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Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Growth hormone (GH)
Prolactin |
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Thyroid-stimulating hormone(TSH)
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TROPIC HORMONE
Stimulates secretion of thyroid hormones |
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
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TROPIC HORMONE
Stimulates secretion of adrenal cortex hormones |
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Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
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TROPIC HORMONE
Female: Stimulates development of ovarian follicles and secretion of estrogens
Male: Stimulates seminiferous tubules of testes to grow and produce sperm |
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Luteinizing hormone (LH)
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TROPIC HORMONE
Female: stimulates maturation of ovarian follicle and ovum; stimulates secretion of estrogen; triggers ovulation; stimulates development of corpus luteum
Male: Stimulates interstitial cells of the testes to secrete testosterone |
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Growth hormone (GH)
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| Stimulates growth in all organs; mobilizes food molecules, causing an increase in blood glucose concentration |
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| Stimulates breast development during pregnancy and milk secretion after pregnancy |
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POSTERIOR PITUITARY
HORMONES ARE.. |
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Antidiuretic hormones
Oxytocin |
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Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
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Stimulates retention of water by the kidneys
"WATER SAVING HORMONE" |
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| Stimulates uterine contractions at the end of pregnancy; stimulates the release of milk into the breast ducts |
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| HYPOTHALAMUS HORMONES ARE... |
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Releasing hormones
Inhibiting hormones |
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| Release hormones function... |
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| Stimulates the anterior pituitary to release hormones |
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| Inhibiting hormones function... |
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| Inhibit the anterior pituitary's secretion of hormones |
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Thyroxine (T4)
Triiodothyronine (T3)
Calcitonin |
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Thyroxine (T4)
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More abundant
Involved in metabolism |
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Triiodothyronine (T3)
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Smaller amounts...MORE POTENT
"PRIMARY THYROID HORMONE"
involved in metabolism |
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Inhibits the breakdown of bone; causes a decrease in blood calcium concentration
"TONES DOWN CALCIUM" |
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Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
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| Stimulates the breakdown of bone; causes an INCREASE in blood calcium concentration |
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones
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Mineralocorticoids: Aldosterone
Glucocorticoids: Cortisol (hydrocortisone)
Sex Hormones |
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Mineralocorticoids
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Regulate electrolyte and fluid homeostasis
CHIEF mineralocorticoid is ALDOSTERONE |
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Glucocorticoids
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Stimulate gluconeogensis, causing an increase in blood glucose concentration; also have antiinflammatory and anti-immunity, antiallergy effects
Cortisol (hydrocortisone)
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| Stimulate sexual drive in the female but have negligible effects in the male |
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| Adrenal Medulla Hormone and function... |
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Epinephrine and norepinephrine
Prolong and intensify the sympathetic nervous response during stress |
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| Pancreatic Islets hormones |
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| Stimulates liver glycogenolysis, causing an increase in blood glucose concentration |
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| Promotes glucose entry into all cells, causing a decrease in blood glucose concentration |
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| Promotes development and maintenance of female sexual characteristics |
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| Promotes conditions required for pregnancy |
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| Testes hormone and function |
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| Testosterone : promotes development and maintenance of male sexual characteristics |
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| Thymus hormone and function: |
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| Thymosin: promotes development of immune-system cells |
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| Placenta hormones and function: |
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Chorionic gonadotropin, estrogens, progesterone.
* promote conditions required during early pregnancy |
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| Pineal gland hormone and function: |
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| Melatonin: inhibits tropic hormones that affect the ovaries and maybe involved in the body's internal clock |
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| Heart (atria) hormone and funciton... |
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| Atrial natriuretic hormone (ANH) : regulates fluid and electrolyte homeostasis |
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| Gastrointestinal (GI) tract hormone and function: |
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| Ghrelin: affects energy balance (metabolism) |
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| Fat-storing cells hormone and function... |
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| Leptin : controls how hungry or full we feel |
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