Hormones regulate internal functions from metabolism and growth to sexual development and the induction of birth. They circulate through the bloodstream, bind to target cells, and adjust the function of whole tissues and organs. It all starts with the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland, the ...
When stressed, there is an increase in ___ released from the hypothalamus Psychosocial dwarfism, below average height, little GH secretion What are the pathological consequence of stress on growth? Stress induced analgesia The suppression of pain perception is a ___ ___ ___ Beta-endorphin What...
The brain’s role in follicular development and ovulation:The tempo at which GnRH releases from the hypothalamus controls the secretions of FSH and LH by the pituitary, and these two hormones influence ovarian hormone patterns and those ovarian hormones affect the tempo of GnRH pulses by the hypot...
All of the physiologically active steroids of the adrenal cortex affect the metabolism of water and electrolytes. The term “mineralocorticoids” has been used conventionally to designate those steroids such as deoxycorticosterone (DOC) and...
Activation of the HPA axis triggers synthesis of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) and arginine vasopressin in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus. CRH binds to the G-protein-coupled receptors in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland and induces secretion of ...