1What is another name for the anterior pituitary gland?
Adenohypophysis
2What is the hypophyseal portal system?
1. Primary capillary plexus wraps infunfibulum
2. secondary capillary plexus wraps anterior lobe
3. hyphyseal portal veins connect primary and secondary capillary plexus
3What hormones are produced by the anterior pat gland ?
1. Growth hormone (GH)
2. Thyroid stim hormone (TSH)
3. Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)
4. Follicle stim hormones (FSH)
5. Luetuinizing hormone (LH)(females)
6. Interstitial cell stim hormone (ICSH)(males)
7. Prolactin (PRL)
4What is another name for GH and what does it do?
growth hormone / somatropin
controls growth of body by targeting Skelton and skeletal muscles
regulated by hypothalamus
5What is another name for TSH and what its function?
Thyroid stim hormone / thyrotropin
stim prodelease of thyroid hormone
controlled by TRH
TRH is controlled by amount of thyroxin in blood
6What are the 4 gonadotropins hormones and what does this mean>?
1. Fllicle stim hormone
2. luetinzing hormome
3. interesting cell stim hormone
4. prolactin
hormones are not present until after puberty
7what is FSH and its function?
Follicle stinm hormone
stim developments of ovum each month in women
stim testi to produce sperm in men
8What is LH and ICSH?
stims the release of ovum
preps mammary glands for milk secretion
stim testi to produce testosterone
9What is prolactin ?
Initiates /maintains milk secretions
10What is the purpose of the pineal gland ?
produces melatonin to help maintain circadian rythm
controll;ed by light hitting eye
lowest during the daylight
11What is the function of the thymus?
Thymosin, thympopoetin promote maturation of T cells