Pituitary gland

• where is it?

  attatched to the brain
• Secretes which hormones?

  FSH,TSH,ADH,LH
• function of FSH?

  stimulates an egg to mature in the ovaries
• Function of LH?


  Stimuates release of an egg on day 14
• Function of ADH?

  Controls water content
• How does ADH control water content?

  Controls permeability of the kidney tubules
• Function of TSH?

  Tells thyroid gland how much thyroxine to secrete
• How does Pituitary gland inform other glands to release their hormones?

  It detects low levels of thyroxine so releases TSH which stimulates thyroid gland to secrete more thyroxine(negative feedback)
• target organ of FSH and LH?

  ovaries
• Target organ of ADH?

  kidney
• Target organ of TSH?

  thyroid gland