Securitron TH-4 Touch Sensor for TSH

hello in this video we're going to talk about the hypothalamic pituitary thyroid axis the hypothalamic axis plays the major role in regulating thyroid hormone homeostasis in the body the thyroid hormones are very important in fetal development and metabolism important structures are the hypothalamus the pituitary gland specifically the anterior pituitary gland and the thyroid gland the thyroid gland is located at the base of the neck and wraps around the trachea just below the cricoid cartilage here is a zoomed-in structure of the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland the hypothalamic pituitary thyroid axis is under the control of neurons located in the median region of the pvn that synthesize and release thyrotropin-releasing hormone trh into the pituitary portal circulation grh which is a tripeptide stimulates the release of TSH thyroid stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary w