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Thyroid stimulating hormone

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Produced:anterior pituitary

Stimulated:TRH from the hypothalamus

Target: thyroid gland

Effect:causes the thyroid gland releases its hormones

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Adrenocorticotropic hormone

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Produced: anterior pituitary

Stimulated: releasing hormone

Target: adrenal cortex

Effect: stimulates release of hormones produced by adrenal cortex

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Human growth hormone

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Produced: anterior pituitary

Stimulated: releasing hormone

Target: most cells

Effect: promotes growth

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Follicle stimulating hormone

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Produced: anterior pituitary

Stimulated: GnRH

Target: ovaries and testes

Effect: in females stimulates follicle development ovaries, and males stimulates development of sperm cells in testes

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Luteinizing hormone

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Produced: anterior pituitary

Stimulated: GnRH

Target: ovaries and testes

Effect: in females promote ovulation and formation of the corpus luteum. in males stimulates production of testosterone

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Melanocyte stimulating hormone

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Produced: anterior pituitary

Stimulated: releasing hormone

Target: melanocytes in the skin

Effect: stimulates melanocytes to produce melanin

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Prolactin

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Produced: anterior pituitary

Stimulated: releasing hormone

Target: mammary glands

Effect: stimulates/maintains milk production

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Oxytocin

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Produced: produced in hypothalamus stored in posterior pituitary

Stimulated: nerve impulse from hypothalamus

Target: uterus and memory glands

Effect: initiate strong uterine contractions during labour in uterus and triggers milk flow in mammary glands

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Antidiuretic hormone

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Produced: produced and hypothalamus stored in the posterior pituitary

Stimulated: nerve impulses from hypothalamus

Target: kidneys

Effect: increased water reabsorption by the kidney

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Insulin

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Produced: beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in pancreas

Stimulated: increase in blood sugar levels

Target: liver and body cells

Effect: stimulates the liver and muscle cells to convert excess glucose into glycogen for storage

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Glucagon

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Produced: alpha cells of the islets of Langerhans

Stimulated: Low blood glucose levels

Target: liver/muscle cells

Effect: stimulates conversion of glycogen stored in the liver and muscle cells back into glucose

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Epinephrine/norepinephrine

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Produced: adrenal Mendulla

Stimulated: sympathetic nervous system in stress

Target: liver and muscle cells/most cells

Effect: increase blood glucose for cellular respiration/increase heart rate breathing rate and cell metabolism/dilate blood vessels to increase blood flow

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Cortisol

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Produced: adrenal cortex

Stimulated: Glucocorticoids triggered by ACTH

Target: kidneys

Effect: converts amino acids to glucose by the liver

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Aldosterone

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Produced: adrenal cortex

Stimulated: ACTH released by the anterior pituitary

Target: kidneys

Effect: increased sodium and water retention by the kidneys there by maintaining water levels in the body and increases blood pressure

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Thyroxin and triiodothyronine

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Produced: thyroid gland

Stimulated: TSH

Target: metabolism tissue

Effect: regulates metabolism and regulates growth

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Calcitonin

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Produced: thyroid gland

Stimulated: calcium levels in the blood

Target: calcium in blood

Effect: acts on bone cells to Lower calcium levels in the blood by depositing excess calcium into the bones

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Parathyroid hormone

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Produced: parathyroid glands

Stimulated: calcium levels in the blood

Target: bones

Effect: causes bones to release Calcium ions into the blood by depositing excess calcium into the bones

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estrogen

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Produced: ovaries

Stimulated: FSH and LH from pituitary

Target: uterus/most cells

Effect: stimulates endometrium thickening/stimulates development of female secondary sex characteristics/stimulates LH production/Inhibits FSH production

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Progesterone

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Produced: ovaries/corpus luteum

Stimulated: LH from pituitary

Target: endometrium

Effect: secreted by corpus luteum, maintains Endometrin thickening, stimulates enlargement of mammory glands, inhibits fsh production and uterine contractions

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Testosterone

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Produced: testes

Stimulated: LH from pituitary

Target: most cells

Effect: stimulates spermatogenesis, promote secondary sex characteristics

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