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| anterior pituitary hormone that promotes protein synthesis that results in the growth of bones, muscles, and other tissues--also stimulates liver to make insulin-like growth factor |
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| another name for thyroid stimulating hormone |
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| thyroid stimulating hormone |
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| thyroid-stimulating hormone |
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| anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the growth of the thyroid gland and the secetion of T4 and T3 |
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| adrenocorticotropic hormone |
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| What does ACTH stand for? |
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| another name for adenocorticotropic hormone |
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| anterior pituitary gland hormone that stimulates he growth of the adrenal cortex and increses its secretion of steroid hormones (primarily cortisol) |
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| anterior pituitary gland hormones that influence the growth and hormone secretions of the ovaries in females and the testes in males |
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| follicle-stimulating hormone |
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| Two gonadtropic hormones that stimulate the growth of eggs int he ovaries, the production of hormones, and ovulation |
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| in the male, a gonadotropic hormone that influences the produciton of sperm |
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| in the male, a gonadotropic hormone that stimulates the testes to produce testosterone |
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| anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates breast developemtn during pregnancy and sustains milk production after birth |
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| antidiuretic hormone, oxytocin |
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| Two hormones that are produced by the hypothalamus |
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| another name for antidiuretic hormone |
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| posterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the reabsorption of water by the kidney tubules and increases blood pressure by constricting the arterioles |
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| posterior pituitary gland hormone that stimulates the uterus to contract during childbirth and maintains labor during childbirth; secreted during suckling and causes the production of milk from the mammary glands |
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| two small glands located in the lower abdominal region of the female, which produce the female gamete as well as hormones that are responsible for female sex characteristics and regulation of menstrual cycle |
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| Estradiol and estrone are ovarian hormones called __________ |
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| What are two ovarian hormones? |
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| ovarian hormones that stimulate development of eggs and development of female secondary sex characteristics |
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| ovarian hormone that is responsible for the preparation and maintenance of the uterus in pregnancy |
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| two small ovoid glands suspende from the inguinal region of the male by the spermatic cord and surrounded by the scrotal sac--produce spermatozoa and testosterone |
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