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HORMONE: MELATONIN
CHEMICAL CLASS: AMINE
REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS:INVOLVED IN BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS
REGULATED BY: LIGHT/DARK CYCLES |
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HORMONES RELEASED BY THE POSTERIOR PITUATARY; RELEASING AND INHIBITING HORMONES THAT REGULATE THE ANTERIOR PITUATARY
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PITUATARY GLAND
(POSTERIOR LOBE)
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RELEASES HORMONES MADE BY THE HYPOTHALAMUS
HORMONE: OXYTOCIN
CHEMICAL CLASS: PEPTIDE
REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS:STIMULATES CONTRACTION OF UTERUS AND THE MILK "LET DOWN" REFLEX
REGULATED BY: NERVOUS SYSTEM (HYPOTHALAMUS IN RESPONSE TO UTERINE STRETCHING AND/OR SUCKLING OF A BABY
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PITUATARY GLAND
(POSTERIOR LOBE)
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RELEASES HORMONES MADE BY THE HYPOTHALAMUS
HORMONE: ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE (ADH)
CHEMICAL CLASS: PEPTIDE
REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS: PROMOTES RETENTION OF WATER BY KIDNEYS
REGULATED BY: HYPOTHALAMUS IN RESPONSE TO WATER/SALT IMBALANCE
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PITUATARY GLAND
(ANTERIOR LOBE)
(GH) |
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HORMONE: GROWTH HORMONE
CHEMICAL CLASS: PROTIEN
REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS:STIMULATES GROWTH (ESPECIALLY BONES AND MUSCLES) AND METABLOLISM
REGULATED BY: HYPOTHALAMUS RELEASING AND INHIBITING HORMONES
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PITUATARY GLAND
(ANTERIOR LOBE)
(PRL) |
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HORMONE: PROLACTIN (PRL)
CHEMICAL CLASS: PROTEIN
REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS:STIMULATES MILK PRODUCTION
REGULATED BY: HYPOTHALMIC HORMONES
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PITUATARY GLAND
(ANTERIOR LOBE)
(FSH) |
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HORMONE: FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE (FSH)
CHEMICAL CLASS: PROTEIN
REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS:STIMULATES PRODUCTION OF OVA AND SPERM
REGULATED BY: HYPOTHALMIC HORMONES |
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PITUATARY GLAND
(ANTERIOR LOBE)
(LH) |
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HORMONE:LUTEINIZING HORMONE (LH)
CHEMICAL CLASS: PROTEIN
REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS:STIMULATES OVARIES AND TESTES
REGULATED BY: HYPOTHALMIC HORMONES |
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PITUATARY GLAND
(ANTERIOR LOBE)
(TSH) |
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HORMONE:THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH)
CHEMICAL CLASS: PROTEIN
REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS:STIMULATES THYROID GLAND
REGULATED BY: THYROXINE IN BLOOD; HYPOTHALMIC HORMONES |
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PITUATARY GLAND
(ANTERIOR LOBE)
(ACTH) |
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HORMONE:ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE (ACTH)
CHEMICAL CLASS: PROTEIN
REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS: STIMULATES ADRENAL CORTEGLUCOCORTX TO SECRETE
REGULATED BY: GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HYPOTHALMIC HORMONES
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Definition
HORMONE: THROXINE (T4) AND TRIIODOTHYRONINE (T3)
CHEMICAL CLASS: AMINE
REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS: STIMULATES METABOLISM
REGULATED BY: TSH |
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HORMONE:CALCITONIN
CHEMICAL CLASS: PEPTIDE
REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS: REDUCES BLOOD CALCIUM LEVEL
REGULATED BY: CALCIUM LEVEL IN BLOOD
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HORMONE: PARATHYROID HORMONE (PTH)
CHEMICAL CLASS: PEPTIDE
REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS: RAISES BLOOD CALCIUM LEVEL
REGULATED BY: CALCIUM LEVEL IN BLOOD |
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HORMONE:THYMOSINE
CHEMICAL CLASS: PEPTIDE
REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS: PROGRAMS "T" LYMPHOCITES
(T-CELLS GO AWAY AFTER PUBERTY)
REGULATED BY:NOT KNOWN
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ADRENAL GLANDS
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HORMONE:EPINEPHRINE AND NOREPENEPHRINE
CHEMICAL CLASS: AMINES
REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS: RAISES BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL; INCREASE RATE OF METABOLISM; CONTSTRICTS CERTAIN BLOOD VESSELS
REGULATED BY: NERVOUS SYSTEM (SYPATHETIC DIVISION)
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ADRENAL GLANDS
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HORMONE:GLUCOCORTICOIDS
CHEMICAL CLASS: STEROIDS
REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS: INCREASE BLOOD GLUCOSE
REGULATED BY: ACTH |
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Definition
HORMONE: INSULIN
CHEMICAL CLASS: PROTEIN
REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS: REDUCES BLOOD GLUCOSE
REGULATED BY: GLUCOSE LEVEL IN BLOOD |
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HORMONE:GLUCAGON
CHEMICAL CLASS: PROTEIN
REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS: RAISES BLOOD GLUCOSE
REGULATED BY: GLUCOSE LEVEL IN BLOOD |
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HORMONE: ANDROGENS
CHEMICAL CLASS: STEROIDS
REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS: SUPPORT SPERM FORMATION; DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENECE OF MALE SECONDARY SEX CHARACTARISTICS
REGULATED BY: FSH AND LH
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Definition
HORMONE: ESTROGENS
CHEMICAL CLASS: STEROIDS
REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS: STIMULATES UTERINE LINING GROWTH; DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENENCE OF FEMALE SECONDARY SEX CHARACTARISTICS
REGULATED BY: FSH AND LH
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Definition
HORMONE: PROGESTERONE
CHEMICAL CLASS: STEROIDS
REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS:PROMOTES GROWTH OF UTERINE LIVING
REGULATED BY: FSH AND LH
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