ENDOCRINE AND LOCOMOTOR SYSTEMS Flashcards
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Endocrine glands
- Hipothalamus
- Pituitary gland
- Pineal gland
- Thyroid
- Parathyroid
- Adrenal glands
- Pancreas
- Gonads: ovaries & testes
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
It reduces the water amount eliminated by urine.
Oxytocin
It stimulates uterus contractions during labour and milk ejection in mammary glands.
Stimulating hormones
They provoke the secretion of other glands (gonads, thyroid and adrenal glands).
Somatotropin
It is the growth hormone. Provokes the enlargement of bones and the body’s general growth.
Insulin
It increases the use of glucose by tissues and muscles (reduces the glucose in blood).
Glucagon
It provokes the transformation of glycogen from liver into glucose (increases the glucose in blood).
Thyroxine
It regulates the metabolism.
Calcitonin
It reduces the blood calcium levels and provokes its deposition in bones.
Estrogen
They produce and maintain the female secondary sexual characters.
Progesterone
It allows the embryo implantation into uterus.
Parathyroid hormone
It regulates the levels of calcium and phosphorus in blood.
Androgens
They produce and maintain the male secondary sexual characters.
Adrenalin
It prepares the organism for action.
Corticoids
They control several metabolic processes and water amount in tissues.
Aldosterone
It regulates the sodium and potassium concentration in blood.
