Hormones of Pituitary Gland

Follicle stimulating hormone

• made in anterior lobe

• growth of follicles (ovary)

• production of sperm (testes)

Lutenising Hormone

• made in anterior lobe

• ovulationg and maintenance of corpus luteum (ovaries

• secretion of testosterone (testes)

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

secretion of hormones form thyroid (thyroid)

Growth hormone

growth and protein synthesis

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone

• made in anterior lobe

• secretion of hormones from adrenal cortex

Prolactin

• made in anterior lobe

• milk production (mammary glands)