Glands Flashcards
- Gland: Anterior Pituitary (Somatotrope cells)
Hormone:
Growth Hormone (GH)
- Gland: Anterior Pituitary (Somatotrope cells)
Target Organ:
All tissues
- Gland: Anterior Pituitary (Somatotrope cells)
Response:
Growth; carbohydrate, protein & fat metabolism
- Gland: Anterior Pituitary (Lactotrope cells)
Hormone:
Prolactin (PRL)
- Gland: Anterior Pituitary (Lactotrope cells)
Target Organ:
Breasts
- Gland: Anterior Pituitary (Lactotrope cells)
Response:
Milk Synthesis
- Gland: Anterior Pituitary (Thyrotrope cells)
Hormone:
Thyroid Stimulation Hormone (TSH)
- Gland: Anterior Pituitary (Thyrotrope cells)
Target Organs:
Thyroid
- Gland: Anterior Pituitary (Thyrotrope cells)
Response:
Release of thyroxin (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3)
- Gland: Anterior Pituitary (Corticotrope cells)
Hormone:
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)
- Gland: Anterior Pituitary (Corticotrope cells)
Target Organ:
Adrenal Gland
- Gland: Anterior Pituitary (Corticotrope cells)
Response:
Release of Aldosterone, Cortisol and Testosterone
- Gland: Anterior Pituitary (Gonadotrope cells)
Hormone:
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
Interstitial Cellstimulating Hormone (ICSH)
- Gland: Anterior Pituitary (Gonadotrope cells)
Target Organ:
Gonads: Ovaries (F) and Testes (M)
- Gland: Anterior Pituitary (Gonadotrope cells)
Response:
Release of Estrogen/Progesterone (F), Testosterone (M)
FSH: sperm & egg production and
LH: Mature egg and ovulation (F) and Testosterone production (M)
- Gland: Posterior pituitary
Hormone 1:
Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)
- Gland: Posterior pituitary
Target Organ 1:
Kidneys
- Gland: Posterior pituitary
Response 1:
Water reabsorption, concentrated urine and decrease urine output
- Gland: Posterior pituitary
Hormone 2:
Oxytocin
- Gland: Posterior pituitary
Target organ 2:
Breasts & myometrium of uterus
- Gland: Posterior pituitary
Response 2:
Contraction of uterus & “milk let-down”
- Gland: Pineal Gland (pinealocytes)
Hormone:
Metatonin
- Gland: Pineal Gland (pinealocytes)
Target Organ:
nucleus of the hypothalamus
- Gland: Pineal Gland (pinealocytes)
Response:
Influence setting of day/night cycles, process: sleep, appetite, body temperature, & hypothalamic activity