Question

Write the names and sources of hormones regulating the following:

Secretion of growth hormone

Answer 1

Hormone :

Growth hormone

1. Growth hormone levels are raised by sleep, stress, exercise, and low blood glucose levels. They also increase around the time of puberty.
2. Growth hormone secretion is inhibited when the brain recognizes excessive levels of growth hormone or insulin-like growth factors in the blood.
3. Under the supervision of two hypothalamic peptides, the anterior pituitary gland secretes growth hormone (GH) in a pulsatile manner.

Source:

Anterior pituitary gland

1. The anterior pituitary is the front lobe of your pituitary gland, a small, pea-sized organ found beneath your hypothalamus at the base of your brain.
2. Your pituitary gland is an endocrine gland that regulates the operation of several other endocrine glands.
3. Hormones are produced and released by the anterior lobe.