Objectives 1. Discuss the embryology and anatomy of the pituitary gland. 2. Review the function of the neurohypophysis (posterior pituitary), including the synthesis, regulation, and function of two neurohormones: antidiuretic…
Objectives 1. Describe the anatomy and histology of the ovary and the development of the ovarian follicle. 2. Describe the steroidogenic pathways in the ovarian follicle and the functions of…
Objectives 1. Discuss the anatomy of the adrenal gland, including the vascular supply and cortical zonation. 2. Diagram the synthesis and regulated release of catecholamines in the chromaffin cell. 3….
Objectives 1. Describe the synchronization among fertilization, early embryonic events, and the human menstrual cycle. 2. Describe the events involved in fertilization. 3. Explain how implantation and placentation occur. 4….
Objectives 1. Describe the structure and synthesis of parathyroid hormone (PTH), the regulation of PTH secretion, and the nature of the PTH receptor. 2. Describe the structure and synthesis of…
Objectives 1. Describe the organization of the male gonad, the testis, and the process of spermatogenesis, and discuss how this process is supported by Sertoli cells. 2. Describe the steroidogenic…
Objectives 1. Map out an overview of meiosis. 2. Describe the general anatomic components of the male and female reproductive systems. 3. Describe the development of the male and female…
Objectives 1. List the main endocrine glands of the body. 2. List the chemical nature of the major hormones. 3. Describe how the chemical nature influences hormone synthesis, storage, secretion,…
Chapter 1 1. Protein hormones are stored within secretory vesicles and are secreted in response to a stimulus. Steroid hormones freely diffuse out of cells. Their synthesis, as opposed to…
Objectives 1. List the members of the three enteroendocrine hormone families: gastrin, secretin, and motilin. 2. Describe how autonomic innervation and gastric and duodenal hormones regulate gastric acid secretion and…
