PSY 351 Study Guide - Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Sex Organ, Ovarian Follicle

• School: University at Buffalo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 351
• Professor: Scott Wersinger

Document Summary

Hormone is a chemical that is transported by the blood to a distant site, where it exerts its effects. The hypothalamus produces chemicals that affect the pituitary gland which would in turn affect the gonad (ovary/testes). Those would in turn release hormones that affect the whole body: know the pituitary and its hormones. Posterior pituitary - a direct connection to the hypothalamus. Anterior pituitary - connect to the hypothalamus by the hypothalamic-pituitary-portal blood vessels (hpp). The portal blood vessels then pass from one capillary bag to another without passing the heart (e. g. liver) Important for delivery (in general: uterine contractions i. Cause menstruation cramps: milk release (breast milk) chemical would respond to it, acth (adrenocorticotropic hormone, secretion of the adrenal cortex, tsh (thyroid stimulating hormone, controls secretion of the thyroid i. ii. Important for milk b. production: somatotropin, growth, *fsh (follicle-stimulating hormones) & lh (luteinizing hormone)