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Endocrine Hormones Flashcards

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Hypothalamus hormones

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releasing and inhibiting factors (peptides)

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releasing and inhibiting factors

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Gland: hypothalamus
Class: peptides
Target: anterior pituitary
Effect: modify activity

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Anterior Pituitary hormones

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Growth hormone (GH)
prolactin
thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
luteinizing hormone (LH)
follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
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growth hormone (GH)

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Gland: anterior pituitary
Class: peptide
Target: 
Effect: increase bone and muscle growth,
increase cell turnover rate
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prolactin

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Gland: anterior pituitary
Class: peptide
Target: mammary gland
Effect: milk production

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thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

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Gland: anterior pituitary (tropic)
Class: peptide
Target: thyroid
Effect: increase synthesis and release of TH

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adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

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Gland: anterior pituitary (tropic)
Class: peptide
Target: adrenal gland cortex
Effect: increase growth and secretory activity of adrenal cortex

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luteinizing hormone (LH)

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Gland: anterior pituitary (gonadotropic)
Class: peptide
Target: ovary/testes
Effect: ovulation/testosterone synthesis

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follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

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Gland: anterior pituitary (gonadotropic)
Class: peptide
Target: ovary/testes
Effect: follicle development/spermatogenesis

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Posterior Pituitary hormones

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antidiuretic hormone (ADH, vasopressin)
oxytocin
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antidiuretic hormone (ADH, vasopressin)

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Gland: posterior pituitary
Class: peptide
Target: kidney
Effect: water retention

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oxytocin

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Gland: posterior pituitary
Class: peptide
Target: breast/uterus
Effect: milk production/contraction

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Thryoid hormones

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thyroid hormone (TH, thyroxine)
calcitonin
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thyroid hormone (TH, thyroxine)

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Gland: thyroid
Class: modified amino acid
Target:
Effect:
-child: necessary for physical and mental development
-adult: increase metabolic rate and temperature

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calcitonin

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Gland: throid C cells
Class: peptide
Target: bone, kidney
Effect: lowers serum [Ca2+]

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Parathyroids hormone

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parathyroid hormone (PTH)

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parathyroid hormone (PTH)

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Gland: parathyroids
Class: peptide
Target: bone, kidney, small intestine
Effect: raises serum [Ca2+]

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Thymus hormones

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thymosin (children only)

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thymosin

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children only
Gland: thymus
Class: peptide
Target: 
Effect: T cell development during childhood
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adrenal medulla hormone

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epinephrine

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ephinephrine

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Gland: adrenal medulla
Class: modified amino acid
Target:
Effect: sympathetic stress response (rapid)

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Adrenal Cortex hormones

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cortisol (“glucocorticoid”)
aldosterone (“mineralcoirticoid”)
sex steroids

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cortisol (“glucocorticoid”)

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Gland: adrenal cortex
Class: steroid
Target: 
Effect: 
-longer-term stress response
-raises blood [glucose]
-increases protein catabolism
-decreases inflammation and immunity
-many others
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aldosterone (“mineralcorticoid”)

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Gland: adrenal cortex
Class: steroid
Target: kidney
Effect: increase Na+ absorption to raise blood pressure

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sex steroids

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Gland: adrenal cortex
Class: steroid
Target:
Effect: not normally important but an adrenal tumor can overproduce these, causing masculinization or feminization

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Endocrine pancreas (islets of Langerhans) hormones

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insulin ( beta cells secrete)
glucagon (alpha cells secrete)
somatostatin (SS– delta cells secrete)

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insulin

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beta cells secrete
-absent of ineffective in diabetes mellitus

Gland: endocrine pancreas (islets of Langerhans)
Class: peptide
Target: 
Effect: 
-lowers blood glucose
-increases glycogen and fat storage
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glucagon

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alpha cells secrete

Gland: endocrine pancreas (islets of Langerhans)
Class: peptide
Target: 
Effect: 
-increase blood glucose
-decrease glycogen and fat storage
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somatostatin (SS)

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delta cells secrete

Gland: endocrine pancreas (islets of Langerhans)
Class: peptide
Target: inhibits many digestive processes
Effect:

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Testes hormones

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testosterone

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testosterone

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Gland: testes
Class: steroid
Target:
Effect: male characteristics, spermatogenesis

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Ovaries/placenta hormones

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estrogen

progesterone

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estrogen

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Gland: ovaries/placenta
Class: steroid
Target:
Effect: female characteristics, endometrial growth

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progesterone

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Gland: ovaries/placenta
Class: steroid
Target:
Effect: endometrial secretion, pregnancy

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Heart hormones

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atrial natriuretic factor (ANF)

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atrial natriuretic factor (ANF)

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Gland: heart
Class: peptide
Target: kidney
Effect: increase urination to lower blood pressure

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Kidney hormones

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erythropioetin

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erythropioetin

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Gland: kidney
Class: peptide
Target: bone marrow
Effect: increase RBC synthesis

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