Chapter 17, Problem 2CSL

Summary Introduction

To determine:

Consider the potential challenges that Susan may experience by listing the hormones released by both the posterior pituitary and the anterior pituitary.

Introduction:

Susan is a 35-year old woman who has two children; she was diagnosed with a pituitary tumor recently. A tumor occurs when the normal cell begins to start the unwanted and abnormal proliferation in the body. The tumor can develop anywhere in the body, a tumor that is developed in the pituitary gland is known as a pituitary tumor. Almost this type of tumor is non-cancerous.