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Hypothalamus and pituitary hormones

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      • What are the 7 major hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary?
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      • What are the 2 hormones secreted by the posterior pituitary?
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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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      • GH [...]creases the breakdown of proteins.
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      • Which tissue does ACTH target?
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      • Which tissue does TSH target?
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      • Which tissue does PRL target?
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      • The posterior pituitary is also called the [...].
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      • The [...] is also called the neurohypophysis.
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      • What is another name for ADH?
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      • What tissues does oxytocin target (2)?
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      • What general effect does oxytocin have on its target cells (2)?
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      • What is the target tissue for ADH?
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      • What general effect does ADH have on its target cells?
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      • ADH [...]creases blood pressure.
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      • Where in the body are ADH and oxytocin synthesised?
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      • Where in the body are ADH and oxytocin secreted?
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      • What are the 2 parts of the pituitary gland?
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      • The [...] is also called the adenohypophysis.
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      • The anterior pituitary gland is also called the [...].
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      • From where are the following hormones secreted?
        ACTH, MSH, LH, FSH, TSH, GH, PRL
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      • Which hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary controls the release of T4 from the thyroid?
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      • Which hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary controls the release of cortisol from the adrenal cortex?
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      • Which hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary controls the release of IGF-1 from the liver?
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      • Which 2 hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary control the release of testo/estradiol from the gonads?
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      • What are the 3 parts of the anterior pituitary?
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      • What are the 2 parts of the posterior pituitary?
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      • What is the developmental origin of the posterior pituitary?
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      • What 2 types of cells are found in the posterior pituitary?
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      • The glial-like cells found in the posterior pituitary are called [...].
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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?
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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?
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      • [...] is a binding protein made when the protein precursor of ADH or oxytocin is cleaved.
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      • The accumulation of ADH or oxytocin in the axons of the posterior pituitary forms [...].
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      • What 5 types of cells are found in the anterior pituitary?
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      • Axons from the hypothalamus project to the [...] of the anterior pituitary and discharge into capillaries of the pituitary [...].
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      • In the anterior pituitary, which 2 hormones do corticotrophs produce?
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      • In the anterior pituitary, which 2 hormones do gonadotrophs produce?
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      • In the anterior pituitary, which hormone do lactotrophs produce?
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      • In the anterior pituitary, which hormone do somatotrophs produce?
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      • [...] is the precursor to ACTH and other hormones in the anterior pituitary.
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      • In the anterior pituitary, which hormone do thyrotrophs produce?
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      • What are the 6 hormones produced by the hypothalamus which control release of hormones from the anterior pituitary?
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      • Which 4 hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary have tropic effects only?
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      • Which 2 hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary have non-tropic effects only?
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      • Which hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary has both tropic and non-tropic effects?
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      • Which tissue do FSH and LH target?
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      • Which tissue does MSH target?
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      • POMC is synthesized mainly in the [...] cells of the anterior pituitary.
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      • POMC is synthesized mainly in the corticotrophs of the [...]rior pituitary.
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      • Release of ACTH from the anterior pituitary is controlled by the hypothalamic hormone [...].
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      • CRH controls the release of [...] from the anterior pituitary.
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      • Release of PRL from the anterior pituitary is controlled by the hypothalamic hormones [...] and [...].
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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?
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      • In the anterior pituitary, which cells produce ACTH and MSH?
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      • In the anterior pituitary, which cells produce FSH and LH?
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      • In the anterior pituitary, which cells produce GH?
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      • In the anterior pituitary, which cells produce TSH?
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      • What effect does suckling have on the production of PRL by the anterior pituitary?
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