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Hypothalamus, Pituitary, and Thyroid Glands
Test 4
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Physiology
Graduate
08/01/2011

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Term
What 2 things are derived from embyronic brain tissues?
Definition
Hypothalamus
Posterior Pituitary
Term
What gland is derived from tissue in the roof of the mouth?
Definition
Anterior Pituitary
Term
Deliver hormones to the pituitary, and are unusual in that they connect two capillary beds.
Definition
Portal vessels
Term
Hypothalamic "releasing" hormones are delivered to the anterior pituitary gland via what?
Definition
Hypothalamic-Pituitary Portal system
Term
Hypothalamic releasing hormones are delivered to the ant. pit via hypothalamic-pituitary portal system. Upon arrival, the releasing hormones bind to the receptors on the pituitary cells to evoke secretion of what?
Definition
Pituitary Hormones
Term
The anterior pituitary gland synthesizes and secretes 6 important peptide hormones. Name them.
Definition
1. ACTH
2. GH
3. FSH
4. Lutenizing
5. Prolactin
6. TSH
Term
The posterior pituitary gland secretes hormones that are synthesized in what neurons?
Definition
magnocellular neurons
Term
Where are magnocellular neurons located?
Definition
Supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus
Term
What hormone is produced in the hypothalamus and stimulates the anterior pituitary to release ACTH
Definition
CRH
Term
What portion of the pituitary is considered neural and which portion is glandular?
Definition
Neural - posterior
Glandular - anterior
Term
Walk thru the steps of how the hypothalamus controls the ant. pit. secretion.
Definition
Stimulus - Hypothalamus - Increase plasma hormone 1 (in hypothalamic-pituitary portal vessels) - Anterior Pituitary - Increase plasma hormone 2 - Third endocrine gland - Increase plasma hormone 3 - Target cells of hormone 3 respond
Term
Hypothalamic releasing or inhibiting hormones are released in the hypothalamus and conducted to the anterior pituitary gland thru what?
Definition
Hypothalamic - Pituitary Portal vessels
Term
Name the hypothalamic hormone that stimulates and the one that inhibits GH.
Definition
GHRH stimulates
Somatostatin inhibits
Term
Will growth hormone have widespread or specific affect among the body?
Definition
Widespread
Term
Affects any cell that has the potential to divide.
Definition
GH
Term
The only anterior pituitary hormone that does not act directly on a specific target organ.
Definition
GH
Term
Name some of the target organs of GH
Definition
Liver and other cells
Many organs and tissue
Term
Causes growth of almost all tissues of the body that are capable of growth.
Definition
GH
Term
GH stimulates the liver to secrete IGF-1 which does what 3 things?
Definition
Protein Synthesis
Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism
Term
Increases the rate of protein synthesis in most cells of the body, and at the same time reduces the breakdown of proteins.
Definition
GH
Term
Increases mobilization of fatty acids from adipose tissue, increases fatty acids in the blood, and increases use of fatty acids for energy (uses fat stores)
Definition
GH
Term
Increased mobilization of fatty acids combined with increase in protein causes an increase in what?
Definition
Lean body mass
Term
Facilitates the use of fatty acids and conserves carbs
Definition
GH
Term
Under excessive amounts of GH, fat mobiliztion can become so great that large quantities of acetoacetic acid are formed by the liver which is called what?
Definition
Ketosis
Term
Decreases the rate of glucose utilization throughout the body.
Definition
GH
Term
Causes an insulin resistance, which attenuates insulin's actions to stimulate the uptake and utilization of glucose in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue and to inhibit gluconeogenesis by liver.
Definition
GH
Term
Leads to increased blood glucose levels and a compensatory increase in insulin secretion. Can lead to diabetic like symptoms.
Definition
GH
Term
Can GH lead to hyperglycemia?
Definition
Yes
Term
How many hormones directly or indirectly play important roles in controlling growth.
Definition
At least a dozen
Term
Where does long bone growth occur?
Definition
Epiphyseal Growth Plate
Term
Region of bone where proliferation occurs
Definition
Epiphyseal Growth Plate
Term
At puberty, what happens to the epiphyseal growth plates?
Definition
Epiphyseal closure
Term
What makes epiphyseal closure occur?
