Hormones Flashcards

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Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)

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Anterior Pituitary

Stimulates normal development and secretory activities of thyroid gland

Thyroid Gland

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Human Growth Hormone (HGH)

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Anterior Pituitary;

Increase body growth by increasing protein synthesis; fat metabolism; glucose conservation

Bones and Skeletal Muscles

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Adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)

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Anterior Pituitary

Stimulates adrenal cortex to release corticosteroid hormones that help the body resist stressors

Adrenal Cortex

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LH

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Anterior Pituitary

Females: Triggers ovulation; promotes ovarian hormones
Males: Stimulates interstitial cells of testes to produce testosterone

Gonads

*Gonadotropin

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FSH

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Anterior Pituitary

Females: w/LH, promotes egg containing ovarian follicle to mature
Both: Stimulates gamete production

Gonads

*Gonadotropin

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Prolactin

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Anterior Pituitary

Stimulates milk production in the breasts

Mammary Glands

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Oxytocin

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Posterior Pituitary

Stimulates uterine contractions; initiates labor; initiates milk ejection from breasts

Uterus

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ADH/Vasopressin

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Posterior Pituitary

Stimulates kidney tubule cells to reabsorb water

Kidneys

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T3 and T4 (Triiodothyronine and Thyroxine)

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Thyroid

Stimulates enzymes concerned with glucose oxidation (increases metabolic rate, oxygen consumption, & body heat); maintains BP; regulates tissue growth and development

Every cell in body EXCEPT brain, gonads, & thyroid

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Calcitonin (CT)

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Thyroid

Inhibits osteoclasts activity; stimulates uptake of calcium into the bone matrix

Bones

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Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)

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Parathyroid

Increases calcium in blood by increasing osteoclasts action; enhances reabsorption of Ca in kidneys; excretes phosphates from kidneys; absorption of Ca by intestinal mucosal cells

Bones, Kidneys, & Intestines

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Cortisol

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Adrenal Cortex

Provokes formation of glucose from non carbohydrate molecules like fats and proteins

Total Body

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Aldosterone

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Adrenal Cortex

Increases BL’s Na+; Decreases BL’s K+; BV and BP increases

Distal parts of Kidney tubules

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Testosterone (weak androgen)

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Adrenal Cortex

Onset of puberty; makes you hairy

Gonads

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Epinephrine/Norepinephrine

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Adrenal Medulla

“Fight or Flight” responses; resist stress

Total Body

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Glucagon

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Pancreas

Increases BG levels by breaking down glucose

Liver and Skeletal Muscles

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Insulin

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Pancreas

Lowers BG by depositing glycogen

Liver and Skeletal Muscles

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Melatonin

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Pineal Gland

Reproductive Cycles & Body Rhythms

Brain

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Thymus Hormone

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Thymus

T-lymphocyte development and immune response

Acts locally