General
Posterior Pituitary
Hormone Function
Intermediate Hormones
Inhibition and Feedback
100

The pituitary gland sits in this structure

Sella turcica of sphenoid bone "turkish saddle" 

100

The posterior pituitary is considered to be an extension of ______.

hypothalamus

100

This hormone stimulates lactogenesis in the breasts

Prolactin

100

Cortisol is secreted in the _____ due to stimulation from _______ hormone. 

Zona Fasiculata

Adrenocorticotropin

100

Increased _____ causes inhibition of prolactin.

Dopamine

200

The acronym FLAT PEG stands for these hormones released from the anterior pituitary

Follicular Stimulating Hormone

Luteinizing Hormone

Aderenocorticotropin

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

Prolactin

Endorphins

Growth Hormone

200

The post. pituitary is responsible for the release of these two hormones.

Antidiuretic hormone

Oxytocin

200

This anterior pituitary hormone has downstream effects that increase fat/protein breakdown and decrease inflammation in the body. 

Adrenocorticotropin (ACTH)

200

Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone stimulates the release of ______ and ______.

Follicular stimulating hormone

Luteinizing hormone

200

Typical release of ACTH occurs at higher levels during this time. 

In the morning

(Cortisol secretion is higher in the morning and tapers off... this is why steroids are taken in the morning to mimic natural cortisol levels). 

300

Type of feedback where the output signal is used to reduce the input signal.

Closed Loop Feedback

300

This hormone uses a positive feedback loop to produce contractions during childbirth.

Oxytocin

300

______ incites ovulation in the ovaries and testosterone secretion in the testes. 

Meanwhile _______ helps to produce estradiol and progesterone in the ovaries and spermatogenesis in the testes. 

1. Luteinizing hormone

2. Follicular Stimulating hormone

300

These anterior pituitary hormones are non-tropic hormones (act directly on target tissue). 

Growth hormone

Prolactin

300

Hypoglycemia stimulates secretion of what two anterior pituitary hormones?

Adrenocorticotropin and Growth hormones

400

These hormones are stored in the basophils of the anterior pituitary

FSH

LH

ACTH

TSH

(Remember: B-Flat)

400

_______ nuclei releases ADH from the hypothalamus and ______ nuclei releases oxytocin. 


Supraoptic

Paraventricular

400

Growth hormone secretion causes Direct or ______ effects by increasing lipolysis and blood glucose concentration. 

It additionally causes Indirect or ______ effects by increasing protein synthesis and linear bone growth. 

Anti-Insulin

Insulin-Like

400

After its release from the thyroid; _____ will turn into its more active form _____ at its target tissue.

T4

T3

400

Thyroid releasing hormone promotes secretion of which anterior pituitary hormone? (Hint: it's not TSH)

Prolactin

500

I'm tired and can't come up with another question so let's see if I change this later... what's my favorite color?

Royal blue

500

ADH increases fluid retention by inserting this protein in the renal collecting duct. 

Aquaporin 2 channels

500

This anterior pituitary hormone increases downstream synthesis of many important protein channels and pumps including Na/K ATPase, beta 1 adrenergic receptors, and transport proteins. 

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

500

These three things provide the main negative feedback loops for Growth Hormone

1. Excess Growth hormone (closed loop feedback)

2. Somatomedins (i.e. IGF-1)

3. Somatostatin