Pituitary Hormones and Their Control by the Hypothalamus

Physiology, MBBS Second Year. This chapter is split into 11 topics and has 438 practice questions. The topics covered are listed below, followed by 10 free sample questions from the chapter.

Topics in this chapter

1. Pituitary anatomy, embryology & hypothalamic control 44 questions
2. Anterior pituitary cells & hormone actions 48 questions
3. Posterior pituitary & its hormones 40 questions
4. Growth hormone functions: protein, fat & carbohydrate metabolism 43 questions
5. Growth hormone, insulin & bone growth 32 questions
6. Insulin-like growth factors & regulation of GH secretion 38 questions
7. Panhypopituitarism, Sheehan's syndrome & dwarfism 44 questions
8. Gigantism, acromegaly & GH in aging 42 questions
9. Osmoreceptor-ADH feedback system & ADH action 46 questions
10. Diabetes insipidus 35 questions
11. Physiological functions of oxytocin 26 questions