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Assignment:

Anterior Pituitary Endocrine Hormone Function of the


Target organ
Hormone gland released hormone

Growth Stimulates growth


Hormone- and repair
Anterior
Growth Hormone releasing All cells in
Pituitary
(GH) hormone the body
gland
(GHRH) /
Somatoliberin
Stimulates the
Anterior
Prolactin breasts to produce
pituitary Dopamine Breasts
(PRL) milk
gland
Stimulates the
Follicle-stimulating Anterior testes to produce
Hormone pituitary Testosterone Testes (men) testosterone and
(FSH) gland sperm
Stimulates the
Luteinizing Anterior ovaries to produce
Oestrogen and Ovaries
Hormone pituitary oestrogen and
Progesterone (women)
(LH) gland progesterone
Stimulates the
Adrenocorticotropi Anterior
adrenal gland to
c Hormone pituitary Cortisol Adrenals
produce cortisol
(ACTH) gland
Stimulates the
Thyroid-stimulating thyroid gland to
Thyroxine and
Hormone Thyroid gland Thyroid secrete its own
triiodothyronine
(TSH) hormone

References:
http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/endocrine/hypopit/overview.html
https://www.pituitary.org.uk/information/what-is-the-pituitary-gland/hormones/
http://www.anselm.edu/homepage/jpitocch/genbio/endocrinenot.html

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