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| Question | Answer |
| What does "MSH" stand for? | Melanin Stimulating Hormone |
| Where does MSH originate from? | Anterior Pituitary Gland |
| What does MSH do? | Acts on skin, protects skin from sunlight. Involved in natural skin colour and tanning. |
| What does FSH stand for? | Follicle Stimulating Hormone |
| Where does FSH originate from? | Anterior Pituitary Gland |
| What does FSH do in females? | Targets the ovaries, and develops and matures egg cell(s) and stimulates estrogen. |
| What does FSH do in males? | Targets the testes (seminiferous tubules), and produces sperm cells. |
| What does LH stand for? | Leutenizing Hormone |
| Where does LH originate from? | Anterior Pituitary Gland |
| What does LH do in females? | Releases egg(s) and stimulates progesterone. |
| What does LH do in males? | Targets testes (the interstitial cells), and produces testosterone. |
| What does PRL stand for? | Prolactin |
| What does prolactin do? | Produces breast milk |
| What hormone might increase in women after childbirth? | Prolactin |
| What hormone is responsible for releasing breast milk? | Oxytocin |
| What does TSH stand for? | Thyroid Stimulating Hormone |
| What hormone targets the thyroid AND neck? | TSH |
| What does TSH do? | Stimulates the thyroid to be more active. |
| What does ACTH stand for? | Adrenaloeorticotropin Hormone |
| What are the two parts of ACTH? | Interior medulla, and outer cortex |
| What does Alclostone (in ACTH) do? | Increase osmotic pressure and blood pressure. |
| What 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) |
| What does HGH stand for? | Human Growth Hormone |
| What does HGH target? | All body cells, but particularly bone cells |
| Where does HGH originate from? | Anterior Pituitary Gland |
| Where does ACTH originate from? | Anterior Pituitary Gland |
| What does HGH do? | Increases bone size and density. |
| What might happen if not enough HGH is produced? | Pituitary Dwarfism may occur (but can be genetic as well) |
| What does GnRH stand for? | Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone |
| Is GnRH found in men or women? | Men |
| Where does GnRH originate from? | Hypothalamus |
| What part of the body does GnRH target? | Anterior Pituitary Gland |
| What does GnRH do? | Stimulates anterior pituitary gland to secrete FSH and LH. |
| Is Inhibin found in men or women? | Men |
| What part of the body is targetted by inhibin? | Anterior pituitary gland and hypothalamus. |
| What does Inhibin do? | Reduces sperm cell development (decreasing GnRH and FSH), a negative feedback loop to GnRH and FSH. |
| Where does testosterone originate from? | Testes |
| Is Testosterone found in men or women? | Men |
| What parts of the body are targetted by Testosterone? | Muscles, bones, follicular, etc. |
| What does Testosterone do? | Increases secondary male characteristics. Is in complementary feedback with LH. |
| Is Estrogen found in men or women? | Women |
| Where does Estrogen originate from? | Ovary |
| What does Estrogen target? | Uterus |
| What does Estrogen do? | Initiates the development of uterine lining. |
| Is Progesterone found in men or women? | Women |
| Where does Progesterone originate from? | Ovary (corpus luteum) |
| What does Progesterone target? | Uterus |
| What does Progesterone do? | Maintains the lining of the uterus. |
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