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function of hormone
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10th Grade
01/18/2011

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What is Prolactin's function?
Definition
To produce milk
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Function of FSH?
Definition
To PRODUCE eggs and sperm
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Function of LH?
Definition
Realeae of eggs and sperm
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Function TSH?
Definition
To stimulate other thryrods to do their jobs
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Function of ACTH?
Definition
tells glucocortoids when to dissolve nepenephrine
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Function of oxytocin?
Definition
Stimulates contractions of uterus(labor) and milk reflex(after birth)
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Function of ADH?
Definition
retention of water; slows urine
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Function of T3 and T4?
Definition
stimulates metabolism; makes insulin go; gas
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Function of Calcionin?
Definition
reduce blood calcium; store calcium in bones; boat
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When do you stop making Calcionin
Definition
about 35
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Function of PTH?
Definition
increase blood calcium; take calciium to muscle away from bone
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Function of Thymosin
Definition
make and release WBC
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Function of Epinephrine?
Definition
fight or flight; all Na goes down; no pain receptors
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function of nepenephrine?
Definition
dealing of long term stress
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function of aldoaterone/mineralcortoid
Definition
takes Na from blood to kidneys
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function of cortisone/glucocotoroids?
Definition
dissolve nepeneprine with glucose; natural
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function of insulin?
Definition
to take glucose whereever it needs to go
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function of glucagon?
Definition
raises blood glucose; when you don't eat; last resort; takes wherever it needs to go
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function of erythopien?
Definition
regulates production of WBC and and converts vitamin D to calcium; hematopesis
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function of estrogen?
Definition
development of female stuff
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function of testosterone?
Definition
develop male chaaracteristics
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functioin of progestone?
Definition
menstrual in non - preggo and keep uterus stable during pregnancy
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Function of HCG?
Definition
protectant around fetus
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