HTHSCI 2H03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Bone Density, Vision Disorder, Prolactin

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HTHSCI 2H03
• Professor: J. Fader

Document Summary

Pharmacology of the endocrine system 1: drugs for pituitary, The hypothalamus and pituitary: the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland regulate the function of numerous endocrine glands. The hypothalamus produces releasing hormones in response to perturbations in homeostasis. Releasing hormones stimulate the anterior pituitary to secrete hormone. Hormones from the anterior pituitary target tissues to produce a biological effect or secrete another hormone. Growth hormone (gh) bone, muscle, and other tissues. Follicle-stimulating hormone (fsh) and testosterone, estrogen and progesterone: hypothalamus and posterior pituitary effects: The hypothalamus sends neuronal signals to the posterior pituitary in response to perturbations in homeostasis. Oxytocin prostate gland in males, uterus and mammary gland in females pharmacological management of pituitary. Disorders: although many different hormones are produced by the pituitary, but only a few are used clinically. Therefore, if we mess around at this level of the system, we many accidently affect other processes that occur downstream.