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  • Made by hypothalamus but secreted by posterior lobe of pituitary.
  • Promotes water conservation in kidneys.

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  • Made by hypothalamus but secreted by posterior lobe of pituitary.
  • Causes milk release in mammary glands and it causes the uterus to contract during childbirth.

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  • Made and secreted by anterior lobe of pituitary.
  • Controls secretion of cortisol from adrenal gland.

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  • Made and secreted by anterior lobe of pituitary.
  • Controls secretion of thyroid hormones.

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  • Made and secreted by anterior lobe of pituitary.

Estrogen secretion in women and sperm formation in men

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  • Made and secreted by anterior lobe of pituitary.
  • Progesterone secretion in women and testosterone secretion in men.

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  • Made and secreted by anterior lobe of pituitary.
  • Causes milk production.

STH / GH

[Somatotropin] / [Growth Hormone]

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  • Made and secreted by anterior lobe of pituitary.
  • Causes growth, protein synthesis and mitosis.

Causes cells to take up glucose and store it as glycogen.

Lowers blood glucose levels

Secreted by the pancreas

Causes cells to convert glycogen into glucose and release it into the bloodstream.

Raises blood glucose levels.

Epinephrine a.k.a Adrenaline

Norepinephrine a.k.a nor-adrenaline (?)

"Fight or flight response"

Increased heart rate, constricted blood vessels.

"Pleasure system" 

Inhibits the release of prolactin

Causes cells to break down glycogen into glucose.

Increases blood glucose level.

• Hormone produced in the small intestine that tells the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.