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| from ant. pituitary to adrenal cortex; trigger hydrocortizone secretion |
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| from ant pituatary to body; stimulates growth and development |
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| follicle-stimulatin hormone |
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| from ant. pituitary to sex glands; stimulating female egg maturation and male sperm production |
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| from ant. pituatary gland to sex glands; stimulated female ovulation and male secretion of testosterone |
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| from ant. pituatary galnd to mammary gland; stimulates milk production post partum |
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| Thyroid-stimulating hormone |
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| from ant. pituatary gland to thyroid; trigger thyroid hormone secretion |
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| melanocyte-stimulating hormone |
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| from ant. pituatary to melanin producing cells; controls skin pigmentation |
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| from post. pituatary to kidneys; regulates water retention and blood pressure |
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| from post. pituatary gland to uterus & mammary glands; uterian contraction and milk let down |
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| from pineal gland to elsewhere; skin pigmentation, biorhythms, prevent jet lag |
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| from thyroid to bones; controls serum Ca by depositing it in bones |
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| from thyroid to rest of body; all body; increases metabolic rat and promotes normal growth and development |
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| from parathyroid gland to bones, intestines & kidneys; regulates Ca level in blood |
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| from thymus to white blood cells; promotes growth and devlopment of WBC helping the body fight infection |
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| adrenal gland to rest of body; plays key role in stress response, increases blood glucose levels and mobolizes fat stores, & reduces inflammation |
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| adrenal gland to kidneys; regulates Na and K levels to control blood pressure |
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| from adrenal gland to muscles and blood vessels; increases blood pressure, heart and metabolic rate, & blood sugar levels; dilates blood vessels; released during excercise |
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| from adrenal glands to muscles and blood vessels; increases blood pressure and heart rate, constricts blood vessels |
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| from pancreas to liver; stimulates the breakdown of glycogen, into glucose, regulates glucose blood level |
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| from pancreas to all body; regulates blood glucose levels, increases storage of glycogen, facilitates glucose intake by body cells |
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| from ovaries to female reporductive system; causes sexual development and growth, maintains proper functioning of female reproductive system |
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| from ovaries to mammry glands and uterus; prepares uterus for pregnancy |
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| from testes to rest of body; causes sexual development and growth spurt, maintains proper functioning of male reproductive system |
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| from kidneys to bone marrow; produces RBC |
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