Pathology

Question 1

What is rathke’s pouch?

Answer 1

Embryological structure from which pit gland comes from

Question 2

What trophic hormones does the anterior pituitary secrete?

Answer 2

Thyroid stimulating
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
FSH
LH

Question 3

What nontrophic hormones does the anterior pituitary secrete?

Answer 3

Growth hormone

prolactin

Question 4

The anterior pituitary gland contains modified glial cells and axonal processes

Answer 4

F posterior P is an Extension of neural tissue

Question 5

What does the posterior pituitary secrete?

Answer 5

ADH

Oxytocin

Question 6

What are Acidophils and where are they found?

Answer 6

Cells in the anterior pituitary that secrete protein hormones (GH and PRL)

Question 7

What do the acronyms GPA and B-FLAT refer to?

Answer 7

In the anterior pituitary:
GH and PRL secreted by acidophils

FSH, LH, ACTH, TSH secreted by basophils

Question 8

Pituitary Adenoma is associated with which gene

Answer 8

men1

Question 9

Pituitary Adenoma can release only one type of hormone

Answer 9

F

many or can be non fucntional