Unit XIV (75-84) - Endocrinology and Reproduction Flashcards
What hormones are secreted by the posterior pituitary gland?
ADH
Oxytocin
Where are ADH and Oxytocin synthesized respectively?
Supraoptic nuclei - ADH
Paraventricular nuclei - Oxytocin
Where are these cell types found? Somatotropes Corticotropes Thyrotropes Gonadotropes Lactotropes
Anterior pituitary
Somatotropes produce _____
Growth hormone
Growth hormone physiologic roles include: stimulation of: 1.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 2. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and inhibition of: 1.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 2. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Stimulates: 1. secretion of insulin like growth factor 1 2. lipolysis Inhibits: 1. action of insulin on carbohydrates 2. lipid metabolism
Corticotropes produce ______
ACTH
ACTH stimulates: ___________
Adrenal cortex to produce glucocorticoids and androgens
Thyrotropes produce ______
TSH
Where is MSH is produced?
Pars intermedia
A cells in the pars intermedia produce _____
alpha MSH
B cells in the pars intermedia produce ______
ACTH
Lactotropes produce __________
Prolactin
Gonadotropes produce _________
FSH and LH
GHRH
Source:
Effects:
Growth hormone releasing hormone
hypothalamus
stimulates release of GH from anterior pituitary
Somatostatin
AKA:
Source:
Effects:
growth hormone inhibitory hormone
hypothalamus
inhibit release of GH from anterior pituitary
CRH
Source:
Effects:
corticotropin releasing hormone
hypothalamus
stimulate release of ACTH
GnRH
Source:
Effects:
Gonadotropin releasing hormone
hypothalamus
stimulates release of LH and FSH
Examples of protein/polypeptide hormones
secreted by pituitary, parathyroids and pancreas
How are protein and polypeptide hormones synthesized and secreted
Preprohormone is synthesized in RER and then cleaved to a prohormone
Prohormone goes into the golgi - may be modified
Hormone is packaged into vesicles
The vesicles are stored in the cytoplasm and released via exocytosis when needed.
Method of transport of peptide hormones
free in plasma because they are water soluble
Examples of steroid hormones
glucocorticoids, androgens