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Hypothalamic Pituitary Target Tissue Axis Flashcards

1
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Vascularized (lots of blood flow) region

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Median eminence

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Region where nerve fibers from each eye cross to opposite half of the brain

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Optic chiasm

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3
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Provides local delivery of substances at high concentration

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Hypothalamic-hypophysial portal system

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4
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Adenohypophysis

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Anterior pituitary

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5
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Neurohypophysis

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Posterior pituitary

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6
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Which cell produces thyroid stimulation hormone (TSH)?

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Thyrotroph

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7
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Which cell produces luteinizing and follicle stimulating hormone?

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Gonadotrophs

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8
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Which cell produces adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)?

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Corticotrophs

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9
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Which cell produces growth hormone?

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Somatotroph

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10
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Which cell produces prolactin (PRL)?

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Lactotroph

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11
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All anterior pituitary hormones are…

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Peptides/proteins

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12
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Hormones in the somatoomammotropin family of the anterior pituitary

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  • Growth hormone
  • Prolactin
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13
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Growth hormone

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Stimulates growth (via insulin-like growth factor-1; IGF-1) and affects metabolism

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14
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Prolactin

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Stimulates milk synthesis and secretion during lactation

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15
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Hormones in the glycoprotein family of the anterior pituitary

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  • Follicle stimulating hormone
  • Luteinizing hormone
  • Thyroid stimulating hormone
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16
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Follicle stimulating hormone

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  • Stimulates follicular growth and estrogen
    production in ovaries
  • Regulates spermatogenesis in testes
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Luteinizing hormone

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  • Regulates estrogen and progesterone production
    in ovaries and luteinization of follicle
  • Regulates testosterone production in testes
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Thyroid stimulating hormone

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Stimulates synthesis and secretion of thyroid hormone (T 3 and T 4) by thyroid gland

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Hormones in the pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) family of the anterior pituitary

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  • Adrenocorticotropic hormone
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20
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone

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Stimulates synthesis and secretion of cortisol and DHEA (a weak androgen) by adrenal cortex

21
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If a patient had a disease that damaged the corticotropes, which organ would be most affected?

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Adrenal glands

22
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AP hormones are synthesized…

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on the endoplasmic reticulum

23
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AP hormones are modified…

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in the Golgi apparatus

24
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AP hormones are stored…

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In vesicles until they are needed

25
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A patient has an ACTH secreting tumor, which causes ACTH to be elevated. You would expect to see a _______ in CRH secretion.

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  • Decline
  • High levels of ACTH can increase cortisol and aldosterone stimulating negative feedback.
26
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Releasing hormones

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  • Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH)
  • Thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH)
  • Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH)
  • Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH)
27
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Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH)

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Stimulates GH synthesis & secretion

28
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Thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH)

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Stimulates TSH synthesis & secretion

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Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH)

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Stimulates LH and FSH synthesis & secretion

30
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Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH)

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Stimulates ACTH synthesis & secretion

31
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If two hormones have similar structures…

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A high enough amount can trigger the other hormones receptors

32
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Inhibiting hormones

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  • Growth hormone inhibiting hormone (GHIH)
  • Prolactin inhibiting hormone; dopamine (PIH)
33
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Growth hormone inhibiting hormone

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  • Peptide
  • Inhibits GH synthesis and secretion
34
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Prolactin inhibiting hormone (PIH); dopamine

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  • Catecholamine
  • Inhibits PRL synthesis and secretion
35
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LH secreted by the anterior pituitary acts on…

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the testis

36
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GnRH secreted by the hypothalamus acts on…

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gonadotropes in the anterior pituitary

37
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If a patient has a lesion in the paraventricular nucleus, you would expect to see…

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  • a decline in CRH
  • Could be a decline in OT however the supraoptic nucleus also produced OT so it wouldn’t be much
38
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Hormones of the paraventricular nucleus

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  • TRH
  • CRH
  • OT
  • ADH/VR
39
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Hormones of the preoptic area

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Hormones of the supraoptic nucleus

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Hormones of the arcuate nucleus

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  • GHRH
  • GnRH
  • GHIH
  • PIH
42
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Hormones of the ventromedial nucleus

43
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Primary function is to regulate hormone secretion by another endocrine gland

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Tropic hormone

44
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Primary effect is on non-endocrine target tissues

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Non-tropic hormone

45
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Negative feedback loop

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Response of target cell dampens or inhibits initial stimulus

46
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Positive feedback loop

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Response of target cell stimulates or enhances initial stimulus

47
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Posterior pituitary hormones

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  • Oxytocin
  • Antidiuretic hormone (ADH); vasopressin (VP)
48
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Oxytocin

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  • Stimulates smooth muscle contraction
  • Breast myoepithelial cells during lactation (milk
    ejection)
  • Uterine myometrium during labor
49
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Antidiuretic hormone

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  • Stimulates water reabsorption by kidney
  • Stimulates arteriole constriction

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