MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Lecture Notes - Basal Metabolic Rate, Vasopressin, Pituitary Gland

• School: Lyceum of the Philippines University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Document Summary

Hormonal secretion is not automatic, it needs a stimulus for secretion. Stimulated uterine contraction and breast contraction for milk release. Targets the muscles of uterus (uterine muscles) and mammary gland. When the baby is born from the uterus, the oxytocin will then target the mammary gland for milk release: prolactin production of breast milk production. Production of breast milk (works in men too) Hyperprolactinemia excessive prl that targets the breast and keeps producing milk. Gynecomastia enlargement of breast for person who is not pregnant or a male: no menstruation for female, less production of testosterone for male. When you are breastfeeding, you will not have a child or cannot be pregnant. Stimulates the thyroid to release thyroxin (t3 and t4) T3 is a reserve thyroid hormone that can be converted into t4. Basal metabolic rate (bmr) how fast you can metabolize or convert the food you eat. Releases when the hypothalamus release growth hormone-releasing hormone.