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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Corrected by Dr. C.Gerin


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Introduction

The nervous system and the endocrine


system work together: neuro-endocrine
system

The nervous system: produces short-term,


very specific responses

The endocrine system: produces long-lasting,


more general responses

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Major Endocrine
Organs

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Figure 16.1

Autocrines and Paracrines

Autocrines chemicals that exert effects on the


same cells that secrete them

Paracrines locally acting chemicals that affect


cells other than those that secrete them

These are not considered hormones since


hormones are long-distance chemical signals

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Introduction

The endocrine system secrete chemicals


called hormones : protein or lipids (steroid)

Secreted by a gland or gland-like structure

Travel in bloodstream

target organ or tissue distant

Therefore, response = distant site in the


body

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The main endocrine organs are:$$$$$

Epiphysis = Pineal gland (pine cone; melatonine)

Hypothalamus

Pituitary gland = Hypophysis

Thyroid gland

Parathyroid glands

Thymus gland

Suprarenal glands

Pancreas

Reproductive glands

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An Overview of the Endocrine System

Other endocrine tissues are:

Heart

Kidney

Adipose cells

Digestive tract

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The Endocrine System$$$$$$


Hypothalamus

RH

Pineal Gland= epiphysis

Production of ADH,
oxytocin, and regulatory
hormones SRH IRH

Melatonin

Parathyroid Glands

(on posterior surface of


thyroid gland)

Hypophysis=Pituitary Gland

SH

Pars distalis (anterior lobe):


ACTH, TSH, GH, PRL,
FSH, LH, and MSH
Neurohypophysis
(posterior lobe):
Release of oxytocin
and ADH

Parathyroid hormone (PTH)

Heart
Natriuretic peptides:
Atrial natriuretic
peptide (ANP)
Brain natriuretic
peptide (BNP)

Thyroid Gland

Thyroxine (T4)
Triiodothyronine (T3)
Calcitonin (CT)

Kidney
Erythropoietin (EPO)
Calcitriol
(Chapters 19 and 26)

Thymus

(Undergoes atrophy
during adulthood)

Adipose Tissue

Thymosins

KEY TO PITUITARY HORMONES


ACTH
TSH
GH
PRL
FSH
LH
MSH
ADH

Leptin
Resistin

Suprarenal Glands

Each suprarenal gland is


Adrenocorticotropic hormone
subdivided into:
Thyroid-stimulating hormone
Medulla:
Growth hormone
Epinephrine (E)
Prolactin
Norepinephrine (NE)
Follicle-stimulating hormone
Cortex:
Luteinizing hormone
Cortisol, corticosterone,
Melanocyte-stimulating hor*mone
aldosterone, androgens
Antidiuretic hormon (= AVP=Vasopressine

Digestive Tract
Numerous hormones CCK,
(detailed in Chapter 25)

Pancreatic Islets

Testis

Insulin, glucagon

Gonads
Testes (male):
Androgens (especially
testosterone), inhibin
Ovaries (female):
Estrogens, progestins,
inhibin

Ovary

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Figure Gross Anatomy and Histological Organization of the Pituitary Gland and Its Subdivisions$$$$$

Mamillary
body

Third
Median
ventricle eminence

HYPOTHALAMUS

Optic chiasm
Infundibulum
Diaphragma
sellae
Pars
tuberalis
Pars
distalis

Adenohypophysis
(anterior lobe)

Neurohypophysis
(posterior lobe)

Pars
intermedia
Sphenoid
(sella turcica)

Relationship of the pituitary


gland to the hypothalamus
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Figure 19.2 Hypothalamic Control over Endocrine Organs ???

