Anterior pituitary

Anterior Pituitary Gland By Suk-Angie Saint Fort Daphne Pyle Angela Spencer Taleishia Strowbridge-Melton   Anterior pituitary gland disorders Pathophysiology Anterior pituitary: The front portion of the pituitary, a small gland in the head called the master gland. Hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary influence growth, sexual development, skin pigmentation, thyroid function, and adrenocortical function. A major organ of the endocrine system, the anterior pituitary (also called the adenohypophysis

The Anterior Pituitary Gland is part of the Endocrine System and secretes six hormones. The Follicle Stimulation Hormone is a hormone secrete by the Anterior Pituitary gland that promotes the formation of ova and sperm. It is a peptide that is produce and stimulates the spermatozoa and regulates the Graafian follicle in females. Follicle Stimulation Hormone is a gonadotropin, a glycoprotein polypeptide hormone. A gonadotropin cell is produced in the anterior pituitary gland that then regulates

Anterior pituitary gland disorders Pathophysiology The anterior pituitary is the front portion of the pituitary gland which is a small gland in the head called the master gland. Certain hormones that are secreted by the anterior pituitary influence growth, sexual development, skin pigmentation, thyroid function, and adrenocortical function. The anterior pituitary gland is a major organ of the endocrine system. The anterior pituitary, is the glandular, anterior lobe that together with the posterior

spaces.  There are two parts to the pituitary gland, the anterior pituitary and the posterior pituitary.  The anterior pituitary has two types of chromophils, acidophilus and basophils.  These two are separated into different classes of cells that have differing secretory products and aim for different organs.  The anterior pituitary discharges five different types of hormone, somatotrophs, mammotrophs, corticotrophs, tyrotrophs, and gonadotrophs.  The posterior pituitary only releases two hormones, antidiuretic

Control of the Anterior Pituitary The hypothalamus produces hormones that travel in blood vessels to the anterior pituitary, stimulating it to produce other hormones. The hormones produced by the hypothalamus are called hypothalamic-releasing hormones. The anterior pituitary produces at least six different hormones. Each one is produced in response to a specific hypothalamic-releasing hormone. The blood vessel that carries hypothalamic-releasing hormones from the hypothalamus to the pituitary is called

The glands main function is to regulate the organs in the body. Body’s homeostasis is the term we use to explain how glands and hormones create an inner stability in organs to resist the outside environment (opencurriculum.org 2013). Hypothalamus, pituitary gland, pineal gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, adrenal gland, pancreas, gonads and thymus are the glands that secrete hormones; however, there are also some non-glandular organs and tissues that secrete hormones such as

activity or eating patterns. About his weight gain, B.J. jokes, “I guess it’s all in my feet. I had to buy new shoes, and my shoe size went from a size 10 to a size 12.” It was determined that B.J. should have a CT scan of his head to assess for a pituitary adenoma resulting in the

PowerLab 1 Questions Aggie Honor Code: An Aggie does not lie, cheat or steal or tolerate those who do. X________________ 1. In science, an artifact is not part of the results and unrelated to what you observe. It is an interference in a given experiment. Four examples of artifacts would include a higher voltage than 50 in the EEG due to the movement of muscles, the interference from the rotation of eyes resulting in recordings of an EOG instead of an EEG, the movement of the electrodes (especially

which can be further broken down into adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) dependent and independent. The pathogenesis of Cushing’s syndrome depends on the cause, and generally results in the disruption of the normal functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Cushing’s syndrome is characterized by a variety of signs and symptoms, and treatment varies depending on the etiology. Currently research is being conducted on diagnostic tests for this disorder. Introduction Cushing’s syndrome

cause by an endogenous factor, which means that something goes wrong inside your body. This type is usually characterized by the body’s own overproduction of ACTH, Which controls Cortisol. Other internal factors that may cause Cushing’s Disease is a pituitary gland tumor (can be benign or cancerous and is the most common), an ectopic tumor that secretes ACTH, an adrenal adenoma (benign) and adrenal carcinomas (cancerous). In very few rare cases people can inherit a predisposition to developing endocrine