Term
| Name the autocrine classes of chemical messengers. |
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Definition
| Eicosanoids: (prostaglandins, thromboxanes, prostacyclins,and leukotrienes) |
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Term
| Name the paracrine classes of chemical messengers. |
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Definition
| Somatostatin, histamine, and eicosanoids. |
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Term
| Name the neurotransmitter classes of chemical messengers. |
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Definition
| Acetylcholine and epinephrine |
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Term
| Name the endocrine classes of chemical messengers. |
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Definition
| Thyroid hormones, growth hormone, insulin, epinephrine, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and prostaglandins. |
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Term
| Name the nonsteroid hormones. |
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Definition
| Luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, glucagon, oxytocin, antidiuretic hormone, calcitonin, parathyroid hormone, insulin, growth hormone, prolactin, and thyrotropin-releasing hormone. |
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Term
| Names the steroid hormones. |
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Definition
| Testosterone, estrogen, progesterone, aldosterone, and cortisol. |
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Term
| Name the amino acid derivative hormone. |
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Definition
| Thyroid hormone (thyroxine) |
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Term
| Name the fatty acid derivative hormone. |
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Definition
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Term
| Name the anterior pituitary hormones |
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Definition
| Growth hormone (GH) or somatotropin, thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH), beta endorphins, lipotropins, luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and prolactin. |
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Term
| What is the function of calcitonin? |
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Definition
| Hormone released by from Parafollicular cells that acts on tissues to cause a decrease in blood levels of calcium ions. |
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Term
| What is the function of parathyroid hormone (PTH)? |
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Definition
| Peptide hormone produced by the parathyroid gland, increases bone breakdown and blood calcium levels. |
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