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Physiology Unit 5
Hormones - Target/Action
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Physiology
Undergraduate 2
04/01/2011

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Term
ADH - Anti Diuretic hormone
(target/action)
Definition
kidney
keep water in body
Term
GH
(target/action)
Definition
muscles and bones, etc
growth, development, & remodeling
Term
TSH - Thyroid-Stimulating hormone
(target/action)
Definition
thyroid
stimulate T3 and T4
Term
ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone
(target/action)
Definition
adrenal glands
release stress hormones (cortisol)
Term
T3 - Triidothyronine
T4 - thyroxine
(target/action)
Definition
all cells in body
regulate metabolism
Term
Calcitonin
(target/action)
Definition
bloodstream
decr bl sugar levels by taking sugar from bloodstream and putting it into cells
Term
PTH - Parathyroid hormone
(target/action)
Definition
bone cells
increases bl sugar by taking blood from bone cells and putting it into bloodstream
Term
Epi/NEpi
Epinephrine/Norepinephrine
(target/action)
Definition
any cell with adrenergic receptors
continues work of SNS
Term
Aldosterone
(target/action)
Definition
kidney
keeps salt in, so water follows
Term
Cortisol
(target/action)
Definition
immune system and cells
suppress immune system, and release bl sugar
Term
Insulin
(target/action)
Definition
bloodstream
takes sugar out of blood, puts into cells
Term
Glucagon
(target/action)
Definition
cells storing glucose
takes sugar out of cell and puts into blood
Term
Prostaglandins
(target/action)
Definition
smooth muscle, nerves, CNS, etc
causes constriction or dilation of vascular smooth muscle
sensitizes spinal nerves to pain
acts on hypothalamus to produce fever
Term
Renin
(target/action)
Definition
Term
Erythropoietin
(target/action)
Definition
Term
Angiontensinogen
(target/action)
Definition
Term
what hormones do kidneys produce?
Definition
renin
erythropoeitin
Term
where does angiotensinogen originate from?
Definition
liver
Term
where do prostaglandins come from?
Definition
every cell in body
Term
what does pancreas secrete?
Definition
insulin and glucagon
Term
what hormones does adrenal gland secrete?
Definition
Epi/NEpi
Aldosterone
Cortisol
Term
where does parathyroid gland originate from?
Definition
parathyroid gland
Term
Thyroid gland secretes
Definition
T3
T4
Calcitonin
Term
ADH
GH
TSH
ACTH
come from where?
Definition
pituitary gland
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