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      • What are the 7 major hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary?
      • ACTH
        MSH
        FSH
        GH
        LH
        PRL
        TSH
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      • Which tissue does GH target?
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      • GH [...]creases episodes of mitosis.
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      • GH [...]creases cell size.
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      • GH [...]creases the rate of protein synthesis.
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      • GH [...]creases the use of fatty acids for energy.
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      • GH [...]creases the use of glucose for energy.
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      • GH [...]creases amino acid transport across the cell membrane.
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      • GH [...]creases the rate of transcription and translation.
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      • Which tissue does TSH target?
      • Thyroid
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      • Which tissue does PRL target?
      • Mammary glands in breasts
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      • The [...] is also called the neurohypophysis.
      • posterior pituitary
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      • What is another name for ADH?
      • Vasopressin
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      • What general effect does oxytocin have on its target cells (2)?
      • Increases uterine contractions
        Causes milk ejection from breasts
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      • What is the target tissue for ADH?
      • Collecting tubule and duct of the nephron
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      • ADH [...]creases blood pressure.
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      • Where in the body are ADH and oxytocin secreted?
      • Posterior pituitary
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      • What are the 2 parts of the pituitary gland?
      • Anterior and posterior parts
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      • The [...] is also called the adenohypophysis.
      • anterior pituitary gland
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      • The anterior pituitary gland is also called the [...].
      • adenohypothysis
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      • From where are the following hormones secreted?
        ACTH, MSH, LH, FSH, TSH, GH, PRL
      • Anterior pituitary gland
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      • Which hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary controls the release of T4 from the thyroid?
      • TSH
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      • Which hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary controls the release of cortisol from the adrenal cortex?
      • ACTH
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      • Which hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary controls the release of IGF-1 from the liver?
      • GH
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      • Which 2 hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary control the release of testo/estradiol from the gonads?
      • LH/FSH
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      • What is the developmental origin of the posterior pituitary?
      • Downgrowth from the floor of the diencephalon
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      • What 5 types of cells are found in the anterior pituitary?
      • Corticotrophs
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        Lactotrophs
        Somatotrophs
        Thyrotrophs
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      • Axons from the hypothalamus project to the [...] of the anterior pituitary and discharge into capillaries of the pituitary [...].
      • median eminence, portal system
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      • In the anterior pituitary, which 2 hormones do corticotrophs produce?
      • ACTH
        MSH
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      • In the anterior pituitary, which 2 hormones do gonadotrophs produce?
      • FSH
        LH
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      • In the anterior pituitary, which hormone do lactotrophs produce?
      • PRL
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      • In the anterior pituitary, which hormone do somatotrophs produce?
      • GH
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      • [...] is the precursor to ACTH and other hormones in the anterior pituitary.
      • POMC
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      • In the anterior pituitary, which hormone do thyrotrophs produce?
      • TSH
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      • What are the 6 hormones produced by the hypothalamus which control release of hormones from the anterior pituitary?
      • CRH
        GnRH
        GHRH
        TRH
        Dopamine
        Somatostatin
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      • Which 2 hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary have non-tropic effects only?
      • PRL
        MSH
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      • Which hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary has both tropic and non-tropic effects?
      • GH
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      • Which tissue do FSH and LH target?
      • Testes or ovaries
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      • Which tissue does MSH target?
      • Melanocytes in the skin
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      • POMC is synthesized mainly in the corticotrophs of the [...]rior pituitary.
      • ante, rior
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      • Release of ACTH from the anterior pituitary is controlled by the hypothalamic hormone [...].
      • CRH
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      • CRH controls the release of [...] from the anterior pituitary.
      • ACTH
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      • Release of PRL from the anterior pituitary is controlled by the hypothalamic hormones [...] and [...].
      • TRH, dopamine
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      • TRH [...]-regulates the release of PRL from the anterior pituitary.
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      • Dopamine [...]-regulates the secretion of PRL from the anterior pituitary.
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      • In the anterior pituitary, which cells produce PRL?
      • Lactotrophs
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      • In the anterior pituitary, which cells produce ACTH and MSH?
      • Corticotrophs
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      • In the anterior pituitary, which cells produce FSH and LH?
      • Gonadotrophs
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      • In the anterior pituitary, which cells produce GH?
      • Somatotrophs
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      • In the anterior pituitary, which cells produce TSH?
      • Thyrotrophs
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      • What effect does suckling have on the production of PRL by the anterior pituitary?
      • Increase
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      • What are the 2 hormones secreted by the posterior pituitary?
      • Oxytocin
        ADH (vasopressin)
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      • GH [...]creases the breakdown of proteins.
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      • Which tissue does ACTH target?
      • Adrenal cortex
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      • The posterior pituitary is also called the [...].
      • neurohypophysis
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      • What tissues does oxytocin target (2)?
      • Uterus
        Breasts
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      • What general effect does ADH have on its target cells?
      • Increases permeability to water
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      • Where in the body are ADH and oxytocin synthesised?
      • Hypothalamus
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      • What are the 3 parts of the anterior pituitary?
      • Pars distalis
        Pars tuberalis
        Pars intermedia
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      • What are the 2 parts of the posterior pituitary?
      • Pars nervosa
        Infundibulum (stalk)
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      • What 2 types of cells are found in the posterior pituitary?
      • Axons of modified neurons
        Pituicytes
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      • The glial-like cells found in the posterior pituitary are called [...].
      • pituicytes
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      • The cell bodies of the neurons whose axons are in the posterior pituitary are found in which 2 nuclei in the brain?
      • Supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus
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      • After the protein precursors of ADH and oxytocin are synthesized in the hypothalamus, they are cleaved to yield which 2 products?
      • Hormone
        Neurophysin (binding protein)
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      • [...] is a binding protein made when the protein precursor of ADH or oxytocin is cleaved.
      • Neurophysin
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      • The accumulation of ADH or oxytocin in the axons of the posterior pituitary forms [...].
      • Herring bodies
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      • Which 4 hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary have tropic effects only?
      • FSH
        LH
        TSH
        ACTH
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      • POMC is synthesized mainly in the [...] cells of the anterior pituitary.
      • corticotroph
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