Anterior pituitary function

The anterior pituitary makes hormones and secretes them in response to hormones from the hypothalamus.
The anterior pituitary makes hormones and secretes them in response to hormones from the hypothalamus.


0 Cell bodies of secretory neurons in hypothalamus synthesize inhibitors or releasers that are secreted into the stalk that connects to the pituitary. 0 When encouraged by a releaser, anterior pituitary cells secrete a hormone that enters blood vessels that lead into the general circulation. 9 The inhibitors or releasers picked up by capillaries in the stalk get carried in blood to the anterior pituitary. 9 The inhibitors or releasers diffuse out of capillaries in the anterior pituitary and bind to their target cells.