Endocrine System- Lab

What is the endocrine system

major control system that regulates variables in the body’s internal enviroment

What is a hormone

chemical messenger produced by cells and released into the bloodstream to act on target cells/organs

What is the pituitary gland also called

hypophysis

where is the pituitary gland located

in the sphenoid bone, inferior to the hypothalamus

why is the pituitary called the “master gland”?

it secretes hormones that refulate the activity of the other endocrine glands

what connects the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland

infundibulum

what are the 2 lobes of the pituitary gland

anterior pituitart and posterior pituitary

what is another name for the anterior pituitary

andenohypophysis

what type of tissue makes up the anterior pituitary

true glandular tissue

what is another name for the posterior pituitary

neurohypophysis

what type of tissue makes up the posterior pituitary

nervous tissue

where are ADH and oxytocin synthesized

in the hypothalamus

where are ADH and oxytocin stored before release

posterior pituitary

what is the hypophyseal portal system

a blood vessel network connecting the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary