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Puturity Lobe |
Secretions |
Target |
Primary Actions |
| Posterior | ADH Antidiuretic hormone OCT Oxytocin |
Kidneys Mammary glands Uterus |
adjusts solute concentrations in extracellular fluids induces milk movement into secretory ducts induces uternie contractions during childbirth |
| Anterior | ACTH Corticotropin TSH Thyrotropin FSH LH Leutenizing hormone PRL Prolactin GH Growth Hormone |
Adrenal cortex Throid Gland Ovaries Testes Ovaries Testes Mammary glands Body Cells |
release of cortisol release of thyroid hormones stimulates estrogen secretion, egg maturation stimulates sperm release stimulates progesterone, ovulation stimulates testosterone secretion promotes milk production promotes growth - metabolism |
| Intermediate | MSH Melanocyte-stimulating hormone | Pigmented Cells | pigmented cell color |
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