Hormones Flashcards
(119 cards)
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hormones secreted by hypothalamus
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releasing and inhibiting peptide hormones
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target tissue of releasing and inhibiting hormones
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anterior pit
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purpose of releasing and inhibiting hormones
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regulate anterior pituitary
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releasing and inhibiting hormones are released by ___
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hypothalamus
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tsh released by
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anterior pituitary
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tsh function
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stimulates secretion of thyroid hormones
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tsh molecular class
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peptide
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tsh target tissue
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thyroid gland
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acth name
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adrenocorticotropic hormone
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actc molecular class
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peptide
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acth target tissue
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adrenal cortex
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acth secreted by
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anterior pit
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tsh secreted by
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anterior pit
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Releasing and inhibiting hormones secreted by
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hypothalamus
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Releasing and inhibiting hormones molecular class
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peptide
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Releasing and inhibiting hormones target tissue
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anterior pit
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Releasing and inhibiting hormones principal action
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regulates anterior pit secretion of hormones
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fsh full name
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follicle stimulating hormone
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fsh secreted by
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anterior pit
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fsh molecular class
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peptide
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target tissue of fsh
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ovaries, testes
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function of fsh
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stimulates egg groeth, female sex hormone secretion, sperm production
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LH produced by
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anterior pit
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lh full name
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leuteinizing hormone
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lh molecular class
peptide
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lh target tissue
ovaries or testes
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lh principal actions
regulates ovulation and secretion of male sex hormones
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prolactin secreted by
anterior pituitary
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prolactin molecular class
peptide
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prolactin target tissue
mammary glands
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prolactin function
stimulates breast development and milk secretion
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growth hormone produced by
anterior pit
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growth hormone molecular class
peptide
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growth hormone target tissue
bone, soft tissue
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growth hormone abbreviation
GH
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prolactin abbreviation
PRL
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growth hormone function
stimulates bone growth, helps control metabolism
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msh
melanocyte stimulating hormone
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msh produced by
anterior pit
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msh molecular class
peptide
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target tissue msh
melanocytes in skin of some vertebrates
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msh actions
promotes darkening of the skin
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nontropic hormones
msh, gh, prl, endorphins, oxytocin, and adh (posterior pit)
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endorphins produced by
anterior pit
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endorphins molecular class
peptide
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endorphins target tissue
pain pathway of pns
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endorphin action
inhibit perception of pain
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adh
antidiuretic hormone
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adh produced by
post pit
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adh molecular class
peptide
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adh target tissue
kidneys
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tropic
acting on other glands (endocrine)
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adh principal action
water reabsorption in kidneys (increases bp, blood volume, amount of water in blood) makes more concentrated urine
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oxytocin produced by
posterior pit
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oxytocin target tissue
uterus, mammary glands
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oxytocin molecular class
peptide
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oxytocin principal actions
uterine contraction, milk production+secretion
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calcitonin produced by
thyroid gland
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calcitonin molecular class
peptide
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calcitonin target tissue
bone
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calcitonin function
lowers calcium concentration in blood
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thyroxine produced by
thyroid gland
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thyroxine molecular class
amine
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thyroxine target cell
most cells
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thyroxine principal actions
increase metabolic rate and normal body growth
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triiodothyronine prod. by
thyroid gland
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thyroxine vs triiodothyronine
thyroxine converted to t3 in liver; t3 is more active from
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t3 mc
amine
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t3 target
most cells
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t3 actions
metabolism, normal growth
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parathyroid hormone
pth
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pth prod by
parathyroid gland
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pth molecular class
peptide
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pth target
bone, kidney, intestine
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pth function
raises ca concentration in blood
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epinephrine and norepinephrine prod by
adrenal medulla
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epinephrine and norepinephrine mc
amine
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epinephrine and norepinephrine targrt
sympathetic receptors
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epinephrine and norepinephrine actions
stress response, sympathetic nervous system
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aldosterone prod by
adrenal cortex
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aldosterone mc
steroid
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aldosterone target tissue
kidney tubules
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aldosterone (mineralocorticoid) actions
increases na+ absorption and k+ excretion
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cortisol (glucocorticoid) prod by
adrenal cortex
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cortisol mc
steroid
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cortisol target
body cells, especially muscle, liver, adipose
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cortisol action
increase blood glucose
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androgens like testosterone produced by
testes ( a little by ovaries and adrenal cortex)
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androgen mc
steroid
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androgen target tissue
various
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androgen function
male reproductive development and maintenance
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oxytocin also produced by
testes in small amounts
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estrogens produced by
ovaries
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ostrogens molecular class
steroid
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estrogen target
breast, uterus, other tissues
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oxytocin actions
maturation of sex organs and sex characteristics
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prolactin and estrogen also produced by
testes
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prolactins produced by
ovaries
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prolactin molecular class
steroid
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prolactin target tissue
uterus
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prolactin principal action
prepare and maintain uterine lining
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example of prolactin
progesterone
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glucagon prod by
alpha cells of islet of langerhans on pancreas
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glucagon mc
peptide
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glucagon target
liver
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glucagon function
raise blood glucose
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insulin prod by
beta cells langerhans pancreas
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insulin mc
peptide
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insulin target
most cells
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insulin actions
lowers glucose concentration in blood
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melatonin secreted by
pineal glant
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melatonin molecular class
amine
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melatonin target
brain, anterior pit, reproductive, immune, others
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melatonin function
synchronize body with day
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growth factors
produced by many cells, peptide, affects most cells and regulates cell division and differentiation
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prostaglandins
fatty acid, various tissue targets, have many diverse roles
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gnrh released and function
makes anterior pit release fsh/lh to affect gonads. fsh releases gnrh and estrogens and lh releases androgens, estrogens, and progestins
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crh release and function
crh (hypothalamus), acth, adrenal cortex, glucocorticoids
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trh pathwa
trh (hypothalamus) tsh thyroid glands thyroid hormones
