Pituitary Hormones Word Scramble

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Hormone	Target(s)	Action	Origin	Responds to
TSH	Thyroid	Stimulate Thyroid gland Secretion	ANTERIOR Pituitary	TRH
ACTH	Adrenal CORTEX	Stimulate Adrenal CORTEX	ANTERIOR Pituitary	(blank)
hGH	Skeleton, Muscles	Increase cell uptake of AA in Muscle & Bone, stimulate Protein synthesis	ANTERIOR Pituitary	GH-RH, LOW Blood Glucose, Exercise, Stress
PRL (Prolactin)	Mammary Glands	Causes & Maintains Milk production	ANTERIOR Pituitary	Placenta --> Estrogens & Progesterone - Fetus --> Estrogen
FSH	Gonads	produce Eggs/Sperm	ANTERIOR Pituitary	GnRh --> Anterior Pituitary
LH/ICSH	Gonads	produce Testosterone / Estrogen & Progesterone	ANTERIOR Pituitary	GnRh --> Anterior Pituitary
Oxytocin	Reproductive Smooth Muscle	stimulates CONTRACTION of Reproductive Smooth Muscle: Uterus, Prostate	POSTERIOR Pituitary	APs from Hypothalamus - suckling/uterine stretch
ADH	Collecting Ducts of Renal Nephron	promotes H2O Reabsorption in Nephron	POSTERIOR Pituitary	APs from Hypothalamus - Extracellular Osmolarity, Blood Pressure changes