BIOLOGY 321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Somatostatin, Anterior Pituitary, Triiodothyronine

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Aggression can boost testosterone, although people assume it is testosterone that has a one-way effect on aggressive behavior. The pituitary & hypothalamus: corpus collosum connects the two hemispheres, below which lies the third ventricle, and below. Oxytocin (posterior pituitary) (posterior pituitary) (storage - see pituitary) (storage - see pituitary) Primary effect is to increase release of fsh & lh. Stimulates release of thyroid-stimulating hormone (tsh) and prolactin (prl) Stimulates reabsorption of water by kidneys, reducing the concentration of solutes in the blood. Initiates uterine contractions during childbirth; stimulates flow of milk from breasts during lactation. Stimulates secretion of cortisol & aldosterone by the adrenal cortex. Stimulates egg production in females; stimulates sperm production in males. Stimulates progesterone & estrogen production; initiates ovulation in females; stimulates t production. Regulates secretion of the thyroid hormones - thyroxine and triiodothyronine. Trophic is a turning hormone; these act on other endocrine glands to get them to produce.

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