Hormones

What hormones does the anterior gland secrete?

FLAT PEG

F of FLAT PEG

Follice-stimulating hormone (FSH), follicle development in women, sperm in men

L of FLAT PEG

Luteinizing hormone (LH), ovulation, testosterone production in men

A of FLAT PEG

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH

T of FLAT PEG

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

P of FLAT PEG

Prolactin (PRL)

E of FLAT PEG

Endorphins (END), some released after processing peptide

G of FLAT PEG

Growth hormone (GH)

What hormones does the posterior gland secrete?

ADH/AVP and OT

ADH/AVP

Antidiuretic hormone/arginine vasopressin

OT

Oxytocin

What hormones does the hypothalamus secrete?

Releasing/inhibiting hormones, CAT PIG

What are the acronyms of hormones released by the hypothalamus?

CRH, TRH, PRH, PIH, GnRH, GnIH, GHRH, GHIH

CRH

Corticotropin-releasing hormone

TRH

Thyroid-releasing hormone

PRH

Prolactin-releasing hormone

PIH

Dopamine, prolactin-inhibiting hormone

GnRH

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone

GnIH

Gonadotropin-inhibiting hormone

GHRH

Somatocrinin, growth hormone-releasing hormone

GHIH

Somatostatin, growth hormone-inhibiting hormone