HypothalamoPituitaryTarget Organ Relationships Red line tar

Organ Relationships Hypothalamus L Hormone releasing factor Principle hormones & target organs Target organ product Posterior Pituitary Bonus What is the Anterior Pituitary relationship between #8 and #9 Liver 19 10 6 What do #7, #10, and #11 all have in 18 Common? 12 Mammary Fat 13 gland muscle, What is the structure 14 17 bone of #12, #14, #15, and 15 #21 16 9 17 21 22 10 23 18 Thyroid 11 Adrenal cortex 19 20 14 21 15 13 16 Ovary Testis 23

Solution

Part 1

The yellow line 1 represents thyrotropin-releasing hormone, which stimulates the production of TSH.

Part 2

The green line 2 is gonadotropin-releasing hormone which stimulates the re;ease of FSH and LH from the pituitary.

Part 3

The blue line 3 represents corticotropin-releasing hormone, which stimulates the pituitary to produce adrenocorticotropic hormone in stressful situations.

Part 4

The grey line 4 represents growth-hormone stimulatig hormone whic stimualtes the release of growth hormone.