Hormone Abbrevs

Question 1

posterior pituitary releases

Answer 1

OT

AVP

Question 2

Anterior pituitary releases

Answer 2

ACTH
GH
TSH
Prl
LH
FSH

Question 3

ACTH

Answer 3

adrenocorticotropic hormone

Question 4

GH

Answer 4

growth hormone

Question 5

TSH

Answer 5

thyroid stimulating hormone

Question 6

PRL

Answer 6

prolactin

Question 7

OT

Answer 7

oxytocin

Question 8

AVP

Answer 8

arginine vasopressin

Question 9

arginine vassopressin (AVP) aka

Answer 9

antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

Question 10

dopamine aka

Answer 10

prolactin inhibiting hormone

Question 11

PIH

Answer 11

prolactin inhibiting hormone

Question 12

GHRH

Answer 12

growth hormone releasing hormone

Question 13

TRH

Answer 13

thyrotropin releasing hormone

Question 14

GnRH

Answer 14

gonadotropin releasing hormone

Question 15

LH

Answer 15

luteinizing hormone

Question 16

FSH

Answer 16

follicle stimulating hormone

Question 17

CRH

Answer 17

corticotropin releasing hormone

Question 18

PRF

Answer 18

prolactin releasing factor

Question 19

PVN

Answer 19

paraventricular nuclei

Question 20

SON

Answer 20

supraoptic nuclei

Question 21

IGF

Answer 21

insulin like growth factor

Question 22

CREB

Answer 22

cAMP response element binding protein

Question 23

Pit-1

Answer 23

pituitary specific transcription factor

Question 24

IGF binding proteins

Answer 24

IGF-BPs 1-6 suynthesized in the liver, mostly IGF-BP3

Question 25

octreotide

Answer 25

somatostatin analogues