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  1. 1What does "MSH" stand for?Melanin Stimulating Hormone
  2. 2Where does MSH originate from?Anterior Pituitary Gland
  3. 3What does MSH do?Acts on skin, protects skin from sunlight. Involved in natural skin colour and tanning.
  4. 4What does FSH stand for?Follicle Stimulating Hormone
  5. 5Where does FSH originate from?Anterior Pituitary Gland
  6. 6What does FSH do in females?Targets the ovaries, and develops and matures egg cell(s) and stimulates estrogen.
  7. 7What does FSH do in males?Targets the testes (seminiferous tubules), and produces sperm cells.
  8. 8What does LH stand for?Leutenizing Hormone
  9. 9Where does LH originate from?Anterior Pituitary Gland
  10. 10What does LH do in females?Releases egg(s) and stimulates progesterone.
  11. 11What does LH do in males?Targets testes (the interstitial cells), and produces testosterone.
  12. 12What does PRL stand for?Prolactin
  13. 13What does prolactin do?Produces breast milk
  14. 14What hormone might increase in women after childbirth?Prolactin
  15. 15What hormone is responsible for releasing breast milk?Oxytocin
  16. 16What does TSH stand for?Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
  17. 17What hormone targets the thyroid AND neck?TSH
  18. 18What does TSH do?Stimulates the thyroid to be more active.
  19. 19What does ACTH stand for?Adrenaloeorticotropin Hormone
  20. 20What are the two parts of ACTH?Interior medulla, and outer cortex
  21. 21What does Alclostone (in ACTH) do?Increase osmotic pressure and blood pressure.
  22. 22What does Cortisone (in ACTH) do?The breakdown in an immune system, from stress, where an individual may become very ill, however is often used by doctors to reduce swelling)
  23. 23What does HGH stand for?Human Growth Hormone
  24. 24What does HGH target?All body cells, but particularly bone cells
  25. 25Where does HGH originate from?Anterior Pituitary Gland
  26. 26Where does ACTH originate from?Anterior Pituitary Gland
  27. 27What does HGH do?Increases bone size and density.
  28. 28What might happen if not enough HGH is produced?Pituitary Dwarfism may occur (but can be genetic as well)
  29. 29What does GnRH stand for?Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone
  30. 30Is GnRH found in men or women?Men
  31. 31Where does GnRH originate from?Hypothalamus
  32. 32What part of the body does GnRH target?Anterior Pituitary Gland
  33. 33What does GnRH do?Stimulates anterior pituitary gland to secrete FSH and LH.
  34. 34Is Inhibin found in men or women?Men
  35. 35What part of the body is targetted by inhibin?Anterior pituitary gland and hypothalamus.
  36. 36What does Inhibin do?Reduces sperm cell development (decreasing GnRH and FSH), a negative feedback loop to GnRH and FSH.
  37. 37Where does testosterone originate from?Testes
  38. 38Is Testosterone found in men or women?Men
  39. 39What parts of the body are targetted by Testosterone?Muscles, bones, follicular, etc.
  40. 40What does Testosterone do?Increases secondary male characteristics. Is in complementary feedback with LH.
  41. 41Is Estrogen found in men or women?Women
  42. 42Where does Estrogen originate from?Ovary
  43. 43What does Estrogen target?Uterus
  44. 44What does Estrogen do?Initiates the development of uterine lining.
  45. 45Is Progesterone found in men or women?Women
  46. 46Where does Progesterone originate from?Ovary (corpus luteum)
  47. 47What does Progesterone target?Uterus
  48. 48What does Progesterone do?Maintains the lining of the uterus.

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