If you are not required to take the course (either you have already taken an elective course, or your program does not require you to take one), you will be charged for the course during the semester in which you take it. In this case, the Spring 2010 fee will be $1,500.
Overview of Hypothalamic and Pituitary Hormones. The pituitary gland is often portrayed as the master gland of the body. Such praise is justified in the sense that the anterior and posterior pituitary secrete a battery of hormones that collectively influence all cells and affect virtually all physiologic processes. The pituitary gland may be king, but the power behind the throne is clearly the hypothalamus. As alluded to in the last section, some of the neurons within the hypothalamus-neurosecretory neurons-secrete hormones that strictly control secretion of hormones from the anterior pituitary.
The hypothalamus is the link between the endocrine and nervous systems. The hypothalamus produces releasing and inhibiting hormones, which stop and start the production of other hormones throughout the body. The hypothalamus plays a significant role in the endocrine system. 1  It is responsible for maintaining your bodyâs internal balance, which is known as homeostasis. To do this, the hypothalamus helps stimulate or inhibit many of your bodyâs key processes, including: 2  Heart rate and blood pressure. 3  Body temperature.