HYPOTHALAMUS
Secretion of
regulatory hormones
to control activity of
pars distalis (anterior
lobe) of pituitary gland

Production
of ADH and
oxytocin

Control of (sympathetic)
output to suprarenal
medullae
Preganglionic
motor fibers

Suprarenal gland
Medulla
Neurohypophysis
(posterior lobe)
of pituitary gland

Pars distalis
(anterior lobe)
of pituitary gland

Hormones secreted
by pars distalis of
pituitary gland
control other
endocrine organs

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Release of
ADH and
oxytocin*

Secretion of
epinephrine and
norepinephrine

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An Overview of the Endocrine System

The Hypothalamus (RH)

Secretes regulatory hormones (RH)

Stimulating releasing hormones (SRH)

inhibiting releasing hormones (IRH)

Acts as an endocrine organ

Releases antidiuretic hormone (ADH)= arginine


vasopressine (AVP) and oxytocin to the pituitary
gland

Contains autonomic nervous system


centers

Exerts control over t

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The Pituitary Gland = HYPOPHYSIS

The Adenohypophysis = SH

Consists of five different cell types

Thyrotropes: release thyroid-stimulating


hormone (TSH)

Corticotropes: release adrenocorticotropic


hormone (ACTH) and melanocyte-stimulating
hormone (MSH)

Gonadotropes: release follicle-stimulating


hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH),
prolactin* (PRL)

Lactotropes: release prolactin (PRL)


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Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), also called somatomedin C


=> IGH => role in childhood growth and continues to have
anabolic effects in adults.
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The Pituitary Gland

The Hypophyseal Portal System

Within the infundibulum is a plexus of


capillaries

Capillaries are fenestrated

Regulatory hormones leave the


hypothalamus and pass through the portal
vessels to the adenohypophysis

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Figure The Pituitary Gland and the Hypophyseal Portal System$$$$$$


Supraoptic Paraventricular
nuclei
nuclei

Mamillary
body

HYPOTHALAMUS

IAN E
D
C
ME NEN
I
EM

Optic
chiasm

Superior hypophyseal artery

Capillary
Beds
ADENOHYPOPHYSIS
OF PITUITARY GLAND

Infundibulum

Portal veins = BRIDGE between


the neural release
from the hypothalamic n.
AND the anterior hypohysis
Inferior hypophyseal artery
NEUROHYPOPHYSIS
OF PITUITARY GLAND
Endocrine cells
Hypophyseal veins

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Figure 19.4 Pituitary Hormones and Their Targets$$$$

Hypothalamus

KEY TO PITUITARY HORMONES

Direct Release
Direct Control Indirect Control Through Release
of Hormones
by Nervous
of Regulatory Hormones
System
Sensory Osmoreceptor
Regulatory hormones are released into
the hypophyseal portal system for delivery
to the anterior lobe of the pituitary

Medulla

Adenohypophysis of
pituitary gland

stimulation

ACTH
TSH
GH
PRL
FSH
LH
MSH
ADH

stimulation

Adrenocorticotropic hormone
Thyroid-stimulating hormone
Growth hormone
Prolactin
Follicle-stimulating hormone
Luteinizing hormone
Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
Antidiuretic hormone

Posterior lobe
of pituitary gland
ADH

Suprarenal
gland

ACTH

Cortex
TSH

Epinephrine and
norepinephrine

Liver

Thyroid
gland

GH

Kidneys

Oxytocin

PRL

MSH
FSH

Males: Smooth
muscle in ductus
deferens and
prostate gland

LH

Somatomedins

Females: Uterine
smooth muscle and
mammary glands

Glucocorticoids
(cortisol,
corticosterone)
Bone, muscle,
other tissues
Thyroid
hormones (T3, T4)

Mammary
glands
Inhibin

Ovaries
of female

Testes
of male

Testosterone

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Estrogen

Melanocytes (uncertain
significance in healthy
adults)

Progesterone

Inhibin

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CONCLUSION

NERVOUS SYSTEM:

LOCAL RELEASE and LOCAL ACTION

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM:

Gland SECRETION , BLOOD TRANSPORT,

DISTANT ACTION

Epiphyseal Gland= Pineal Gland

Hypothalamus =RH (RHLH=GnRH)

Anterior Hypophysis = SH (FSH)

Target Organ: Gonades

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Figure 17.8 Autonomic Distribution of the Parasympathetic Output


Pterygopalatine ganglion
N III

Lacrimal gland
Eye
Ciliary ganglion

PONS
N VII

N IX

Salivary glands

Submandibular
ganglion

Otic ganglion
N X (Vagus)

Heart

Lungs

Autonomic plexuses
(see Figure 17.9)

Liver and
gallbladder
Stomach
Spleen
Pancreas
Large intestine

Pelvic
nerves

Small intestine
Rectum

Spinal
cord

S2

Kidney

S3
S4

KEY
Preganglionic neurons
Ganglionic neurons

Uterus

Ovary

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Penis Scrotum

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Urinary bladder

Figure 17.4 Anatomical Distribution of Sympathetic Postganglionic Fibers

Eye
PONS
Salivary
glands

Sympathetic nerves

Superior
Cervical
sympathetic
ganglia

Middle

Heart

Inferior

Gray rami to
spinal nerves

Postganglionic fibers
to spinal nerves
(innervating skin, blood
vessels, sweat glands,
arrector pili muscles,
adipose tissue)

T1

T1

T2

T2

T3

T3

T4

T4

T5

T5

T6

T6

T7

T7

T8

T8

T9

T9

T10

T10

T11

T11

Superior
mesenteric
ganglion

Liver and
gallbladder
Stomach

T12

L1

L1

L2

L2

Lesser
splanchnic
nerve

L4
L5
S1
S2

S5

S
S4 3

Spleen
Pancreas
Large intestine

Lumbar
splanchnic nerves

L3

L3
L4

Sympathetic
chain ganglia

Lung
Celiac ganglion

T12

L5
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5

Cardiac and
pulmonary
plexuses

Greater
splanchnic
nerve

Small intestine

Inferior
mesenteric
ganglion

Suprarenal
medulla

Sacral
splanchnic
nerves

Kidney

Spinal cord

KEY
Preganglionic neurons
Ganglionic neurons

Coccygeal
ganglia (Co1)
fused together
(ganglion impar)

Uterus

Ovary

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Penis Scrotum

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Urinary bladder

Figure The Regulation of Thyroid Secretion

Hypothalamus
releases TRH

Homeostasis
Disturbed
Decreased T3 and
T4 concentrations
in blood or low
body temperature

TRH

Anterior
lobe

Pituitary
gland

HOMEOSTASIS

Anterior
lobe

Normal T3 and T4
concentrations,
normal body
temperature

Adenohypophysis
releases TSH

TSH

Homeostasis
Restored
Increased T3 and
T4 concentrations
in blood

Thyroid
gland
Thyroid follicles
release T3 and T4

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Hormones

Hormones chemical substances secreted by cells


into the extracellular fluids to the blood stream

Regulate the metabolic function of other cells

Have lag times ranging from seconds to hours

Tend to have prolonged effects

Are classified as amino acid-based hormones, or


steroids

Eicosanoids biologically active lipids with local


hormonelike activity

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Hormone Action

Hormones alter target cell activity by one of two


mechanisms

Second messengers:

Regulatory G proteins

Amino acidbased hormones

Direct gene activation

Steroid hormones

The precise response depends on the type of the


target cell

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Mechanism of Hormone Action

Hormones produce one or more of the following


cellular changes in target cells

Alter plasma membrane permeability

Stimulate protein synthesis

Activate or deactivate enzyme systems

Induce secretory activity

Stimulate mitosis

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Amino Acid-Based Hormone Action:


cAMP Second Messenger

Hormone (first messenger) binds to its receptor,


which then binds to a G protein

The G protein is then activated as it binds GTP,


displacing GDP

Activated G protein activates the effector enzyme


adenylate cyclase

Adenylate cyclase generates cAMP (second


messenger) from ATP

cAMP activates protein kinases, which then cause


cellular effects

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Amino Acid-Based Hormone Action: cAMP


Second Messenger
Extracellular fluid
Hormone A

Adenylate cyclase

Hormone B

2
Receptor Gs
Catecholamines
ACTH
FSH
LH
Glucagon
PTH
TSH
Calcitonin

GTP

GDP

GTP

GTP

GTP

GTP

2
GDP

ATP

GTP

Gi

Receptor

cAMP
5

Inactive
protein
kinase A

Active
protein
kinase A

Triggers responses of target


cell (activates enzymes,
stimulates cellular
secretion, opens ion
channels, etc.)

