Brief Hormone Information - Unit 1 Flashcards
What is the endocrine system?
A system of glands that produce and secrete hormones.
Hormones most commonly affect what 5 health patterns?
Nutritional/metabolic, activity/exercise, elimination, sleep/rest, sexuality/reproduction
How do hormones know when to stop releasing their hormones?
It’s a negative feedback loop!
Hypothalamus - what hormones are here?
Corticotropin-releasing hormone. Thyroptropin-releasing hormone. Gonadotropin-releasing hormones. Growth Hormone-releasing hormone Growth Hormone-inhibiting hormone Prolactin-inhibiting hormone Melanocyte-inhibiting hormone.
What hormones are in the anterior pituitary?
Thyroid-stimulating hormone. Adrenocotropic hormone. Luteinizing hormone. Follicle-stimulating hormone. Prolactin. Growth Hormone. Melanocyte-stimulating hormone.
What hormone are part of the posterior pituitary?
ADH, Oxytocin
The thyroid - what does it have?
T3, T4, Calcitonin
What does the parathyroid have?
Parathyroid Hormone
What do the adrenals have?
Cortisol, Aldosterone, NE/E
What does the pancreas have?
Insulin, Glucagon, Somatostatin
What do the gonads have?
Estrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone