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What is TRH's role in the endocrine system?
it stimulates the thyroid to produce the thyroid hormone which regulates metabolic rate
Does increased thyroid hormone production increase or decrease TSH production?
Increase in thyroid hormone will lower TSH production, because there is a feedback loop between TSH that stimulates the production of thyroid hormone and the hormone that then will then regulate the stimulation of TSH so that thyroid hormone is not over produced.
What is the role of the hypothalamus in the production of thyroxine and TSH?
The hypothalamus produces TSH Releasing Hormone (TRH) that signals the pituitary to tell the thyroid gland to produce more or less of T3 and T4 by either increasing or decreasing the release of a hormone called thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH).
Does the over production of tsh cause hypothyroidism?
No. An overproduction of TSH would cause hyperthyroidism.
The floor of the diencephalon is formed by the?
hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is a small but important region of the diencephalon located beneath the thalamus. It plays a critical role in regulating many essential bodily functions such as body temperature, hunger, thirst, and hormone production.
What does TSH stimulate?
Like other hormones of the anterior pituitary (adenohypophysis), TSH is stimulated by a releasing hormone produced in the hypothalamus. This releasing hormone, TRH (thyrotropin releasing hormone) travels down the pituitary stalk and stimulates the thyrotrope cells there, via the portal circulation of the pituitary.
Can the hypothalamus be tested by blood work?
The hormones produced by the hypothalamus can be tested. One of the most common ones tested is TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone. Another is prolactin. There are at least seven significant hormones produced by the hypothalamus.
What releases TSH?
TSH is inhibited by feedback inhibition exerted by the thyroid hormones on the anterior pituitary and hypothalamus and by GHIH.
How does the body know when to produce more thyroxine?
There is a part of the brain called the hypothalamus which is next to the pituitary. When you have not enough Thyroxine (T4) your hypothalamus makes TRH which tells the pituitary to make Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). TSH as in the name stimulates the thyroid gland in the neck to make more Thyroxine.
Which hormone stimulates the production of triiodothyronine and thyroxine?
Thyroid stimulating hormone, or TSH, stimulates the production of triiodothyronine and thyroxine. TSH comes from the pituitary gland.
How does hypothalamus play in the urine process?
Since the hypothalamus is involved in thirst, it will have a part in the production of urine.
Which hormone requires a releasing hormone from the hypothalamus for its secretion?
All the hormones from posterior Pitutory.They are FSH,LH,TSH,GH,Prolactin and AcTH.
