Human Anatomy
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780073403700
Author: Kenneth S. Saladin Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18, Problem 18.2.8AYLO
The target organs or tissues and the funtions of the anterior pituitary hormones: follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, prolactin, growth hormone, and insulin-like growth factors
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Source, Actions, and Hypothalamic Regulation of the Anterior Pituitary. Fill in the table with the actions of each hormone, and the name of the
hypothalamic hormone(s) that regulate their release. You can provide this information in essay form in the answer space in essay form.
Pituitary Gland Cells
Anterior
(adenohypophysis)
Posterior
Acidophils
Basophils
Hormones
Produced
Axon terminals
GH
Prolactin
(neurohypophysis) Axon terminals
FSH
LH
Chromophobes NA
ACTH
TSH
ADH
Oxytocin
Action of Hormones
NA
Hypothalamic
releasing or
inhibiting
hormone
NA
NA
NA
Hormone Producing Structures,
their Hormones & Hormone Functions
Hyposecretion of GH from anterior pituitary. The cells of the pituitary that
kes GH may be missing or have low function.
years Boys
for ege and Weight-for-age percentiles
NAME
RECORD
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
AGE (YEARS)
Low growth hormone in children can
lead to short stature. The child will stop
growing or growth will be stalled. In the
figure on the left, you can see that the
child was growing normally until age 7
and then no growth was observed for
the next 2 years.
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How could this condition be treated?
After thorough endocrine testing, if GH is
the defect. The patient will have to
receive human GH injections. GH
should be given before puberty ends
and the bones fuse.
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Chapter 18 Solutions
Human Anatomy
Ch. 18.1 - Define the word hormone. Compare hormones and...Ch. 18.1 - Prob. 2BYGOCh. 18.1 - Prob. 3BYGOCh. 18.1 - How do the nervous and endocrine systems differ?...Ch. 18.2 - Prob. 5BYGOCh. 18.2 - Prob. 6BYGOCh. 18.2 - Prob. 7BYGOCh. 18.2 - Prob. 8BYGOCh. 18.3 - The zona fasciculate thickens significantly in...Ch. 18.3 - Often, two hormones have opposite (antagonistic)...
Ch. 18.3 - Prob. 9BYGOCh. 18.3 - Prob. 10BYGOCh. 18.3 - Prob. 11BYGOCh. 18.3 - What is the difference between a gonadal hormone...Ch. 18.3 - What hormones are most important in regulating...Ch. 18.3 - Prob. 14BYGOCh. 18.4 - Prob. 15BYGOCh. 18.4 - Prob. 16BYGOCh. 18.4 - Prob. 17BYGOCh. 18.4 - Prob. 18BYGOCh. 18 - The definitions of hormone and endocrine systemCh. 18 - Prob. 18.1.2AYLOCh. 18 - Prob. 18.1.3AYLOCh. 18 - Prob. 18.1.4AYLOCh. 18 - Prob. 18.1.5AYLOCh. 18 - Prob. 18.1.6AYLOCh. 18 - Prob. 18.1.7AYLOCh. 18 - Prob. 18.2.1AYLOCh. 18 - Prob. 18.2.2AYLOCh. 18 - Prob. 18.2.3AYLOCh. 18 - Prob. 18.2.4AYLOCh. 18 - Prob. 18.2.5AYLOCh. 18 - Prob. 18.2.6AYLOCh. 18 - Prob. 18.2.7AYLOCh. 18 - The target organs or tissues and the funtions of...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.2.9AYLOCh. 18 - Prob. 18.3.1AYLOCh. 18 - Prob. 18.3.2AYLOCh. 18 - The location, anatomy, and histology of the...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.3.4AYLOCh. 18 - Prob. 18.3.5AYLOCh. 18 - Prob. 18.3.6AYLOCh. 18 - Prob. 18.3.7AYLOCh. 18 - The location and structure of the pancreatic...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.3.9AYLOCh. 18 - Prob. 18.3.10AYLOCh. 18 - Prob. 18.4.1AYLOCh. 18 - Prob. 18.4.2AYLOCh. 18 - Prob. 18.4.3AYLOCh. 18 - The cause and effects of pheochromocytoma of the...Ch. 18 - The cause and effects of endemic goiterCh. 18 - Prob. 18.4.6AYLOCh. 18 - Prob. 1TYRCh. 18 - Prob. 2TYRCh. 18 - Prob. 3TYRCh. 18 - Prob. 4TYRCh. 18 - Prob. 5TYRCh. 18 - Prob. 6TYRCh. 18 - Prob. 7TYRCh. 18 - Prob. 8TYRCh. 18 - Which of these endocrine glands is most directly...Ch. 18 - Prob. 10TYRCh. 18 - Prob. 11TYRCh. 18 - Prob. 12TYRCh. 18 - Prob. 13TYRCh. 18 - Prob. 14TYRCh. 18 - Prob. 15TYRCh. 18 - Prob. 16TYRCh. 18 - Prob. 17TYRCh. 18 - Prob. 18TYRCh. 18 - Prob. 19TYRCh. 18 - Prob. 20TYRCh. 18 - Prob. 1BYMVCh. 18 - Prob. 2BYMVCh. 18 - Prob. 3BYMVCh. 18 - Prob. 4BYMVCh. 18 - Prob. 5BYMVCh. 18 - Prob. 6BYMVCh. 18 - State a meaning of each word element and give a...Ch. 18 - Prob. 8BYMVCh. 18 - Prob. 9BYMVCh. 18 - Prob. 10BYMVCh. 18 - Prob. 1TOFCh. 18 - Prob. 2TOFCh. 18 - Prob. 3TOFCh. 18 - Prob. 4TOFCh. 18 - Prob. 5TOFCh. 18 - Prob. 6TOFCh. 18 - Prob. 7TOFCh. 18 - Prob. 8TOFCh. 18 - Prob. 9TOFCh. 18 - Prob. 10TOFCh. 18 - Prob. 1TYCCh. 18 - Examine the anatomical relationship between the...Ch. 18 - Prob. 3TYCCh. 18 - Prob. 4TYCCh. 18 - Prob. 5TYC
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