RT Book, Section
A1 Barrett, Kim E.
A1 Barman, Susan M.
A1 Brooks, Heddwen L.
A1 Yuan, Jason X.-J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1159052830
T1 The Pituitary Gland
T2 Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology, 26e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260122404
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159052830
RD 2024/04/19
AB OBJECTIVESAfter  studying  this  chapter,  you  should  be  able  to:Describe  the  development  and  structure  of  the  pituitary  gland  and  its  relationship  to  the  hypothalamus.Identify  the  hormones  secreted  by  the  anterior  and  posterior  lobes  of  the  pituitary  and  their  target  organs,  and  how  the  numbers  of  the  various  cell  types  in  the  anterior  pituitary  are  controlled  in  response  to  physiologic  demands.Understand  the  function  of  hormones  derived  from  proopiomelanocortin  (POMC)  and  how  they  are  involved  in  regulating  skin  coloration.Describe  how  growth  hormone  is  secreted  from  the  anterior  pituitary  and  circulates  and  activates  its  receptors,  and  the  stimuli  that  regulate  growth  hormone  secretion  with  their  underlying  mechanisms.Understand  the  role  of  growth  hormone  in  growth  and  metabolic  function,  and  how  somatomedins  (such  as  insulin-like  growth  factors)  may  mediate  some  of  its  actions  in  the  periphery.Define  the  normal  timeline  of  growth  in  humans  and  identify  factors  in  addition  to  growth  hormone  that  contribute  to  its  regulation.Understand  pituitary  secretion  of  gonadotropins  and  prolactin,  how  these  are  regulated,  and  the  actions  of  these  hormones  on  reproductive  tissues.Understand  the  basis  of  conditions  where  pituitary  function  is  abnormal,  and  how  they  can  be  treated.