Anterior Pituitary Gland

What does the anterior pituitary gland do?

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What does the anterior pituitary gland do?

creates and releases six different hormones, growth, metabolism

Hypopituitarium: what hormones are decreased

gondotropins (LH/FSH)
GH
TSH
ACTH

what do gondotropins do?

they are the sex hormone

what does GH do and what happens when its decreased

growth hormone, when its decreased bone and muscle strength are decreased, risk for osteoporosis

what does TSH do and what happens when its decreased

stimulates synthesis and release of thyroid hormone, T3 and T4, hypothyroidism

what does ACTH do

controls cortisol levels

What hormones are increased in Hyperpituitarium

GH
Prolactin
ACTH
TSH

what happens when GH is increased?

acromegaly, everything grows in muscles, bones, and tissues

what happens when prolactin is increased?

loss of secondary sex characteristics, inhibits gonadotropins and sex hormones (amenorrhea, infertility)

what happens when ACTH is increased?

increased cortisol levels, hyperglycemia