The adenohypophisys secretes GH
( hormone), prolactin,ACTH
(adrenocorticotropic hormone),
(thyroid-stimulating hormone), FSH
(follicle-stimulating ) and LH
(luteinizing hormone).

, also known as somatotropic
(STH), acts upon bones,
and muscles promoting the
of these tissues. Prolactin the
hormone that in stimulates the
production and of milk by the
glands. The ACTH is
hormone that stimulates the
portion of the adrenal to produce
and secrete cortical hormones
(glucocorticoids). The is the
hormone that the activity of
the gland increasing the
production secretion of its
hormones and T4. The FSH a
gonadotropic hormone, i.e.,
stimulates the gonads and women it
acts upon ovaries inducing the
growth follicles, in men it
spermatogenesis. The LH is a
gonadotropic hormone that upon
the ovaries of to stimulate
ovulation and formation of the
corpus (that secretes estrogen)
and men upon the testicles
stimulate the production of
.