Endocrine 3 Flashcards
How are releasing factors carried to the anterior pit. gl.
By venous portal system
The releasing factors stimulate anterior pit. gl. cells to secrete their specific____________
Hormones
Hormones from anterior pit. gl. stimulate target organs to produce?
Their own products.
What is this stimulating effect referred to?
Trophic.
What are the two hormones produced by anterior pit. gl.
- Somatotrophic 2. ACTH
What are the target organs of somatotrophic hormone?
growing structures of the body
What are target organs of adenocorticotrophic hormone?
Stimulates cortex of suprarenal gl. to produce it’s own hormones.
Where is the thyroid gl.?
neck region below larynx, surrounds trachea. R & L of trachea, masses are thyroid lobes.
What is tissue connecting thyroid lobes?
Isthmus, across front of trachea
What supplies the lob es of thyroid?
Superior and Inferior thyroid arteries
By venous portal system
How are releasing factors carried to the anterior pit. gl.
Hormones
The releasing factors stimulate anterior pit. gl. cells to secrete their specific____________
Their own products.
Hormones from anterior pit. gl. stimulate target organs to produce?
Trophic.
What is this stimulating effect referred to?
- Somatotrophic 2. ACTH
What are the two hormones produced by anterior pit. gl.
