Hormones are chemical

messengers sent through the blood

Comparisons between the

Nervous and Endocrine Systems

A small hormone creates a huge effect because it

can effect so many different tissue types!

Secretion of Posterior Pituitary

Hormones

Hypophyseal
Tract

Nervous System
Figure 7-12: Synthesis, storage, and release of posterior pituitary hormones

Endocrine System (glandular)

Anterior pituitary hormones

Bones & muscles

too

Posterior pituitary hormones

ADH

Oxytocin

Anatomical and functional

organization

HYPOTHALAMIC
HORMONE

EFFECTS ON THE
ANTERIOR PITUITARY

Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
(TRH)

Stimulates release of TSH

(thyrotropin) and Prolactin

Corticotropin-releasing hormone Stimulates release of ACTH

(CRH)
(corticotropin)
Gonadrotropin-releasing
hormone (GnRH)

Stimulates release of FSH and

LH (gonadotropins)

Growth hormone-releasing
hormone (GHRH)

Stimulates release of growth

hormone

Growth hormone-inhibiting
hormone (GHIH)

Inhibits release of growth

hormone

{Prolactin-inhibiting hormone
(PIH)

Stimulates release of prolactin

Prolactin-inhibiting hormone
(PIH)

Inhibits release of prolactin