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Assignment:
Help in this nursing activity The human brain loves a challenge, but only if it is within an optimal zone of difficulty. If you love tennis and try to play a serious match against a four-year-old, you will quickly become bored. It's too easy. You'll win every point. In contrast, if you play a professional tennis player like Roger Federer or Serena Williams, you will quickly lose motivation because the match is too difficult.
1. In which bone cavity is the pituitary gland located?
2. What are the main divisions of the hypophysis? What are their functions?
3. What is the relationship between the hypothalamus and the hypophysis?
4. What hormones are secreted by the adenohypophysis? What are their respective functions?
5. What is the relationship between the thyroid and the hypophysis?
6. What are some diseases caused by abnormal GH secretion by the hypophysis?
7. What are the target tissues and target organs of each adenohypophyseal hormone?
8. What hormones are secreted by the neurohypophysis? What are their respective functions?
9. What is the difference between diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus? What are the characteristic signs of diabetes insipidus?
10. Why does the volume of urine increase when alcoholic beverages are ingested?