Hypothalamus and pituitary gland SmartBookAssignment
Select all that apply Name hormones produced by the hypothalamic neurons.
Growth hormone-releasing hormone, and Corticotropin-releasing hormone
Define neurohormones.
Hormones secreted by the posterior pituitary gland
The structure that lies inferior to the thalamus and plays an important role in both the nervous and endocrine systems is the ____________ .
Hypothalamus
Which plays an important role in the autonomic nervous system and the endocrine system and is inferior to the thalamus?
Hypothalamus
In response to hypothalamic hormones, hormones are released from the __________ pituitary.
anterior
This image depicts the release of hormones from the ______ pituitary gland.
anterior
The pituitary is also known as the ______.
hypophysis
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone and gonadotropin-releasing hormone are produced by ______.
hypothalamic neurons
This system consists of a network of primary capillaries in the hypothalamus, a group of small vessels that travel down the stalk, and a complex of secondary capillaries in the anterior pituitary. It is the ______ portal system.
hypothalamohypophyseal
The pituitary gland is controlled by the ______, which is closely associated with it both anatomically and physiologically.
hypothalamus
The structure that controls the pituitary gland is the ___________.
hypothalamus
The structure that lies inferior to the thalamus and plays an important role in both the nervous and endocrine systems is the ____________.
hypothalamus
Oxytocin and ADH are produced by the _____ and secreted by the _____.
hypothalamus, posterior pituitary
The pituitary gland is connected to the hypothalamus by a stalk of tissue called the ________.
infundibulum or pituitary stalk
The hormone that stimulates labor contractions in childbirth and stimulates the flow of milk from the mammary gland to the nipple in lactating women is ______.
oxytocin
The posterior pituitary hormone that targets the uterus and the mammary glands is ________.
oxytocin
The hypophysis is also known as the _____ gland.
pituitary
Together the adenohypophysis and the neurohypophysis form the ______.
pituitary gland
The ______ pituitary gland is composed of nervous tissue.
posterior
This structure is composed of nervous tissue, rather than glandular tissue is ______.
posterior pituitary
Tropic hormones are also known as ______ hormones.
releasing
The pituitary gland rests in what skull feature?
sphenoid bone
What is the hypothalamic-pituitary portal system?
A capillary network that transports releasing and inhibiting hormones from the hypothalamus
Select all that apply Name the two functional parts of the pituitary.
Adenohypophysis Posterior pituitary
Which hypothalamic hormones stimulate the pituitary to secrete its own hormones?
Releasing hormones
Select all that apply Identify the functions of oxytocin.
Stimulates uterine contractions, and Stimulates milk ejection from the mammary glands
In response to hypothalamic hormones, hormones are released from the _________ pituitary.
anterior
Select all that apply Which of the following are targets of oxytocin?
Mammary glands and Uterus
Identify the type of hormones secreted by the posterior pituitary gland.
Neurohormones
Select all that apply. Identify the two hormones that are produced by the hypothalamus but stored and released by the posterior pituitary.
Antidiuretic hormone and Oxytocin
Which hormone increases water retention by the kidneys, reduces urine volume, and helps prevent dehydration?
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
The pituitary gland is located ____________ to the hypothalamus and rests in a depression of the ____________bone.
Blank 1: inferior or ventral Blank 2: sphenoid
What is the function of ADH?
Increases water retention by the kidneys
What is the stalk of tissue called that connects the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus?
Infundibulum
