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| composed of exocrine & endocrine glands that secrete hormones that control every single process that occurs in the body |
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| releases products directly into the blood (ductless) |
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| secretes products into a duct (have ducts) |
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| molecule released in one part of the body that regulates an action in another part of the body |
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| the location that the hormone acts upon |
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| the resulting alteration that occurs from the presence of the hormone on a target area |
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| the master gland, located just superior to the Pituitary, produces regulatory hormones that tell other glands to release their hormones |
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| Thyroid Releasing Hormone (TRH) |
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| stimulates release of TSH |
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| Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone (GHRH) |
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| Prolactin Releasing Hormone (PRH) |
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| stimulates release of PRL |
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| Corticotropic Releasing Hormone (CRH) |
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| stimulates release of ACTH |
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| Gonadotropic Releasing Hormone (GnRH) |
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| stimulates release of FSH |
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located at the base of the brain in the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone
*connected to hypothalamus by a stalk called the infundibulum |
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| Hypothalmo-Hypophyseal Portal System |
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| vascular connection allowing for direct blood-flow from the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland |
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| stimulates secretion of milk by mammary glands |
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| stimulates tissue and organ growth through mitosis |
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| Adrenocorticoropen (ACTH) |
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| stimulates secretion of adrenal cortex hormones |
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| Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) |
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| stimulates the thyroid gland to release its hormones |
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| Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) |
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| stimulates ovary follicle maturity and spermatogenesis |
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| stimulates ovulation and corpus luteum formation |
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| posterior pituitary lobe; does not produce its own hormones, it only stores them from the Hypothalamus |
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| Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) (Vasopressin) |
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| decreases urine production and increases blood pressure |
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| allows release of milk from breast and stimulates uterine contractions (laber onset) (Pitosin) |
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| located in the center of the brain |
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| regulates circadian rhythms, levels increase in darkness and decrease in sunlight |
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| located in the throat, has 2 lobes connected anterior-medially by an Isthmus |
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| rings of cells that form a follicle, the lumen of which is filled with colloid |
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| Tetraiodothyronine (T4) & Triiodothyronine (T3) |
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| regulate oxygen use and basal metabolic rate, metabolism and growth and development |
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| Parafollicular Cells (C-cells) |
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| located between the follicles |
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| decreases calcium levels in the blood, thereby increasing bone mass |
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| 4 small glands located on the posterior surface of the thyroid |
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| Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) |
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| regulates calcium, magnesium, and HPO4, increases calcium levels in the blood by decreasing bone mass |
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| located behind the sternum betwen the lungs, decreases in size with age (after puberty decreases in size) |
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| stimulates the growth of T-cells |
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| produce glucagon: raise glucose level |
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produce insulin: lower glucose levels
insulin is the only hormone that decreases blood glucose |
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| produce somatostatin: inhibits growth hormone, glucagon, and insulin |
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| produce pancreatic polypeptide: inhibits somatostatin, gallbladder contraction, and secretion of pancreatic digestive enzymes |
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| Pancreatic Islets of Langerhans contain 4 types of hormone secreting cells |
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| alpha, beta, delta, f-cells |
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| located just superior to the kidney, pyramid shaped |
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| subdivided into 3 zones, each producing a specific hormone |
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| outermost layer, secrete mineralocorticoids: affect mineral homeostasis |
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| middle (wide) layer, secrete glucocorticoids: affect glucose homeostasis |
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| innermost layer, secrete gonadocorticoids (androgens): affect gonad function |
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| inner region of the adrenal gland, affect the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) during stress (i.e. deal with the fight of flight mechanism) |
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| produce 2 hormones epinephrine(adrenaline), & norepinephrine(noradrenaline) |
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| prepares the body (extremely quickly) to run like hell or kick some ass! |
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| Norepinephrine (Noradrenaline) |
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| returns to the body to "normal" function |
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| located in different places according the sex |
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| located in the male scrotum, release sperm |
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| male sex hormone, causes secondary male sexual characteristics, masculine features, regulates spermatogenesis |
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| produced by sertoli cells, inhibits FSH to slow spermatogenesis |
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| located in the female pelvic cavity, release a mature ovum |
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| female sex hormone, cause secondary femal sexual characteristics, feminine features,and help release an egg |
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| stimulates growth of uterine lining, maintains uterus lining during pregnancy |
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| Regulate Female Menstrual Cycle |
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| estrogen, progesterone, LH, and FSH |
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