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Hypothalamus and Pituitary Flashcards

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1
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CRH activates

A

ACTH

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2
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ACTH acts on

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adrenal cortex
* secretes aldosterone

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3
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DA (dopamine) inhibits

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prolactin

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4
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prolactin

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breast development and milk production

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TRH activates

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TSH

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TSH

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acts on thyroid
* released thyroid hormone

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GHRH (activates) and SS (inhibts)

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growth hormone

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8
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GnRH activates

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FSH and LH

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GH function

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cartilage and bone growth
protein metabolism
carbohydrate metabolism
lipid metabolism

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what does GH increase in protein metabolism

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amino acid uptake into cells
protein synthesis
muscle formation

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GH is used by athletes to

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increase muscle (short half-life)

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12
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carbohydrate metabolism (GH)

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anti-insulin effects
decrease glucose uptake into cells - increase blood glucose

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lipid metabolism (GH)

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increase lipolysis (fat breakdown) - increase free fatty acids

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14
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treatment of growth hormone deficiency in children

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give growth hormone injection

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high growth hormone in adults

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increase growth of bone where the growth plate does not close off - bones in the face - problem if you take growth hormone to increase muscle

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prolactin

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stimulates breat development and milk production

17
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what stimulates prolactin release

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TRH, estrogen

18
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what inhibits prolactin

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dopamine

19
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what inhibts milk production

A

estrogen and progesterone

20
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what hormones are released from anterior pituitary

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prolactin, TSH, GH, FSH, LH, ACTH

21
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posterior pituitary release

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ADH and oxytocin

22
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oxytocin is made in the _ and released in the _

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hypothalamus, posterior pituitary

23
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what stimulates oxytocin release

A

suckling of a nursing infant
cervical dilation

24
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effects of oxytocin

A

release of milk
birth (parturition)

25
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effects of oxytocin

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release of milk
birth (parturition)

26
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ADH is made in the _ and released in the _

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hypothalamus, posterior pituitary

27
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what stimulates ADH release

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increased osmolarity of extracellular fuild
decreased blood volume

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