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Oxytocin
Shawnee Carpenter
Hayley Cone
Stefanie Eilders
Paige Hunter
Emily Riordan
Hormone Production Site
Oxytocin is produced in the hypothalamus
It is secreted into the bloodstream through the posterior pituitary
Hormone Production Site
Site of Action
Oxytocin acts directly on the mammary glands and the uterus
Site of Action
Action of Hormone
Milk let down NOT milk production
Increase and transport of sperm
Uterine contractions
Delivery of fetus
Action of Hormone
Body Regulation
Positive feedback
External and internal stimuli
Afferent message to hypothalamus
Body Regulation
Medical Consequences
Medical Consequences
Bleeding on the brain
Rupture of uterus
Death of unborn fetus
Enlarged prostate gland
Oxytocin Facts
- 1906 Human to Cat
- "Love hormone"
- Tend and Befriend Response
Oxytocin Facts
Sources
Sources
Oxytocin Hormone Health. (n.d.). Retrieved December 11, 2017, from https://www.hormone.org/hormones-and-health/hormones/oxytocin
Gimpl, G., & Fahrenholz, F. (2001, April). The oxytocin receptor system: structure, function, and regulation. Retrieved December 13, 2017, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11274341
Arrowsmith, S., & Wray, S. (2014, May 29). Oxytocin: Its Mechanism of Action and Receptor Signalling in the Myometrium. Retrieved December 13, 2017, from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jne.12154/full
DeAngelis, T. (2008, February). The two faces of oxytocin. Retrieved December 14, 2017, from http://www.apa.org/monitor/feb08/oxytocin.aspx