PSY354H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Folliculogenesis, Endometrium, Leydig Cell
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Lecture 7 (ch. 5: sex hormones and the menstrual cycle) Unless neurotransmitters, hormones travel long distance so it can get into blood stream. What makes hormones travel is that it"s able to travel. Underneath the hypothalamus is the pituitary gland. Hypothalamus produces hormones and has an impact in the conduction of hormones of pituitary gland. Pituitary hormones takes instructions from hormones in hypothalamus. Pituitary gland is the master gland because it"s those hormones that travel the far distances despite the hypothalamus is giving it instructions. Stomach, pancreas, adrenal glands (on top of kidney) for managing reproduction; mediated stress responses (cortisol) producing hormones. The majority is going to focus on steroids and peptides. Peptides are multiple chains or monoamines; protein based. Steroids are like fat like structure; gain access to a lot of cells by passive diffusion (arrive at cell membrane and can diffuse because of fat like structure)
