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Hormones Review
location of production, and hormone
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
02/03/2011
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Term
releasing and inhibiting hormones
 Definition
HYPOTHALAMUS
Term
antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
 Definition
POSTERIOR PITUITARY
Term
oxytocin (OT)
 Definition
POSTERIOR PITUITARY
Term
human growth hormone (hGH), somatotropin
 Definition
ANTERIOR PITUITARY
Term
thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
 Definition
ANTERIOR PITUITARY
Term
follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
 Definition
ANTERIOR PITUITARY
Term
lutenizing hormone (LH)
 Definition
ANTERIOR PITUITARY
Term
prolactin (PRL)
 Definition
ANTERIOR PITUITARY
Term
adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
 Definition
ANTERIOR PITUITARY
Term
melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)
 Definition
ANTERIOR PITUITARY
Term
thyroxin and triiodothyronine (T3 & T4)
 Definition
THYROID
Term
calcitonin (CT)
 Definition
THYROID
Term
parathyroid hormone (PTH)
 Definition
PARATHYROIDS
Term
epinephrine and norepinephrine
 Definition
ADREDNAL MEDULLA
Term
 mineralocorticoids (aldosterone)
 Definition
ADRENAL CORTEX Zona Glomerulosa
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 glucocorticoids (cortisol)
 Definition
ADRENAL CORTEX Zona Fasciculata
Term
sex hormones (DHEA)
 Definition
ADRENAL CORTEX Zona Reticularis
Term
insulin
 Definition
PANCREAS
Term
glucagon
 Definition
PANCREAS
Term
androgens (testosterone)
 Definition
TESTES
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estrogens and progesterone
 Definition
OVARIES
Term
thymosins
 Definition
THYMUS
Term
melatonin
 Definition
PINEAL GLAND
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