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physiology of pituitary

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homrones of the anterior lobe of the pituitary   TSH, LH, FSH/ ACTH,MSH/ growth hormone/ prolactin  
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TSH,LH.FSH   belong to the same glycoprotein family, alpha subunits it identical while the beta subunit is responsible for activity of the hormone  
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ACTH,MSH, beta-lipotropin, beta- endorphin   are derived from single prcurser, proopiomelanocortin.  
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growth hormone ( somatortopin)   most important hormone for normal growth to adult size, is homologous to prolactin  
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growth hormone   released in a pulsitile fassion; secretion is increased by sleep,stress,hormones related to puberty, starvation, excercise and hypoglycemia; secretion decreased by somatostatin, somatomedins, obesity, hyperglycemia, and prganancy  
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GHRH   stimulates snthesis and secretion of growth hormone, somatostatin blocks it's effects, somatomedins produced by target hormones inhibits secretion by negative feedback  
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Growth hormone   in the liver, generates somatomedins( IGF) [ IGF receptor uses tyrosine kinase  
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growth hormone   decreases glucose uptake into cells, increases lipolysis, protein synthesis in muscle, increasing lean body mass, and increases the production of IGF  
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actions of growth hormone via IGF   increases synthesis in chondrocytes and increases linear growth, increases protein synthesis in muscle and lean body mass, increases protien synthesis in most organs and organ size  
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growth hormones dificiency   can be caused by lack of anterior pituitary growth hormone, hypothalamic dysfunction, failure to generate IGF in liver, growth hormone receptor deficiency  
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growth hormone   excess causes acromegaly, can be treated with somatostatin analogs  
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prolactin   responsible for lactogenesis, structurally homologous to GH  
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prolactin   tonically inhibited by dopamine, thyrotropin releasing hormone increases it's secretion, inhibits it's own secretion by negative feedback  
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prolactin   stimulates mild production, stimulates breast development along with estrogen, inhibits ovulation and spermogenisis  
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hormones of the posterior pituitary   ADH and oxytocin, synthesized in hypothalamic nuclei and packaged with neurophysins, travels down nerve to post. pituitary  
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ADH   originates primarily in supraoptic nuclei  
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ADH   regulates serum osmolarity by increasing water permeability in late distal tubules and collecting ducts  
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constricts vascular smooth muscle   ADH  
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ADH   is increased by: increased serum osmolarity, volume contraction, pain, nausea, hypoglycemia, nicotine, opiates  
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ADH   is decreased by: decreased serum osmolarity, ethanol, and alpha agonists  
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oxytocin   originates in paraventricular nuclei  
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oxytocin   causes ejection of milk from breasts as a result from the major stimulus of suckling  
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oxytocin   dilates the cervix and is part of orgasm  
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oxytocin   can be used to induce labor and reduce postpartum bleeding  
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