Cytoplasm

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Figure 16.2

Amino Acid-Based Hormone Action: PIP-Calcium

Hormone binds to the receptor and activates


G protein

G protein binds and activates phospholipase

Phospholipase splits the phospholipid PIP2* into


diacylglycerol (DAG) and IP3 (both act as second
messengers)

DAG activates protein kinases; IP3 triggers release of


Ca2+ stores

Ca2+ (third messenger) alters cellular responses**


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Amino Acid-Based Hormone Action:


PIP Mechanism
Extracellular fluid
Hormone
DAG

2
Receptor Gq
Catecholamines
TRH
ADH
GnRH
Oxytocin

GTP

GTP

GTP

GDP
Phospholipase C

PIP2

5
Inactive
protein
kinase C

IP3

Triggers responses
of target cell

5
Endoplasmic
reticulum

Cytoplasm

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Active
protein
kinase C

Ca2+

Ca2+- calmodulin

Figure 16.3

Steroid Hormones

This interaction prompts DNA transcription to


produce mRNA

The mRNA is translated into proteins, which bring


about a cellular effect

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Steroid
hormone

Cytoplasm

Steroid Receptorhormone

chaperonin
complex

Receptor-hormone
complex
Molecular
chaperones

Binding

Hormone
response
elements

Chromatin
Transcription

mRNA
mRNA

Nucleus

Ribosome
Translation

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New protein

Figure 16.4

Target Cell Specificity

Hormones circulate to all tissues but only activate


cells referred to as target cells

Target cells must have specific receptors to which


the hormone binds

These receptors may be intracellular or located on


the plasma membrane

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Target Cell Specificity

Examples of hormone activity

ACTH receptors are only found on certain cells of


the adrenal cortex

Thyroxin receptors are found on nearly all cells of


the body

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Target Cell Activation

Target cell activation depends on three factors

Blood levels of the hormone

Relative number of receptors on the target cell

The affinity of those receptors for the hormone

Up-regulation target cells form more receptors in


response to the hormone

Down-regulation target cells lose receptors in


response to the hormone

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Hormone Concentrations in the Blood

Hormones circulate in the blood in two forms


free or bound

Steroids and thyroid hormone are attached to


plasma proteins*

All others are unencumbered

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Hormone Concentrations in the Blood

Concentrations of circulating hormone reflect:

Rate of secretion

Speed of inactivation and removal from the body

Hormones are removed from the blood by$$$$$:

Degrading enzymes

The kidneys

Liver enzyme systems

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Interaction of Hormones at Target Cells

Three types of hormone interaction

Permissiveness one hormone cannot exert its


effects without another hormone being present

Synergism more than one hormone produces the


same effects on a target cell

Antagonism one or more hormones opposes the


action of another hormone

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Control of Hormone Release

Blood levels of hormones:

Are controlled by negative feedback systems

Vary only within a narrow desirable range

Hormones are synthesized and released in response


to:

Humoral stimuli (blood)

Neural stimuli

Hormonal stimuli

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Humoral Stimuli

Humoral stimuli secretion of hormones in direct


response to changing blood levels of ions and
nutrients

Example: concentration of calcium ions in the


blood

Declining blood Ca2+ concentration stimulates the


parathyroid glands to secrete PTH (parathyroid
hormone)

PTH causes Ca2+ concentrations to rise and the


stimulus is removed

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Humoral Stimuli

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Figure 16.5a

Neural Stimuli

Neural stimuli nerve fibers


stimulate hormone release

Preganglionic sympathetic
nervous system fibers
stimulate the adrenal medulla
to secrete catecholamines*
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Figure 16.5b

Hormonal Stimuli

Hormonal stimuli release of hormones in


response to hormones produced by other endocrine
organs

The hypothalamic hormones stimulate the anterior


pituitary

In turn, pituitary hormones stimulate targets to


secrete still more hormones

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Hormonal Stimuli$$$$

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Figure 16.5c

Nervous System Modulation

The nervous system can override normal endocrine


controls

For example, control of blood glucose levels

Normally the endocrine system maintains blood


glucose

Under stress, the body needs more glucose

The hypothalamus and the sympathetic nervous


system are activated to supply ample glucose

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Major Endocrine Organs: Pituitary Gland


(Hypophysis)

Pituitary gland two-lobed organ that secretes nine


major hormones

Neurohypophysis posterior lobe (neural tissue)


and the infundibulum

Receives, stores, and releases hormones from the


hypothalamus

Adenohypophysis anterior lobe, made up of


glandular tissue

Synthesizes and secretes a number of hormones

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Major Endocrine Organs: Pituitary Gland


