Pituitary Gland Hormones

thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)

thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) stimulus for release

tropic hormone

gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)

follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) stimulus for release

tropic hormone

gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)

luteinizing hormone (LH) stimulus for release

tropic hormone

corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)

adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulus for release

tropic hormone

thyroid gland

thyroid-stimulating hormone target

ovaries and testes (gonads)

follicle-stimulating hormone target

ovaries and testes (gonads)

luteinizing hormone target

adrenal cortex

adrenocorticotropic hormone target

stimlates secretion of thyroid hormones (T3/T4)

thyroid-stimulating hormone function

females - trigger ovulation and stimulates ovarian production of estrogen and progesterone

males - stimulates testosterone production

luteinizing hormone function

stimulates release of glucocorticoids and androgens

adrenocorticotropic hormone function

females - stimulates ovarian follicle maturation and estrogen production

males - stimulates sperm production

follicle-stimulating hormone function

growth hormone releasing hormone

growth hormone stimulus for release

not tropic

liver, muscle, bone, and cartilage

growth hormone target

stimulates body growth and protein synthesis, mobilized fat and conserves glucose

growth hormone function

decrease in amount of prolactin-inhibiting hormone

prolactin stimulus of release

not tropic hormone

mammary glands in breasts

prolactin target

stimulates milk production

prolactin function