Anterior Pituitary Gland

Pituitary Gland is the size of a ___

pea

The Pit Gland is surrounded by ___ of sphenoid bone

Sella Turcica

Hangs from stalk called the ___ on the inferior surface of the ___

INFUNDIBULUM on the interior surface of the HYPOTHALAMUS

Two lobes of Pituitary gland

Anterior lobe Posterior lobe

Anterior PG releases total of __ hormones

6

Anterior PG 2 hormones that have effects on non-endocrine targets

Growth hormone (GH) and Prolactin

Growth hormone is a ___ hormone

metabolic

GH is responsible for the growth of ___ and ___

skeletal muscles and long bones

GH determines ___ body size

final

hyposecretion of growth hormone as child

Pituitary Dwarfism

hypersecretion growth hormone as child

Gigantism

hypersecretion of growth hormone as adult

Acromegaly

Hormone that stimulates and maintains mild production of milk by mother's breast

Prolactin

Hormone that regulates endocrine activity of cortex portion of the adrenal gland

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) is also called the...

thyrotrophic hormone (TH)

Hormone that influences growth and activity of thyroid gland

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

Gonadotropic Hormones are the ___ stimulating hormones that regulate hormonal activity of testes and ovaries

Follocle

FSH in females stimulates…

follicle development in ovaries, produces estrogen, and readies eggs for ovulation

FSH in Males stimulates…

sperm development

Hormone in females triggers ovulation of egg from ovary and involved in production of progesterone and estrogen

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

Hormone in Males stimulates testosterone production

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

___-secretion of FSH or LH leads to sterility in both males and females

hyposecretion

___-secretion of FSH or LH may lead to multiple births

hypersecretion

Acronym for Anterior PG hormones:

FLAT PIG

F = FSH

L = LH

A = ACTH

T = TSH (or called TH)

P = Prolactin

I = Ignore the I

G = GH

The Anterior PG controls the activities of many other endocrine glands and is called the " ___ endocrine gland"

"Master endocrine gland"

The hypothalamus releases regulatory hormones called __ & ___ hormones that control the release of anterior pituitary gland hormones

releasing and inhibiting