Exam 4 Flashcards
ADH gland produced
Posterior Pituitary
ADH target organ
Kidney
ADH Stimulus for release
Osmoreceptors in hypothalamus
ADH function
Water reabsorption
ADH disorders
Diabetes insipidus
Oxytocin gland produced
Posterior Pituitary
Oxytocin target organs
Uterus / mammary glands
Oxytocin stimulus for release
Stretch of uterus and milk production
Oxytocin function
increase uterine contractions / milk ejection
Growth Hormone gland produced
Anterior Pituitary
Growth hormone target organs
All cells
Growth Hormone Stimulus for release
GHRH Growth Hormone Release Hormone
Growth Hormone function
Promotes growth
Growth Hormone Disorders
Hypo -dwarfism hyper - acromegaly (adults) gigantism (child)
TSH Thyroid Stimulating Hormone gland produced
Anterior pituitary
TSH target organ
Thyroid
TSH Stimulus for release
TRH Thyroid Release Hormone
TSH function
Increase T3/T4
ACTH Adrenocorticotropic hormone gland produced
Anterior pituitary
ACTH Adrenocorticotropic hormone target organ
Adrenal cortex
ACTH Adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulus for release
CRH Corticotropin-releasing hormone / stress
ACTH Function
Increase androgens increase glucocorticoids
LH Luteinizing hormone gland produced
Anterior pituitary