Chapter 15 Flashcards
Growth hormone, prolactin, thyroid-stimulating hormone
Pituitary Hormones
adrenocorticotropic hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, melanocyte-stimulating hormone
Pituitary Hormones
helps prevent diuresis, causes kidneys to reabsorb more water from the urine and return it to the bloodstream
Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)
what is caused by ADH deficiency
Diabetes Insipidus
causes contraction of myometrium at the time of breeding and at parturition
Oxytocin
Consists of two lobes on either side of larynx.
hormone is produced in follicles
The Thyroid Gland
influences development and maturation of CNS, Calorigenic effect, allows animal to generate heat and maintain constant internal body temp.
Effects of Thyroid Hormone
produced by C cells located between thyroid follicles, helps maintain blood calcium lvls
Calcitonin
prevents hypocalcemia, produced by the parathyroid glands
Parathyroid Hormone “The Withdrawal”
located near the cranial ends of the kidneys, consists of two glands
Adrenal Glands
produces numerous steroid hormones classified into 3 groups: Glucocorticoids, Mineralocorticoids, Sex Hormones
Adrenal Cortex
Produces epinephrine and norepinephrine
Adrenal Medulla
located near the duodenum
Pancreas
Exocrine/Endocrine pancreas
Two Timing Pancreas
Insulin, Glucagon, Somatostatin
Pancreatic Hormones