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| Has ducts; salivary, sweat, tears. |
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| Ductless; hormones must go into the general circulation (blood & lymph). |
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| Hormones are chemicals secreted into the blood stream to affect a specific tissue; the structure of a hormone is 'the key' to that tissue. |
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| The tissue that is affected by a hormone that is its 'key'. A hormone is realeased into the blood or lymph stream, and targeted for the particular tissue. |
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| Growth hormone; produced throughout life, it stimulates protein synthesis; needed for repair. |
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| Thyroid Stimulating Hormone; stimulates thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormones. |
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| Anterior Pituitary (ACTH) |
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| Adrenocorticotropic hormone; stimulates adrenal cortex to produce cortical hormones; protects body during stress. |
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| Prolactin; stimulates milk secretion. |
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| Follicle stimulating hormone; stimulates growth hormone for ovaries, testes, and creates sperm cells. |
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| Luteinizing hormone; develops corpus luteum at site of ruptured ovarian follicle; stimulates testosterone secretion. |
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| Posterior Pituitary (ADH) |
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| Anti-diuretic hormone; reabsorbs water into kidneys. |
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| Posterior Pituitary (Oxytocin) |
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| Contracts uterine muscle; ejects milk from mammary glands. |
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| Thyroxine; increase metabolic rate and mental activity |
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| Triiodothyronine; increases metabolic rate and mental activity |
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| Regulates exchange of calcium between blood and bone; increase level of calcium in blood |
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| Adrenal Medulla (Epinephrine / Norepinephrine) |
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| Increase blood pressure and heart rate; affected by sympathetic n. system |
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| Adrenal Cortex (Cortisol) |
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| Aids in metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats; active during stress |
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| Adrenal Cortex (Aldosterone) |
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| Regulates electrolytes and water balance |
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| Pancreatic Islets (Insulin) |
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| Needed for transport of glucose into cells; pancreas - blood sugar level |
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| Pancreatic Islets (Glucagon) |
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| Stimulates liver to release glucose |
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| Stimulates growth and development of sexual organs and secondary sexual characteristics |
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| Stimulates growth of primary sexual organs (uterus) and secondary sexual organs (breasts) |
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| Maintains pregnancy; develops mammary glands |
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| Promotes groth of T cells for immunity |
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| Thymus Pineal (Melatonin) |
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| Mood, sexual development, and the body's response to light (sleep) |
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| Link between the nervous and endocrine systems |
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| Massage Therapy & Hormones |
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| Improves sleep, which increases GH (Growth Hormone) that repairs tissues |
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| Fear; separated from noradrenaline (anger) by 1 atom |
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| Anger; separated from Fear (Adrenaline) by 1 atom |
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