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Put your name here: Adham Abohussien

You and your group will be responsible for putting together a defensive presentation of an endocrine gland. You and your group will be giving this presentation during class. Your presentation must include: · A picture(s) of the gland showing its shape and location in the human body. []
 * Task:**

· The hormone(s) produced by your endocrine gland · The function(s) of the hormone(s) produced by your gland. What are the target organs/cells and how does the message carried by the hormone help maintain homeostasis. **This is probably the most important part of your presentation.**

The Pituitary gland has six major hormones.
 * Growth Hormone**

Growth hormone, or GH, helps regulate growth of body structures, especially during puberty or adolescence. Know more about growth disorders associated with abnormalities in growth hormone production and secretion.


 * Prolactin**

Prolactin has a major effect on the formation of breastmilk in nursing mothers. In addition, this hormone has effects on bone strength. Overproduction of prolactin in the blood can be due to a tumor, a condition called prolactinoma.


 * Adrenocorticotropic Hormone**

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), also called adrenocorticotropin, influences the production of cortisol and other hormones by the adrenal glands.


 * Thyroid Stimulating Hormone**

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), also called thyrotropin, has an important function in stimulating production and release of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland. Too much or too little production of TSH can lead to thyroid problems including hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.


 * Luteinizing Hormone**

Luteinizing hormone, or LH, helps in stimulating the ovaries in females and testes in males to produce sex hormones, which determine many features of “femaleness” and “maleness”.


 * Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)**

Follicle stimulating hormone regulates fertility in men and women. In men, FSH stimulates the testes to produce sperm. FSH, in women, helps in triggering ovulation, which is the release of mature egg cell from the ovary. __ [] __ __ [axis/] __

· The stimulus that tells your gland to produce hormones. The lack of hormones from other glands triggers the pituitary gland to produce hormones. when other hormones are doing their job the Pituitary gland does not produces hormones. · The control mechanism that tells your gland to stop producing hormones. When other glands start producing their hormones the pituitary gland stops. · The function(s) of the hormone(s) produced by your gland. What are the target organs/cells and how does the message carried by the hormone help maintain homeostasis. **This is probably the most important part of your presentation.**