*Pituitary Gland

Question 1

What is the pituitary gland’s nickname?

Answer 1

Master gland

–> produces tropic hormones

Question 2

What are the two parts of the pituitary gland?

Answer 2

Anterior and Posterior

Question 3

What does posterior mean?

Answer 3

Backside

Question 4

What is stored in the posterior pituitary gland?

Answer 4

ADH and Oxytocin

Question 5

What hormones are made in the anterior pituitary gland? (7)

Answer 5

HGH (Human Growth Hormone)
TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone 
Prolactin
MSH (Melanocyte Stimulation Hormone)
FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone)
LH (Lutenizing Hormone)

Question 6

Is the human growth hormone a target or non-target hormone?

Answer 6

Non-target hormone

Question 7

Is HGH a protein or steroid hormone?

Answer 7

Protein

Question 8

Where are anterior pituitary gland hormones produced and stored?

Answer 8

Pituitary gland

Question 9

How does HGH effect the body?

Answer 9

Speeds up cell division

Question 10

How does HGH speed up cell division? (2)

Answer 10

increases amino-acid uptake

Increase the metabolism of lipids

Question 11

When discussing the HGH. What does the increase of amino-acid intake result in?

Answer 11

The increase of protein synthesis

Question 12

When discussing HGH. How does the increase of metabolism of lipids help the division of cells?

Answer 12

Breaking down lipids gives energy

Question 13

When does HGH spike?

Answer 13

During your growth spirt

Question 14

When does HGH decrease to minimum or nonexistent amounts?

Answer 14

After growth has stopped

Question 15

What are two causes of dwarfism?

Answer 15

Lack of growth hormones

Lack of all pituitary gland hormones –> major health and mental issues

Question 16

What causes giantism?

Answer 16

The continuous production of HGH even after the appropriate growing period

Question 17

Know the charts for a normal HGH level, dwarfism, giantism, and where the pituitary gland has something majorly wrong with it.

Answer 17

DONE

Question 18

What does TSH stimulate?

Answer 18

Stimulates the thyroid gland

Question 19

What is released by the thyroid gland when it is stimulated?

Answer 19

Thyroxin

Question 20

What are the parts of words for the Adrenocorticotropic hormone: adreno, corti, and tropic?

Answer 20

Adreno = adrenal gland
Corti = surface
Tropic = a hormone that targets another gland

Question 21

What does the Adrenocorticotropic hormone target?

Answer 21

The surface of the adrenal gland

Question 22

What does the adrenal gland release after being stimulated by Adrenocorticotropic hormone?

Answer 22

Cortisol

Question 23

Does prolactin give positive or negative feedback?

Answer 23

Positive

Question 24

What does prolactin promote?

Answer 24

The production of breast milk

Question 25

What initiates the production of prolactin?

Answer 25

Mechanoreceptors in the breast is stimulated by a nursing baby. Mechanoreceptors send and action potential to the pituitary gland, prolactin is made and milk is produced

Question 26

What are the parts of words for Melanocyte stimulating hormone: melano, and cyte?

Answer 26

``` Melano = pigment Cyte = cell ```

Question 27

What is a melanocyte?

Answer 27

A pigment producing cell

Question 28

What does the melanocyte stimulating hormone do?

Answer 28

Stimulates melanocytes to produce pigment (melonin) Ex. Hair, skin, iris

Question 29

Where is the pituitary gland located?

Answer 29

In the midbrain dangling off the hypothalamus

Question 30

What is a gonadotropic hormone?

Answer 30

Any hormone that stimulates the gonad gland

Question 31

What are the two most common gonadotropic hormones?

Answer 31

``` Follicle stimulating hormone (FHS) Lutenizing hormone (LH) ```

Question 32

What does stimulating the follicle with FSH stimulate in women?

Answer 32

Stimulates nurse cells (granulosa cells) to care for developing egg cells

Question 33

What does stimulating the follicle with FSH stimulate in men?

Answer 33

Stimulates nurse cells (Sertoli cells) to guard sperm cells

Question 34

What are women nurse cells in the follicle called?

Answer 34

Granulosa cells

Question 35

What are men nurse cells in the follicle?

Answer 35

Sertoli cells

Question 36

What does the Lutenizing hormone stimulate in females?

Answer 36

Ovulation and the creation of the corpus luteum

Question 37

What does the lutenizing hormone stimulate in men?

Answer 37

Stimulates interstitial cells of leydig

Question 38

What do the interstitial cells of leydig produce?

Answer 38

Testosterone

Question 39

For men, what can the lutenizing hormone also be called?

Answer 39

interstitial cell stimulating hormone

Question 40

What is the corpus luteum?

Answer 40

The nurse cells left behind after ovulation