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Exam 3
Endocrine Lymphatic Hear and Blood
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
11/05/2013

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Growth Hormone (GH)
Definition
Stimulates and increase in size, causes bones to lengthen, targets epiphyseal disk, protein synthesis
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Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
Definition
Stimulates thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormone
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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)
Definition
Targets Adrenal Gland, increases a release of cortisol from adrenal gland
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Gonadotropins
Definition
2 pituitary hormones (LH & FSH(
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Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
Definition
Women - Targets Ovaries & ovulation (causes mature egg to be released)

Men - Causes Testes to release testosterone
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Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
Definition
Women- Targets ovaries, causes eggs to mature and develop

Men- Targets testes and causes sperm to be produced
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Prolactine (PRI)
Definition
Targets Mammary tissue and milk production
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Oxytocin (OT)
Definition
Contracts muscles in the uterine wall during labor and milk release; Targets smooth muscle (ie Uterus)
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Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
Definition
Helps retain water in Kidneys and results in increase blood pressure
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Immunoglobulin G (IgG)
Definition
In plasma and tissue fluids and particularly effective against bacteria, viruses, and toxins
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Immunoglobulin A (IgA)
Definition
Found in exocrine gland secretions, breats milk, tears, nasal fluid, gastric juice, intestinal juice, bile and urine
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Immunoglobulin M (IgM)
Definition
Type of antibody present in plasma in response to contact with antigens (anti-A and anti-B) in food or bacteria
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Immunoglobulin D (IgD)
Definition
Found on the surfaces of most B cell, especially those of infants.

Important in activating B cells
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Immunoglobulin E (IgE)
Definition
In exocrine secretions with IgA. Associated with allergic reasctions
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