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Major Endocrine Glands and Hormones They Produce Flashcards

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Thyroid

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Produces thyroxine

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Adrenal glands

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Produces adrenaline (fight or flight) increases heart rate & breathing rate, blood diverts to muscles increase respiration to increase amount of Lacoste in blood

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Ovaries (female)

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Oestrogen and progesterone

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Testes (male)

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Testosterone- develops male secondary sexual characteristics

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Pancreas

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Insulin, glucagon

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Pituitary gland

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Growth , thyroid stimulating (TSH), antidiuretic (ADH)

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Female pituitary gland

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Follicle stimulating (FSH) cause follicle in ovary to develop & produce oestrogen, lutenizing (Lh) with FSH and other hormones causes ovulation

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