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Chapter 11 : Endocrine System (Gland+Hormone) Flashcards

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Anterior Pituitary Gland Hormones

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Growth Hormone 
Thyroid - Stimulating Hormone 
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone 
Follicle - stimulating Hormone 
Luteinizing Hormone
Prolactin
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Growth Hormone Target cells

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Targets most body tissues such as bone and muscle

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Growth Hormone Action

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Stimulates growth

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Thyroid - Stimulating Hormone

Target Cells

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Thyroid Gland

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Thyroid - Stimulating Hormone

Action

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Increases thyroxine production

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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone

Target Cells

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Cortex of adrenal gland

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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone

Action

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Increases the secretion of glucocorticoids

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Follicle - Stimulating Hormone

Target Cells

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Ovarian follicles of females, seminiferous tubules of males

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Follicle - Stimulating Hormone

Action

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Stimulates follicle growth and estrogen secretion in females, spermatogenesis in males

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Luteinizing Hormone

Target cells

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Ovaries in females or interstitial cells of testes in males

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Luteinizing Hormone

Action

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Promotes ovulation and progesterone secretion in females and promotes testosterone secretion in males

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Prolactin

Target cells

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Mammary glands in females

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Prolactin

Action

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Stimulates milk production

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Posterior Pituitary Gland

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Antidiuretic hormone

Oxytocin

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Antidiuretic hormone

Target cells

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Kidneys

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Antidiuretic hormone

Action

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Decrease water loss to urine

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Oxytocin

Target cells

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uterus and mammary glands

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Oxytocin

Action

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Increases uterine contractions during menstruation and child birth and stimulates milk ejection

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Thyroxine and Triiodothryonine

Target cells

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Most body cells

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Thyroxine and Triiodothryonine

Action

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Regulates metabolic rate

increases the rate of energy release, protein synthesis, growth, and nervous system activity

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Calcitonin

Target cells

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Osteocytes (bone cells)

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Calcitonin

Action

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Inhibits bone breakdown by osteoclasts when blood calcium levels are high

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Parathyroid Hormone

Target cells

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Bone
Kidney
Digestive tract

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Parathyroid Hormone

in bones

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Increases osteoclast activity (bone breakdown)

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Parathyroid Hormone

in Kidneys

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Decrease Calcium loss to urine

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Parathyroid Hormone

in the intestines

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Increases vitamin D usage and absorption of calcium from diet

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