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Quiz #5 Flashcards

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What is the embryological origin of the adenohypophysis?

A

Rathke’s Pouch

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2
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Posterior pituitary hormones

A

Oxytocin, AHD

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3
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Parts of the adenohypophysis

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Pars tuberalis, Pars intermedia, Pars distalis

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4
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Parts of the neurohypophysis

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Median eminence, Infundibular stem, Pars nervosa

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5
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Types of acidophils in adenohypophysis

A

Somatotropes and mammotropes

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6
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What do somatotropes release?

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GF

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7
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What do mammotropes release?

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Prolactin

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8
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Types of basophils in adenohypophysis

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Corticotropes, thyrotropes, gonadotropes

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9
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What do corticotropes release?

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ACTH

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What do thyrotropes release?

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TSH

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What do gonadotropes release?

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FSH and LH

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12
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What are chromophobes?

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stem cells, progenitor cells, or degranulated cells of adenohypophysis

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