ANSC 3122 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone, Posterior Pituitary, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
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The systems that affect reproductive system: nervous system. Stimulus travels by afferent sensory nerves (to the spinal cord) Stimulus travels from spinal cord to tissues that may be affected by that stimulus. Males muscles for sexual behavior and ejaculation. If female is lactating, it is the hormone that causes milk ejection in the mammary gland. + nerve in vagina stimulates the pituitary gland-release of lh, fsh, etc. Nervous system stimulation of a hormone to be secreted: endocrine system. Endocrinology the study of endocrine glands (a gland that synthesizes one or more hormones & secretes it into the circulation) Target tissues have highly specific receptors for very specific hormones. Receptor numbers are dynamic; could be high could be low. + progesterone is necessary for maintenance of pregnancy. Blocks stimulatory receptors extremely well to create a constant environment for the growing embryo/fetus. An endocrine gland within the brain made of nerve cells (in this case, nerve cells are also endocrine cells)
