Endocrine System Flashcards
Posterior pituitary
Base of brain
ADH : facilitates reabsorption of water in nephron of kidney
Oxytocin: milk ejection and uterine contraction
Anterior pituitary gland
(base of the brain)
Growth hormone GH : growth of long bones
Follicle stimulating hormone FSH: growth of egg in ovary or sperm in testea
Melanocytes stimulating hormone MSH: regular skin pigment
Leutinizing hormone LH:stimulates ovulation
Thyroid stimulating hormone TSH:thyroid to produce thyroxine
Prolactin:production if breast milk
Pineal
Center of brain
Melatonin : controls sleep/wake cycles
Thymus
Behind sternum
Thymosine: facilitates immunity by stimulating the growth of T cells
Thyroid
Neck
Thyroxine:metabolism
Pancrsas:abdomen
Insulin: assists sugar to go to bloodstream into tissue
Adrenal glands
Top of kidney
Aldosterone: regulates sodium and potassium
Cortisol: regulates fat metabolism and blood pressure
Ovaries/testes
(Lower abdomen and scrotum
Estrogen/testosterone : Sex characteristics
Kidney
Lower back
Erythropoietin : monitors blood for oxygen level
Parathyroid
Imbedded in thyroid
Parathyroid hormone :facilitates calcium into bloodstream
