Exam 2

Question 1

Hormone Cascade: CRH

Answer 1

Releasing hormone: CRH ( corticotropin )
Tropic hormone affected: ACTH ( adrenocorticotripoc )
Main target of tropic hormone: adrenal cortex / kidney
Hormone secreted by target: corticosteroids

Question 2

Hormone cascade: TRH

Answer 2

Releasing hormone: TRH ( thyrotropin )
Tropic hormone affected: TSH ( thyroid stimulating )
Main target of tropic hormone: thyroid
Hormones secreted by target: thyroid hormones

Question 3

Serotonin (SE/5-HT)

Answer 3

ORIGIN: raphe nucleus
-many receptors, monoamine, midbrain nuclei + brainstem
-cerebellum, hippocampus, amygdala, neocortex
-involved in: mood regulation, sleep, eating, pain, dreaming

Question 4

Norepinephrine (NE)

Answer 4

ORIGIN: locus coeruleus
-receptors: a1, a2, B1, B2 (metabotropic)