HypothalamusPineal glandEndocrine SystemPituitary glandTropic hormonesThyroid glandahormonethathas anotherParathyroid glandsendocrine gland as a targetThymusHypothalamus~pituitaryPituitary glandAdrenal glandsPineal glandThyroid glandPancreasParathyroid glandsThymusAdrenal glandsOvaryPancreas(female)Gonads (ovary, testis)Testis(male)Copvright
Endocrine System ◼ Tropic hormones ~ a hormone that has another endocrine gland as a target ◼ Hypothalamus~pituitary ◼ Pituitary gland ◼ Pineal gland ◼ Thyroid gland ◼ Parathyroid glands ◼ Thymus ◼ Adrenal glands ◼ Pancreas ◼ Gonads (ovary, testis)
NeurosecretoryCellsinHypothalamuForposteriorpituitaryglandForanteriorpitutaryglandMammilarybodyCapillarybedarcund terminalsoneubrycellshypothalamichotmonesreleased hereArteryArteryAnterior pituitaryglandPosterior pituitary glandTerminaisreleaseposteriorpituitaryhormonesSecretory cels;releaseanteriorpituitaryhormones
Hypothalamus-hypophysis unit/axisHypothalamo-adenohypophysis systemHypothalamic regulatory peptides, HRPHypophysical portal system·Hypothalamo-neurohypophysis systemVasopressin, VPOxytocin, OXT
Hypothalamus-hypophysis unit/axis • Hypothalamo-adenohypophysis system Hypothalamic regulatory peptides, HRP Hypophysical portal system • Hypothalamo-neurohypophysis system Vasopressin, VP Oxytocin, OXT
Hypothalamus: (anatomical source)Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH)(Somatostatin, SS)Thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH)Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH)Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH)Prolactin releasing hormone (PRH)Dopamine (Prolactin inhibiting hormone, PIH)(Prolactin release-inhibiting factor, PIF)
Hypothalamus: (anatomical source) Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) (Somatostatin, SS) Thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) Prolactin releasing hormone (PRH) Dopamine (Prolactin inhibiting hormone, PIH) (Prolactin release-inhibiting factor, PIF)