Quiz 4 Flashcards
Prostaglandin F2alpha
- Source? (where it is secreted from)
- Targets? (tissue or organ effected)
- Class? (biochemical makeup)
- Function?
- Uterus
- Ovary and CL
- Fatty Acid
- Luteolysis and regression of the Corpus Luteum
Prolactin
- Source? (where it is secreted from)
- Targets? (tissue or organ effected)
- Class? (biochemical makeup)
- Function?
- Anterior Pituitary
- Mammary Gland and CL
- Protein
- Protein Synthesis and Maintaining CL
Follicle Stimulating Hormone
- Source? (where it is secreted from)
- Targets? (tissue or organ effected)
- Class? (biochemical makeup)
- Function?
- Anterior Pituitary
- Follicles, Gonads, and Sertoli Cells
- Glycoprotein
- Stimulates growth and rupture of follicles to cause estrus
Testosterone
- Source? (where it is secreted from)
- Targets? (tissue or organ effected)
- Class? (biochemical makeup)
- Function?
- Leydig Cells
- Hypothalamus and testis
- Steroid
- Promotes spermatogenesis
What is the chemical classification of Inhibin?
Glycoprotein
What is the chemical classification of Prostaglandin F2alpha?
Fatty Acid
What is the chemical classification of Progesterone?
Steroid
What is the chemical classification of Oxytocin?
Peptide
What is the chemical classification of Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone?
Peptide
What is the chemical classification of Luteinizing Hormone?
Glycoprotein
What is the chemical classification of Anti-Mullerian Hormone?
Protein
What hormone is found in high concentration during estrus (heat) is secreted by the follicle?
Estrogen
What hormone is produced by the CL and is important for maintaining pregnancy?
Progesterone
What hormone is produced by the anterior pituitary and is responsible for ovulation and maintaining the CL?
Luteinizing hormone
What hormone causes luteolysis?
Prostaglandin F2alpha