FLAG-TOP – Anterior Pituitary Hormones
“FLAG-TOP”
F: Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
L: Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
A: ACTH
G: Growth Hormone (GH)
T: Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
O: MSH – melanOcyte stimulating hormone
P: Prolactin
The posterior pituitary – Stores and releases hormones produced by the hypothalamus.
The anterior pituitary – Produces and releases its own hormones (under the regulation of hormones made by the hypothalamus).
Posterior pituitary Hormones
These are made in the hypothalamus and stored in the posterior pituitary.
ADH
Oxytocin