Classification of Hormones

Question 1

What are the six major classes of cells in regard to the pituitary gland?

Answer 1

corticotropes, thyrotropes, gonadotropes, adrenotropes, mammotropes/lactrotropes, somatotropes

Question 2

Which class of cells does FSH and LH fall under?

Answer 2

gonadotropes

Question 3

Which class of cells does ACTH fall under?

Answer 3

corticotropes

Question 4

Which class of cells does TSH fall under?

Answer 4

thyrotropes

Question 5

Which class of cells does PRL fall under?

Answer 5

mammotropes/lactotropes

Question 6

Which class of cells does GH fall under?

Answer 6

somatotropes