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