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The Endocrine System: Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland Flashcards

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Hypothalamus and Pituitary

What is the generalized function of the hypothalamus and pituitary?

A

Relay stations that act in sequence

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Hypothalamus

What is the anatomy of the Hypothalamus?

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Essentially just two nuclei with processes that extend down into the posterior pituitary

Histology = brain/nervous tissue

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Hypothalamus

What is the function of the Hypothalamus?

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Releases peptide hormones that stimulate the pituitary

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Hypothalamus

What triggers release of hormones from the Hypothalamus?

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Sensory stimuli: Light, olfactory, autonomic, etc.
Other stimuli: Blood-bourne sterioids, hormones, blood glucose, blood pressure, stress, etc.

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Hypothalamus

What happens to hormones released by the Hypothalamus?

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  • They accumulate in the axons fo the neurohypophysis
  • Release in the median eminence that diffuse into the adenohypophysis
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Hypothalamus

What hormones, from the Hypothalamus, accumulate in the axons in the neurohypophysis?

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  • Oxytocin
  • Vasopressin
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Hypothalamus

What hormones, from the Hypothalamus, diffuse into the adenohypophysis?

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  • Somatostatin
  • Dopamine
  • GHRH
  • CRH
  • GnRH
  • TRH
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Hypothalamus

Somatostatin

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Inhibits GH and insulin secretion

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Hypothalamus

Dopamine

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Inhibits prolactin secretion by the pituitary

Directly impacts pituitary

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Hypothalamus

Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone (GHRH)

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Stimulates GH secretion by pituitary

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Hypothalamus

Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH)

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Stimulates ACTH secretion by the pituitary

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Hypothalamus

Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH)

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Stimulates LH/FSH secretion by the pituitary

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Hypothalamus

Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone (TRH)

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Stimulates TSH secretion by the pituitary

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The Pituitary Gland

What is the function of The Pituitary Gland?

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  • Receives signals from the CNS (specifically the hypothalamus)
  • Sends signals to other endocrine glands and organs
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The Pituitary Gland

What are the two parts of The Pituitary Gland?

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  • Neurohypophysis - posterior pituitary (nerve tissue) - Pars nervosa
  • Adenohypophysis - anterior pituitary (glandular tissue - Pars distalis
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The Pituitary Gland

What is the Pars intermedia?

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Thin layer between the neurohypophysis and adenohypophysis containing colloid filled sacs (remnants of rathke’s pouch)
It also contains basophils and chromophobes from the adenohypophysis

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The Pituitary Gland

The Neurohypophysis

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Axons of nerves from hypothalamus
Pituicytes (supportive glial cells)
Neurosecretory bodies (herring bodies) containing hormones (Oxytocin and ADH (vasopressin)

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The Pituitary Gland

What is the function of Antidiuretic Hormone?

aka ADH/Vasopressin

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Increases water absorption in kidneys
Induces vasoconstriction
Increases Blood Volume/BP

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The Pituitary Gland

What is the function of Oxytocin?

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Stimulates smooth muscle contraction

Myoepithelial cells in lactating brest

20
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The Pituitary Gland

Basophils produce…

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endorphins

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The Pituitary Gland

What three cell types are found in the adenohypophysis?

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Acidophils
Basophils
Chromophobes

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The Pituitary Gland

What type of hormones do acidophils produce?

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Somatotropic
Mammotropic

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The Pituitary Gland

What type of hormones do basophils produce?

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Gonadotropic
Corticotropic
Thyrotropic

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The Pituitary Gland

What are chromophobes?

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They are thought to be stem cells or depleted cells

25
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The Pituitary Gland

Describe Acidophils histologically

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Trichrome: Highly magenta
H&E: Very eosinophilic

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The Pituitary Gland

Describe basophils histologically

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Blueish purple

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The Pituitary Gland

Describe chromophobes histologically

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Empty cytoplasm (resistant to dye)
Stem cells or Acidophils/basophils that have released all their contents

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The Pituitary Gland

Do i need to know the major functions for the hormones on slide 32? She said just for reference?

A
29
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The Pituitary Gland

What is the function of corticotropin - releasing hormone?

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Stimulates release of proopiomelanocortin (POMC) by corticotropic basophils

30
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Where is corticotropin-releasing hormone produced?

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Hypothalamus

31
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The Pituitary Gland

What happens once POMC is released by corticoptropic basophils?

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POMC is cleaved to
* β - lipotropin (β-LPH) → β-LPH stimulates melanocytes to produce melanin → induces lipolysis and steriodogenesis
* ACTH

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