobe?
GH
TSH
MSH
ACTH
FSH
LH
PRL
What are in the hypothalamus (brain)?
TSH-RH(releasing hormone)
PRL-RH
ACTH-RH
GH-RH
GNT-RH( condal release of FSH of LH)
(increase fluid retention ) = ?
increase blood volume = increase blood pressure
