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Pituitary hormones

FLAGTOP:
Follicle stimulating hormone
Lutinizing hormone
Adrenocorticotropin hormone
Growth hormone
Thyroid stimulating hormone
Oxytocin
Prolactin
Alternatively: GOAT FLAP with the second 'A' for Anti-diruetic homone/vasopressin
· Note: there is also melanocyte secreting homone and Lipotropin, but they are not well understood.
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---Anonymous Contributor

Adrenal cortex layers and products

"Go Find Rex, Make Good Sex":
· Layers:
Glomerulosa
Fasiculata
Reticulata
· Respective products:
Mineralcorticoids
Glucocorticoids
Sex hormones
· Alternatively for layers: GFR (Glomerular Filtration Rate, convenient since adrenal glands are atop kidney).
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---Anonymous Contributor

Pituitary: anterior hypophysis hormones

FLATPiG:
FSH
LH
ACTH
TSH
Prolactin
ignore GH
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---Fropvd

Adrenal cortex layers and products

"Get your Facts Right, Men are Glued to their Gonads":
Glomerulosa
Fasciculata
Reticularis
Mineralocorticoids
Glucocorticoids
Gonadocorticoids [androgens]
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---Anonymous Contributor

Diabetes Insipidous: diagnosing subtypes

After a desmopression injection:
Concentrated urine = Cranial.
No effect = Nephrogenic.
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Progesterone: actions

PROGESTE:
Produce cervical mucous
Relax uterine smooth muscle
Oxycotin sensitivity down
Gonadotropin [FSH, LH] secretions down
Endometrial spiral arteries and secretions up
Sustain pregnancy
Temperature up / Tit development
Excitability of myometrium down
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Oxytocin-producing nucleus of hypothalamus

Paraventricular nucleus--> Parturition (childbirth is oxytocin's most important role).
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---Usman Ahmad

Prostaglandins: dilatation abilities

Prospectors keep mineshafts open:
Mineshaft 1: Patent ductus ateriosus.
Mineshaft 2: renal afferent arteriole dilatation.
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---Sameul Atom Baek-Kim

Hyperthyroidism: signs and symptoms

THYROIDISM:
Tremor
Heart rate up
Yawning [fatigability]
Restlessness
Oligomenorrhea & amenorrhea
Intolerance to heat
Diarrhea
Irritability
Sweating
Musle wasting & weight loss
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Adrenal gland: functions

ACTH:
Adrenergic functions
Catabolism of proteins/ Carbohydrate metabolism
T cell immunomodulation
Hyper/ Hypotension (blood pressure control)
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---The Cashman University of Queensland, Australia