Definition
Action of steroid hormones from the maturing gonads
Term
__ of the nervous system, skeleton, and gonads occur at different rates at different stages.
Definition
Maturation
Term
Induces precursor cells in bone and other tissues to differentiate and secrete insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), which stimulates cell division. Also stimulates liver to secrete IGF-1
Definition
GH
Term
GH gradually decreases with age, when does it stop?
Definition
Never, it persists beyond adolescense
Term
What is GHRH
Definition
Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone
Term
Produced in ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (area sensitive to blood glucose concentration)
Definition
GHRH
Term
An area sensitive to blood glucose concentration
Definition
Ventromedial nucleus of hypothalamus
Term
Once the epiphyseal growth plate close, growth can still happen, but how?
Definition
Bone thickens but will no longer lengthen
Term
Name 7 factors that can stimulate GH secretion.
Definition
1. GHRH
2. Starvation , esp w/ severe protein deficiency
3. Hypglycemia or low concentrations of fatty acids in blood
4. Exercise
5. Excitement
6. Trauma
7. Ghrelin
Term
Secreted by the stomach before meals
Definition
Ghrelin
Term
Name 6 factors that can inhibit GH secretion.
Definition
1. SS
2. Increased blood glucose
3. Increased blood free fatty acids
4. Aging
5. Obesity
6. GH (feedback loop)
Term
GH inhibiting hormone
Definition
SS (Somatostatin)
Term
Means a decreased secretion of all anterior pituitary hormones. Can be congenital, or result suddenly (tumor)
Definition
Panhypopituitarism
Term
Most cases of this result from panhypopituitarism during childhood.
Definition
Dwarfism
Term
Which this dz, all physical parts of the body develop in proportion on each other, but the rate of development is significantly decreased
Definition
Dwarfism
Term
Can Dwarfism be cured completely?
Definition
Yes, if GH is administered early in life
Term
__ that first occurs in the adult frequently results from a tumor that compresses the pituitary gland or thrombosis of the pituitary blood vessels.
Definition
Panhypopituitarism
Term
Name 3 common effects of hypopituitarism
Definition
1. Hypothyroidism
2. Depressed production of glucocorticoids
3. Suppressed secretion of gonadotropic hormones
Term
Name a few symptoms of a person with hypopituitarism
Definition
Lethargy
Weight Gain
Loss of all sexual functions
Term
Results from excessively active GH producing anterior pituitary cells
Definition
Gigantism
Term
All tissues grow rapidly, including the bones and heart. If before adolescence (before epiphyseal closure), height can increase up to 8 inches.
Definition
Gigantism
Term
Does a person with gigantism have a normal lifespan?
Definition
NO, it is usually shorter
Term
This results if excessive GH production occurs after adolescence (after epiphyseal closure).
Definition
Acromegaly
Term
Long bones can no longer grow in length, but bones can thicken and soft tissues can continue to grow. Most often areas of extreme growth are in hands and feet, nose, forehead, mandible, and portions of vertebrae.
Definition
Acromegaly
Term
What is the target organ of TSH?
Definition
Thyroid
Term
What is the target cell response to TSH?
Definition
Stimulates thyroid to secrete thyroxine and triiodothyronine
Term
What is stimulated by TRH?
Definition
TSH
Term
What is the target organ of FSH?
Definition
Gonads
Term
What is the target cell response to FSH?
Definition
Germ cell development of ovum in female and sperm in male. Secretes estradiol and progesterone in females and testosterone in males
Term
What is the target organ for LH
Definition
Gonads
Term
What is the target cell response of LH?
Definition
Germ cell development of ovum in female and sperm in male. Secrete estradiol and progesterone in females and testosterone in males
Term
Where is GnRH (Gonadotropin releasing homrone) secreted?
Definition
Hypothalamus
Term
This hormone acts of FSH and LH
Definition
GnRH
Term
What is the target organ of Prolactin?
Definition
Breasts
Term
What is the target cell response of Prolactin?
Definition
Breast development and milk production (in male may facilitate reproductive function)
Term
What acts on prolactin?
Definition
DA (dopamine)
Term
What is the target organ of ACTH
Definition
Adrenal Cortex
Term
What is the target cell response of ACTH
Definition
Secretes cortisol
Term
To prevent runaway secretion of cortisol during a stressful interval, this adrenal steroid hormone exerts a negative-feedback relationship to the hypothalamic and pituitary hormones that influences cortisol synthesis.
Definition
ACTH
Term
Stimulated by CRH
Definition
ACTH
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