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Hypothalamus secretes what hormone(s)?
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| Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) function |
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aka vasopressin
helps control BP by acting on kidneys and blood vessels
conserves fluid volume of body by reducing the amount of water passed in urine |
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stimulates smooth muscle contraction in wall of uterus, promoting labor and delivery
promotes the ejection of milk |
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| anterior pituitary gland secretes |
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growth hormone
prolactin
melanocyte stimulating hormone
follicle stimulating hormone
luteinizing hormone
thyroid stimulating hormone
adrenocorticotropic hormone |
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| stimulates cell growth and reproduction by accelerating the rate of protein synthesis |
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| works with other hormones to stimulate mammary gland development |
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| melanocyte stimulating hormone |
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| stimulates the melanocytes of the skin to increase their production of melanin |
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| follicle stimulating hormone |
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promotes ovarian follicle development in females
with luteinizing hormone, stimulates secretion of estrogens
in males, promotes physical maturation of developing sperm |
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induces ovulation, the release of reproductive cells in females
promotes secretion, by the ovaries, of estrogens and progesterone, which prepare the body for poss pregnancy
in males, stimulates the production of sex hormones by the interstitial cells of the testes |
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| thyroid stimulating hormone |
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| a pituitary hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) |
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| adrenocorticotropic hormone |
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| produced and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland; stimulate the production and release of cortisol from the cortex of the adrenal gland |
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released by the pineal gland at night
helps control the sleep-wake cycle |
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thyroxine (T4)
triiodothyronine (T3)
calcitonin |
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thyroid hormone
controls how much energy your body uses |
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thyroid hormone
controls body's metabolic rate, heart and digestive function, muscle control, brain development and function, and the maintenance of bones |
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thyroid hormone
controls calcium and potassium levels
inhibits breaking down of bone |
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| parathyroid gland secretes |
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parathyroid gland
control calcium levels in blood
breaks down bone for calcium |
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pancreas hormone
promotes glucose uptake, to use glucose for energy |
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pancreas hormone
counterbalance the actions of insulin
signals liver and muscle cells to change glycogen back into glucose |
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aldosterone
cortisol
adrenal androgens |
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epinephrine
norepinephrine |
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adrenal cortex hormone
balances sodium and potassium in the blood |
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adrenal cortex hormone
increases sugar (glucose) in the bloodstream |
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adrenal cortex hormone
male sexual and reproductive function
development of secondary sexual characteristics in men |
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adrenal medulla hormone
increase cardiac output and raise glucose levels in body
fight or flight |
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adrenal medulla hormone
increases heart rate and blood pumping from heart
increases blood pressure
helps break down fat and increase blood sugar levels |
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ovary hormone
women - secondary sex hormones
men - mature sperm and maintenance of libido |
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ovary hormone
prepares endometrium for potential pregnancy |
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testes hormone
development of reproductive tissues
secondary sex characteristics
sperm production |
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anterior pituitary gland
adenohypophysis |
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posterior pituitary gland
neurohypophysis |
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