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Hypothalamus Secretes: |
Releasing Hormone |
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R.H's job |
to regulate anterior pituitary |
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Anterior Pituitary secretes (x6) |
hGH, TSH, ACTH, FSH, LH, PRL |
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hGH is |
hormone stimulates bone and muscle growth, cell division and metabolic functions |
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TSH is |
stimulates thyroid gland |
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ACTH is |
stimulates adrenal cortex to secrete glucocorticoids |
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FSH |
stimulates production of ova and sperm from the ovaries and testes |
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LH |
stimulates sex hormone production from the ovaries and testes |
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PRL |
stimulates milk production from the mammary glands |
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Posterior Pituitary secretes |
ADH, OCT |