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Endocrine - Glands
The products of the major endocrine glands
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Medical
Graduate
07/14/2008

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Term

 

 

 

Hypothalamus

Definition

Secretes:

 

Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)

Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)

Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH)

Growth hormone inhibitory hormone (Somatostatin)

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)

Dopamine or Prolactin-inhibiting factor (PIF)

Term

 

 

 

Anterior Pituitary

Definition

Secretes:

 

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

Prolactin

(Endorphin)

Growth hormone (GH)

 

"FLAT PEG"

 

Term

 

 

 

Posterior Pituitary

Definition

Secretes:

 

Oxytocin

Anti-diuretic hormone (vasopressin, ADH)

Term

 

 

 

Thyroid

Definition

Secretes:

 

Thyroxine (T4)

Triiodothyronine (T3)

Calcitonin

Term

 

 

 

Adrenal Cortex

Definition

Secretes:

 

Aldosterone (from zona glomerulosa)

Glucocorticoids (from zona fasciculata)

     - cortisol, corticosterone

Adrenal androgens (from zona reticularis)

     - DHEA, androstenedione

     - small amts of estrogens

 

Term

 

 

 

Adrenal Medulla

Definition

Secretes:

 

Catecholamines

     - Norepinephine

     - Epinephrine

Term

 

 

 

Pancreas

Definition

Secretes:

 

Insulin (from β cells)

Glucagon (from α cells)

Term

 

 

 

Parathyroid

Definition

Secretes:

 

Parathyroid hormone (PTH)

Term

 

 

 

Testes

Definition

Secretes:

 

Testosterone

Term

 

 

 

Ovaries

Definition

Secretes:

 

Estrogens

Progesterone

Term

 

 

 

Placenta

Definition

Secretes:

 

Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)

Human somatomammotropin

Estrogens

Progesterone

Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH)

 

Term

 

 

 

Kidney

Definition

Secretes:

 

Renin

Erythropoietin

1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol

Term

 

 

 

Heart

Definition

Secretes:

 

Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)

 

Term

 

 

 

Stomach

Definition

Secretes:

 

Gastrin

Term

 

 

 

Small Intestine

Definition

Secretes:

 

Secretin

Cholecystokinin (CCK)

Term

 

 

 

Adipocytes

Definition

Secretes:

 

Leptin

Term

 

 

 

Pineal gland

Definition

Secretes:

 

Melatonin

 

(Regulates reproductive function in animals in response to light patterns, season variation. Unclear what it's role is in human physiology)

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