Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
16 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
proteins
|
hormones made from chains of amino acids
insulin, LH |
|
|
peptides
|
hormones made from short proteins
oxytocin, GnRH |
|
|
steroids
|
hormones made from cholesterol and fatty acids
testosterone, progesterone, estradiol |
|
|
prostaglandins
|
hormones derived from arachidonic acid (a fatty acid)
PGF2a |
|
|
biogenic amines and catecholamines
|
hormones made up of a single amino acid
melatonin |
|
|
exocrine
|
"external secretions"
ex: saliva, sweat, milk |
|
|
endocrine
|
"internal secretions"
ex: LH |
|
|
optic chiasm (OC)
|
posterior boundary of hypothalamus
|
|
|
mammilary body (MB)
|
anterior boundary of hypothalamus
|
|
|
hypothalamus
|
"translator" of external signals to the internal environment
contains a pulse generator GnRH CRH GHRH TRH ADH Oxytocin |
|
|
anterior pituitary
|
not directly connected to hypothalamus, but instead through the hypophyseal portal system
LH FSH TSH PRL ST or GH ACTH |
|
|
posterior pituitary
|
physical extension of the hypothalamus
composed of neural tissue does not produce hormones, just stores them |
|
|
median eminence
|
region of hypothalamus/posterior pituitary that is drained by the hypophyseal portal system
|
|
|
infundibular and hypophyseal
|
referring to pituitary
|
|
|
gonadal hormones
|
progesterone
testosterone androstenedione estradiol relaxin inhibin oxcytocin |
|
|
progesterone
|
produced by CL
maintains pregnancy inhibits GnHR (which in turn inhibits LH/FSH) keeps animals out of heat, synchronizes estrous |
