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-on top of kidneys
-adrenal cortex and adrenal medulla |
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| -ACTH stimulates this to produce corticosteroids |
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-cortisol and cortisone
-raise blood glucose levels and decrease protein synthesis |
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-aldersterone
-reabsorption on sodium and water to raise BP |
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| -androgens-male sex hormones |
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-epinephrine and norepinephrine
-increases blood glucose levels
-fight or flight response |
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| stimulate other endocrine glands to release hormones |
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-anterior pituitary
-direct hormone
-stimulates bone/muscle growth |
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| -too much GH, overgrowth of bone |
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-anterior pituitary
-direct hormone
-stimulates milk production in mammary glands |
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-anterior pituitary
-stimulates adrenal cortex to make corticosteroids |
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-anterior pituitary
-stimulates thyroid to release thyroid hormones |
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-anterior pituitary
-stimulates ovulation and production of corpus luteum
-regulates progesterone and testosterone |
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stimulates maturation of ovarian follicles that secrete estrogen
-also stimulates maturation of seminiferous tubules and sperm production |
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| -neurotransmitters that have pain relieving properties |
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-DOESNT SYNTHESIZE HORMONES
-stores and releases oxytocin and ADH (produced by hypothalmus) |
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-posterior pituitary
-uterine contractions and milk secretion |
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-posterior pituitary
-increases permeability of nephron collecting duct |
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-iodination of tyrosine
-growth/development of children
-increase rate of metabolism
-thyroxin (t4)
-triiodothyronine (t3)
-calcitonin |
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-thyroid hormone
-decreases Ca concentration |
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-endo and exocrine gland
-islets of Langerhans
-Glucagon and insulin |
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-pancreas
-produced by alpha cells
-increase blood glucose levels |
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-pancreas
-produced by beta cells
-decreases blood glucose levels |
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| PTH-raises Ca+ concentration |
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| produce EPO- stimulates RBC production |
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| gastrointestinal hormones |
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| gastrin, secretin, cholecystokinin |
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| stimulates HCl production |
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| stimulates secretion of pancreatic juice |
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| stimulates release of bile |
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-tiny structure at base of brain
-melatonin-circadian rhythms |
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| neind to receptors and trigger a series of enzymatic reactions (cascade effect) |
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enter target cells directly and bind to specific receptor proteins in the cytoplasm
-this complex enters nucleus and activates expression of genes |
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| responsible for phototropism/geotropism |
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