Pituitary-gland sentence example
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- The pituitary gland is invaded with a slow growing cancer called an adenoma.
- The pituitary gland regulates adrenal cortisol production by responding to the amount of cortisol production by responding to the amount of cortisol in the blood.
- By doing so the ovaries communicate back to the pituitary gland that the egg follicles have been stimulated and FSH production slows down.
- The pituitary gland is a gland found at the back of our heads toward the bottom of the brain.
- This hormone is secreted by the pituitary gland and monitored by thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH ), which is produced in the hypothalamus gland.Advertisement
- Luteinising hormone (LH) is produced by the pituitary gland in the brain.
- Within the brain, the hypothalamus produces gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) which is secreted into the pituitary gland (1 ).
- Hormonal effects can be caused either by damage to the pituitary gland itself or to the hypothalamus, which controls the pituitary.
- Electron microscopy experiments have been carried out on sections of rat pituitary gland.
- When present these are usually due to a small (2mm) tumor that is secreting excess prolactin in the pituitary gland.Advertisement
- The portal vessels run down the pituitary stalk (infundibulum) to arrive at the pituitary gland.
- The pituitary gland is a pea-sized gland found at the base of the brain.
- The pituitary gland found in the brain increases a follicle stimulating hormone known as FSH.
- Your brain is releasing a hormone that travels to the pituitary gland where more hormones release.
- Gonadotropin-releasing hormone is released by the hypothalamus in the brain, where it moves to the pituitary gland.Advertisement
- Under abnormal conditions these cells affect skin, bone, and the pituitary gland as well as the lungs, intestines, liver, spleen, bone marrow, and brain.
- Human growth hormone (hGH) (somatotropin) is produced by somatotropes in the anterior pituitary gland.
- Somatotropin (hGH) is secreted by somatotropes in the anterior pituitary gland.
- Because of its critical role in producing hGH and other hormones, a dysfunctional pituitary gland will often lead to altered growth.
- The somatotropin test also aids in documenting the excess hGH production responsible for gigantism or acromegaly, and confirms underactivity or overproduction of the pituitary gland (hypopituitarism or hyperpituitarism, respectively).Advertisement
- If such stimulation is unsuccessful, a malfunction of the anterior pituitary gland is likely.
- The hypothalamus also secretes hormones that regulate the pituitary gland.
- The pituitary gland in turn produces hormones that stimulate the ovaries to secrete two hormones known as estradiol and progesterone.
- In some cases the doctor may order an MRI to rule out tumors affecting the hypothalamus or pituitary gland.
- Tumors of the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland or abnormalities of the reproductive organs usually require surgery.Advertisement
- Pituitary dwarfism is caused by problems arising from the pituitary gland.
- A careful balancing of all of the hormones produced by the pituitary gland is necessary for patients with panhypopituitarism, making this form of dwarfism complex and difficult to manage.
- There is no known way to prevent pituitary dwarfism, although in some cases it may be caused by traumatic injury to the pituitary gland.
- Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-Also called adrenocorticotropin or corticotropin, this hormone is produced by the pituitary gland to stimulate the adrenal cortex to release various corticosteroid hormones.
- Luteinizing hormone-A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that regulates the menstrual cycle and triggers ovulation in females.Advertisement
- Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)-A hormone produce by the pituitary gland that stimulates the thyroid gland to produce the hormones that regulate metabolism.
- An adult whose heart, kidneys, and pituitary gland are functioning properly would have to drink more than two gallons of water a day to develop water intoxication.
- The pituitary gland is then stimulated to produce hormones that affect growth and reproduction.
- In a few cases the doctor may order an MRI to rule out tumors affecting the hypothalamus or pituitary gland.
- Precocious Puberty Causes and Symptoms Puberty begins when the brain secretes a hormone that triggers the pituitary gland to release gonadotropins, which in turn stimulate the ovaries or testes to produce sex hormones.Advertisement
- Acromegaly is a disease in which an abnormality in the pituitary gland leads to an oversecretion of growth hormone.
- Acromegaly is a disorder in which the abnormal release of a particular chemical from the pituitary gland in the brain causes increased growth in bone and soft tissue, as well as a variety of other disturbances throughout the body.
- This chemical released from the pituitary gland is called growth hormone (GH).
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is useful for viewing the pituitary gland and for identifying and locating an adenoma.
- Less often, hypothyroidism develops when the pituitary gland fails and does not release enough thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), which stimulates the thyroid to produce and secrete normal amounts of T4 and T3.Advertisement
- In turn, the production of these hormones is controlled by thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) that is produced by the pituitary gland.
- Hypopituitarism can also be caused by damage to the pituitary gland.
- They are closely controlled by the pituitary gland.
- For several reasons, the pituitary gland can fail to produce hormones.
- The anterior pituitary gland and the adrenal glands can also be affected.Advertisement