Term
Human Growth Hormone
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Definition
Cartilage, bone, muscle and body tissues.
Stimulates growth and metabolizes and related processes.
anterior pituitary |
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| Thyroid Stimulating Hormone |
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Thyroid Gland
Stimulates growth of the thyroid gland and secretion of thyroid hormones.
anterior pituitary |
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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
(ACTH) |
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Cortex of Adrenal Gland
Stimulates secretion of cortcosteriods
anterior pituitary |
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Follicle Stimulating Hormone
(FSH) |
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Ovarian Follicular Cells
Stimulates follicular development, oocyte production, and estrogen secretion
anterior pituitary
Sustenacular cells of testis
Stimulates sperm production |
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Ovarian Follicular Cells
Triggers Ovulation, Progesterone secretion and formation of Corpus Luteum
anterior pituitary
Interstitial Cells of the Testis
Stimulates Testosterone secretion |
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Mammary Glands
Stimulates production and secretion of milk
anterior pituitary |
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| Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone |
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Definition
Melanocytes
Stimulates melanin production
anterior pituitary |
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Antidiuretic Hormone
(ADH) |
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Definition
Kidneys
Water reabsorption in kidney tubules, decreasing water loss in urine, concentration of urine.
posterior pituitary |
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Uterus, Mammary Glands Stimulates uterine contraction and milk ejection Prostate Gland Prostatic secretion
posterior pituitary |
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Brain
Circadian rhythm sets biological clock
pineal gland |
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Thyroxine (T4)
Triiodothyronine (T3) |
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Definition
Most body cells
Increases metabolism
thyroid gland |
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Osteoclasts (bone)
inhibits osteoclasts and decreases blood calcium
thyroid gland |
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Osteoclasts (bone)
Stimulates Osteoclasts and increases blood calcium
parathyroid |
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T Cells
Maturation of T cells
thymus |
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Kidneys
Stimulates reabsorption of salt and water from the tubules
adrenal gland cortex |
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Live muscle and immunes system cells
Decreases inflammation, increases blood glucose and increases resistance to stress.
adrenal gland cortex |
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Term
dihyroepiandrosterone
(androgen)(converts to testosterone and estrogen) |
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Definition
uterus, mammary glands, cells of secondary sex characteristics
Increases sex drive in females insignificant in males.
adrenal gland cortex |
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epinephrine
Norepinephrine- NE |
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Definition
Cells invalid in flight or fight response
Promotes flight or flight processes
adrenal gland medulla |
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Liver
Increases blood glucose by stimulating glycogenolysis (breakdown into glucose)
pancreas |
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Most body cells
decreases blood glucose by enabling cells to take it out of the blood to use for energy
pancreas |
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Testis, muscle cells involved in secondary sex characteristics
secondary sex characteristics, sperm maturation.
testis |
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anterior pituitary
inhibits FSH secretion
testis and ovary |
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Uterus Mammary glands Cells involved ins secondary sex characteristics
secondary sex characteristics follicle maturation
ovary |
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uterus mammary gland cells invalid in secondary sex characteristics
prepares uterus for implantation; prepares mammary glands
ovary |
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digestive tract
promotes calcium absorption
(requires vitamin D3)
kidneys |
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Definition
bone marrow
stimulates red blood cells (erythrocyte)
production
kidneys |
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enzyme function
converts angiotensinogen to angtotensin I
kindeys |
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