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| stores and secretes oxytocin |
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Definition
| posterior pituitary gland |
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Definition
| uterus and mammary glands |
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| effect of oxytocin on pregnant women |
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Definition
stimulates contraction of smooth muscle in uterine wall which promotes labor and delivery promotes milk let down reflex which promotes milk ejection |
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| effect of oxytocin on non-pregnant women and men |
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Definition
| promotes nurturing instinct and sensation of pleasure during and after intercourse |
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Definition
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| how oxytocin reaches posterior pituitary gland |
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Definition
| travels in vesicles along hypothalamic neurons |
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Term
| stores and secretes antidiuretic hormone |
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Definition
| posterior pituitary gland |
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Term
| synthesizes antidiuretic hormone |
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Definition
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| how antidiuretic hormone reaches posterior pituitary |
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Definition
| travels in vesicles along hypothalamic neurons |
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Term
| target of antidiuretic hormone |
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Definition
| kidneys and smooth muscle in blood vessel walls |
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| effect of antidiuretic hormone |
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Definition
| reduces water loss in kidneys, caused vasoconstriction |
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Term
| stimulates the release of antidiuretic hormone |
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Definition
| changes in blood electrolyte concentration, blood pressure, and blood volume |
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Term
| inhibits the secretion of antidiuretic hormone |
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Definition
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Term
| cause of diabetes insipidus |
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Definition
| hyposecretion of antidiuretic hormone, lack of receptors on target cell |
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