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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