NURS 3130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Vasopressin, Thyroid, Anterior Pituitary
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2 types of glands- exocrine and endocrine (each does what?: exocrine: secretes into ducts, endocrine: ductless glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood. Hypothalamus: part of the central nervous system that coordinates both the autonomic nervous system and the activity of the pituitary, controlling body temperature, thirst, hunger, and other homeostatic systems, and involved in sleep and emotional activity. It produces releasing and inhibiting hormones that stimulate or inhibit production of hormones in the anterior pituitary. It is the pituitary"s (cid:862)older si(cid:271)li(cid:374)g(cid:863)- it not only controls the actions of the pituitary but it secretes at least 9 hor(cid:373)o(cid:374)es to the pituitary"s 7. Tsh (thyroid stimulating hormones): it is secreted by the anterior pituitary and it is a hormone that controls the thyroid function. It stimulates production of the hormones t3 (triiodothyronine and t4 (thyroxine). Trf (thyrotropin releasing factor): it is a releasing hormone produced by the hypothalamus.
