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| Posterior Pituitary Gland |
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| Anterior Pituitary Hormones (7) |
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FSH - folicle Stimulating hormone -
LH - Lutenizing hormone
ACTH - Adrenocotropic Hormone
TSH - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
PL - Prolactin
GH - Growth Hormone
MSH - Melaocyte stimulating hormone |
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Thyroid Hormone
Calcitonin |
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Cortex - Aldosterone
Cortisol
Medulla - Epinephrine
Norepnephrine |
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Glucagon
Insulin
Somatostatin
Pancreatic Polypeptide |
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Thymic Hormone
Thyopoietin
Thymosins |
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| Thymic Hormone, Thymopoietin, Thymosins |
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Helps regulate circadian rhythms
(sleep/wake cycle) |
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Signals liver cells to release glucose
(Increases Blood Sugar) |
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Signals body cells to take up glucose
(decreases blood sugar) |
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| Inhibits or slows secretion of insulin and glucagon |
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| Supress and regulate somatostatin |
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Mineralcorticoid
Water absorbtion |
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Glucocorticoid
Helps body with stressful situations |
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| Epinehrine and Norepinephrine |
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| Adrenaline - enhances fight or flight |
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Increases blood concentration of ca++
Bone, Kidney
Increases osteoclast activity
(break down bones) |
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Increases metabolic rate
Thyroid |
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Lowers level of blood Ca++
Bone, Kidney
Increases osteoblast activity
(build bones) |
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Thyroid-stimulating hormone
Thyroid Gland
Regulates the release fo thyroid hormone |
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Prolactin
Mammary glands
Stimulates milk production
Males - influences sensitivity of intersitial cells to LH |
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Antidiuretic hormone
Kidney, Smooth muscle in arteriole walls
Water reabsorbtion, vasoconstriction |
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Growth Hormone
Acts on almost every cell in the body
Stimulates cells growth and division
Stimulates liver production of somatomedin |
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Growth Hormone
Acts on almost every cell in the Body
Stimulates cell growth and division
Stimulates liver production of somatomedin |
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone
adrenal cortex
stimulate production and secretion of corticosteroids |
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| Oxytocin Uterus, Mammery glands Smooth muscle of male repro. tract Labor, milk ejection contraction of smooth muscle in male organs |
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Sleep/wake cycles 24 hour clock |
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Lutenizing Hormone-
Gonads- regulate hormone synthesis and production and maturation of gametes |
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| Melanocyte stimulating hormone- Melanocyte - regulates the rate aof mleanin sythnthesis and distribution of melanocytes in the skin. |
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Folicle stimulating Hormone
Gonads - hormone synthesis, production and maturation of gamates |
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