tables/charts (FINAL)

Question 1

what do somatotrophs release, what hormones control its release and what are its target cells

what type of cell is it (acidophil, basophil,?)

Answer 1

(of ANTERIOR PITUITARY)
secretes growth hormone
-hypothal control from growth hormone releasing hormone and somatostatin (INHIBITORY)
– acts on bone, viscera, soft tissues

its an ACIDOPHIL

Question 2

what do lactotrophs release, what hormones control its release and what are its target cells

what type of cell is it (acidophil, basophil,?)

Answer 2

prolactin (PRL)
-control from hypothal by thyrotropin-releasing hormone and dopamine (INHIBITORY)

acts on: mammary gland, CNS, immune system

ACIDOPHIL

Question 3

what do thyrotrophs release, what hormones control its release and what are its target cells

what type of cell is it (acidophil, basophil,?)

Answer 3

BASOPHIL

release thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

• controlled by thyrotropin relasing hormone, and somatostatin (INHIBITORY)
• acts on thyroid

Question 4

what do corticotrophs release, what hormones control its release and what are its target cells

what type of cell is it (acidophil, basophil,?)

Answer 4

• release adrenocorticotropin (ACTH)
• control by corticotropin releasing hormone, arginine vasopressin

-adrenal cortex is the target (zona fasiculata and reticularis)

basophil!

Question 5

what do gonadotrophs release, what hormones control its release and what are its target cells

what type of cell is it (acidophil, basophil,?)

Answer 5

• release FSH and LH
• gonadotropin releasing hormone controls it
• ovary and testis are targets

-basophil!