Growth and Puberty Flashcards
Quality and duration of p________ helps determine growth
pregancy
Growth = chondro_______
chondrogenesis
The hypothalamus produces ____ which stimulates GH from anterior pituitary
GHRH (growth hormone releasing hormone)
The hypothalamus produces ____ which inhibits GH from anterior pituitary
Somatostatin
Where does GH act to stimulate IGF-1 (insulin like growth factor 1)?
Liver
Which cells make GH in the anterior pituitary gland?
Somatotroph cells
What time is secretion of GH maximum?
At night
IGF-1 increases or decreases glucose use?
decreases
IGF-1 increases or decreases lipolysis?
Increases
IGF-1 increases or decreases muscle mass?
Increase
Puberty describes the p____________,
morphological, and behavioural changes
as the gonads switch from infantile to
adult forms.
Physiological
What is the name for first menstrual bleed?
Menarche
Ovarian and _______ androgens control pubic and axillary hair in girls
adrenal
Ovarian __________ regulate the growth of
breast and female genitalia
oestrogens
What regulates external genitalia and pubic hair growth and enlargement of larynx and laryngeal muscles (voice deepens)?
Testicular androgens