(Hypophysis)

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Figure 16.6

Pituitary-Hypothalamic Relationships:
Posterior Lobe
The posterior lobe is a downgrowth of
hypothalamic neural tissue

Has a neural connection with the hypothalamus


(hypothalamic-hypophyseal tract)

Nuclei (of what?) of the hypothalamus synthesize


oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

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Pituitary-Hypothalamic Relationships:
Anterior Lobe
The anterior lobe of the pituitary is an
outpocketing of the oral mucosa

There is no direct neural contact with the


hypothalamus

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Pituitary-Hypothalamic Relationships:
Anterior Lobe

There is a vascular connection, the hypophyseal


portal system, consisting of:

The primary capillary plexus

The hypophyseal portal veins

The secondary capillary plexus

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InterActive Physiology : The Hypothalamic Pituitary Axis

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Pituitary-Hypothalamic Relationships:
Anterior Lobe

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Figure 16.6

Adenophypophyseal Hormones

The six hormones of the adenohypophysis:

Abbreviated as GH, TSH, ACTH, FSH, LH, and


PRL

Regulate the activity of other endocrine glands

In addition, pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC):

Has been isolated from the pituitary

Is split into ACTH, opiates, and MSH

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Activity of the Adenophypophysis

The tropic hormones that are released are:

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

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Growth Hormone (GH)

Produced by somatotropic cells of the anterior lobe


that:

Stimulate most cells, but target bone and skeletal


muscle

Promote protein synthesis and encourage the use of


fats for fuel

Most effects are mediated indirectly by


somatomedins

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Growth Hormone (GH)

Antagonistic hypothalamic hormones regulate GH

Growth hormonereleasing hormone (GHRH)


stimulates GH release

Growth hormoneinhibiting hormone (GHIH)


inhibits GH release

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Metabolic Action of Growth Hormone

GH stimulates liver, skeletal muscle, bone, and


cartilage to produce insulin-like growth factors

Direct action promotes lipolysis and inhibits


glucose uptake

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Metabolic Action of Growth Hormone (GH)$$$


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Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (Thyrotropin)

Stimulates the normal development and secretory


activity of the thyroid

Triggered by hypothalamic peptide thyrotropinreleasing hormone (TRH)

Rising blood levels of thyroid hormones act on the


pituitary and hypothalamus to block the release of
TSH

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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (Corticotropin)

Stimulates the adrenal cortex to release


corticosteroids

Triggered by hypothalamic corticotropin-releasing


hormone (CRH) in a daily rhythm

Internal and external factors such as fever,


hypoglycemia, and stressors can trigger the release
of CRH

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Gonadotropins

Gonadotropins follicle-stimulating hormone


(FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH)

Regulate the function of the ovaries and testes

FSH stimulates gamete (egg or sperm) production

Absent from the blood in prepubertal boys and


girls

Triggered by the hypothalamic gonadotropinreleasing hormone (GnRH) during and after


puberty

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Functions of Gonadotropins

In females

LH works with FSH to cause maturation of the


ovarian follicle

LH works alone to trigger ovulation (expulsion of


the egg from the follicle)

LH promotes synthesis and release of estrogens


and progesterone

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Functions of Gonadotropins

In males

LH stimulates interstitial cells of the testes to


produce testosterone

LH is also referred to as interstitial cell-stimulating


hormone (ICSH)

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Prolactin (PRL)

In females, stimulates milk production by the


breasts

Triggered by the hypothalamic prolactin-releasing


hormone (PRH)

Inhibited by prolactin-inhibiting hormone (PIH)

Blood levels rise toward the end of pregnancy

Suckling stimulates PRH release and encourages


continued milk production

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The Posterior Pituitary and Hypothalamic


Hormones
Posterior pituitary made of axons of
hypothalamic neurons, stores antidiuretic hormone
(ADH) and oxytocin

ADH and oxytocin are synthesized in the


hypothalamus

ADH influences water balance

Oxytocin stimulates smooth muscle contraction in


breasts and uterus

Both use PIP-calcium second-messenger


mechanism

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