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| HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE (hGH) |
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SYNTHESIS: Anterior pituitary
TARGET: Cartilage, bone, skeletal muscle, liver, and other body tissue
FUNCTION: Stimulate secretion of hormones that stimulate body growth and metabolism |
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| FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (FSH) |
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SYNTHESIS: Anterior pituitary
TARGET: Testes/ovaries
FUNCTION (male): Stimulate sperm production
FUNCTION (female): Stimulate oocyte production and estrogen secretion |
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| TYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH) |
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SYNTHESIS: Anterior pituitary
TARGET: Thyroid gland
FUNCTION: Stimulate growth of thyroid and the release of its hormones |
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SYNTHESIS: Anterior pituitary
TARGET: Mammary glands
FUNCTION: stimulate the production and secretin of milk |
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SYNTHESIS: Anterior pituitary
TARGET: Testes/ovaries
FUNCTION: Stimulate testosterone
secretion |
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| MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONE (MSH) |
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SYNTHESIS: Anterior pituitary
TARGET: Adrenal cortex
FUNCTION: Stimulate secretion of hormones by adrenal cortex |
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| ADRENOCORTICCOTROPIC HORMONE (ACTH) |
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SYNTHESIS: Anterior pituitary
TARGET: Skin
FUNCTION: Darkens skin pigmentation |
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ANTIDIURETIC
HORMONE (ADH) |
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SYNTHESIS: Posterior pituitary
TARGET: Kidneys
FUNCTION: Decrease water lost in urine by returning it to the blood |
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Term
THROXINE (T 4)
TETRAIODOTHRONINE |
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SYNTHESIS: Thyroid
TARGET: Most body cells
FUNCTION: Increase metabolism and basal metabolic rate (BMR) |
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SYNTHESIS: Thyroid
TARGET: Most body cells
FUNCTION: Increase metabolism and basal metabolic rate (BMR) |
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SYNTHESIS: Thyroid
TARGET: Osteoclast in bones
FUNCTION: Decrease blood calcium levels by inhibiting osteoclast |
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SYNTHESIS: Thyroid
TARGET: Osteoclast in bones
FUNCTION: Increase blood calcium levels by stimulating osteoclast to break down bone matrix |
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SYNTHESIS: Adrenal cortex
TARGET: Liver, muscles, and cells involved in body defenses
FUNCTION: increase resistance to stress, increase blood glucose levels, and
decrease inflammation |
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SYNTHESIS: Adrenal cortex
TARGET: Kidneys
FUNCTION: Decrease Na+ and water loss in urine by returning Na+ and water to blood |
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SYNTHESIS: Adrenal cortex
TARGET: Uterus, mammary glands, and other body cells involved in secondary sex characteristics
FUNCTION: Increase sex drive in females, nothing in males |
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SYNTHESIS: Adrenal medulla
TARGET: Body cells involved in fight or flight response
FUNCTION: Promote fight or flight |
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SYNTHESIS: Pancreas
TARGET: Most body cells
FUNCTION: decrease blood glucose levels by transporting glucose into body cells |
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SYNTHESIS: Adrenal medulla
TARGET: Body cells involved in fight or flight response
FUNCTION: Promote fight or flight |
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SYNTHESIS: Pancreas
TARGET: Liver
FUNCTION: Increase blood glucose levels by stimulating liver to break down glycogen into glucose |
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SYNTHESIS: Ovaries
TARGET: Uterus, mammary glands, and other body cells involved in secondary sex characteristics
FUNCTION: Stimulate development of female sex characteristics, help regulate menstrual cycle |
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SYNTHESIS: Testes
TARGET: Testes, Muscle, and other body cells involved in male sexual characteristics
FUNCTION: stimulates development of male sex characteristics; stimulates male sex drive, regulates sperm production |
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SYNTHESIS: Thymus
TARGET: T cells
FUNCTION: promote maturation of T cells for immune response |
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SYNTHESIS: Ovaries
TARGET: Uterus, mammary glands, and other body cells involved in secondary sex characteristics
FUNCTION: Stimulate development of female sex characteristics, help regulate menstrual cycle |
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SYNTHESIS: Pineal Gland
TARGET: Brain
FUNCTION: Helps set biological clock |
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