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controls the release of other horomones, hypothalmus |
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| Follicle Stimulating Horomone (FSH) |
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females-stimulates development of follicle and egg males- stimulates spermatogenesis Anterior Pituitary Gland |
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| Adrenocorticotropic Horomone (ACTH) |
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stimulates release of cortisol from adrenal cortex Anterior Pituitary Gland |
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stimulates production of glucose from fats and amino acids, suppresses immune system, stress horomone Adrenal cortex |
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| Thyroid Stimulating Horomone (TSH) |
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stimulates release of thyroid horomone from thyroid gland Anterior Pituitary Gland |
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regulates metabolism rate thyroid gland |
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Promotes the uptake of glucose by gells (lowers blood glucose levels) pancreas |
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Promotes contersion of glycogen to clucose Pancreas |
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Promotes production of milk Anterior Pituitary |
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Promotes ejection milk from mammary glands and ejection of baby from uterus posterior pituitary |
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Acts on T-lymphocytes Thymus gland |
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Promotes growth of bones, muscles, and cells Anterior Pituitary |
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helps regulate circadian rythms, promote jet lag, seasonal affective disorder pineal gland |
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raises blood calcium parathyroid glands |
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lowers blood calcium thyroid gland |
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promotes sodium reabsorption from nephron, raises blood sodium levels Adrenal Cortex |
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| anit-diuretic horomone (ADH) |
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promotes reabsorption of water from kidney tubules (reduces urin volume, raised water level in blood) Posterior Pituitary |
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| human chorionic gonadotropin horomone (HCG) |
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promotes maintenance of lorpus luteum during pregnancy (positive pregnancy test) placenta |
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promotes fight of flight response Adrenal Glands |
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promotes maintenance of uterine lining ovaries/gonads |
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supports spermatogeneisis, maintenance of secondary sex characteristics gonads/ testes |
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promotes build-up of endometrium and maintenance of secondary sex characteristics gonads/ovaries |
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promotes release of gastric juices from stomach walls stomach |
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promotes release of alkaline solution from pancreas to small inetestines and production of bile in liver glands in small intestine |
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promotes release of pancreatic enzymes to small intestines and release of bile form all bladder to small intestines pancreas |
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| melanocyte stimulating horomone (MSH) |
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associated with pigment production pituitary gland |
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promotes production of rbc kidney |
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| acts locally and associated with many activities such as child birth, fever production, pain production, ect. |
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