PITUITARY-ANTERIOR

SUMMARY

1. Stores 6 hormones: ACTH, FSH, LH, TSH, GH, PRL.

2. The hypothalamus stimulates pituitary hormone secretion, which then stimulates target organ hormone production.

3. Target organs negatively feedback to both pituitary & hypothalamus.

4. Two secretory controls: stimulatory hormones from hypothalamus, feedback from target organs.

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