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Gland: Anterior Pituitary
Location of the Target Cells: Cartilage, bone, skeletal muscles, liver, and other body tissues
Function: Stimulates secretion of hormones that stimulate body growth and metabolism. |
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| Thyroid Stimulaing Hormone |
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Gland: Anterior Pituitary
Location of the Target Cells: Thyroid gland
Funtion: stimulates frowth of thyroid gland and secretion of its hormones |
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| Follicle Stimulating Hormone |
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Gland: Anterior Pituitary
Location of the Target Cells: Testes and Ovaries
Function: (testies)-stimulates sperm production
(ovaries)- stimulates oocyte production and estrogen secretion |
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Gland: anterior pituitary
Location of the Target Cells: Testes and Ovaries
Function: (testes)- stimulates secretion of testosterone
(ovaries)- triggers ovulation and stimulates secretion of estroge and progesterone |
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Gland: Anterior Pituitary
Location of the Target Cells: mammary gland
Function: stimulates production of secretion of milk
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| Adrenocorticotropic hormone |
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Gland: Anterior Pituitary
Location of the Target Cells: Adrenal cortex
Function: stimulates secretion of hormones by adrenal cortex |
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| melanocyte stimulating hormone |
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Gland: anterior pituitary
Location of the Target Cells: skin
Function: darkens skin pigmentations |
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Gland: Posterior Pituitary
Location of the Target Cells: Kidneys
Function: Decreases water lost in urine by returning water to the blood |
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Gland: posterior pituitary
Location of the Target Cells: uterus and mammary glands
Function: stimulates uterine contractions and milk ejection during suckling
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Gland: thyroid gland
Location of the Target Cells: most body cells
Function: increases metabolicm and basal metabolic rate (BMR)
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Gland: Thyroid Gland
Location of the Target Cells: Most Body Cells
Function: Increases metabolism and BMR
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Gland: Thyroid gland
Location of the Target Cells: osteoclast cells in bones
Function: decreases blood calcium levels by inhibiting osteoclasts
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Gland: parathyroid glands
Location of the Target Cells: osteoclast cells in bones
Function: increases blood calcium levels by stimulating osteoclasts to break down bone matrix
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Gland: adrenal cortex
Location of the Target Cells: kidneys
Function: decreases sodium and water loss in urine by returning sodium and water to the blood
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Gland: Adrenal Cortex
Location of the Target Cells: liver, muscles, and cells involved in body defenses
Function: increases resistance to stress and increases blood glucose levels and decreases inflammation
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Gland: adrenal Cortex
Location of the Target Cells: Uterus, mammary glands, and other body cells involved in secondary sex characteristic
Function: insignificant in males; increases sec drive in female.
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Gland: Adrenal medulla
Location of Target Cells: Body cells involved in fight or flight response
Function: promotes fight-or-flight response |
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Gland: Adrenal mefulla
Location of Target Cells: body cells involved in fight or flight responses
Function: promotes fight or flight responses
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Gland: Pancreas
Location of Target Cells: most body cells
Function: decreases blood glucose levels by transporting glucose into body cells
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Gland: pancreas
Location of Target Cells: liver
Function: increases blood glucose levels by stimulating liver to break down glycogen into glucose
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Gland: ovaries
Location of Target Cells: uterus, mammary glands and other body cells involved in female sexual characteristics
Function: stimulates development of female sex characteristics; helps regulate menstrual cycle
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Gland: ovaries
Location of Target Cells: uterus, mammary glands and other body cells involved in female sexual characteristics
Function: stimulates development of females sex characteristics; helps regulate menstrual cycle
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Gland: Testes
Location of Target Cells: testes, muscle, and other body cells involved in male sexual characteristics
Function: stimulates development of male sex characteristics; stimulates male sex drive; regulates sperm production
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Gland: pineal gland
Location of Target Cells: brain
Function: helps to set biological clock
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Gland: Thymus
Location of Target Cells: T cells (type of white blood cells involved in immune response)
Function: Promotes the maturation of T cells for the immune response
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