Endocrine System Flashcards

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What does growth hormone do

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Targets all tissues and organs and makes them grow. It is especially important in childhood and adolescence but in adults it can stimulate the rate at which older cells are replaced with newer cells (the cell turnover rate)

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What does the thyroid stimulating hormone do

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It stimulates the thyroid gland to secrete thyroid hormones

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What is the adrenocorticotropic hormone

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This hormone stimulates the adrenal cortex (the outer layer of the adrenal gland) to secrete its hormones

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What does the follicle stimulating hormone do

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This hormone’s target organs are the gonads (the male and female reproductive organs). In the female it stimulates the ovaries causing maturation of ova and the release of estrogen. In males it causes the testes to make sperm.

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What does luteinizing hormone do

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This hormone also targets the gonads. In the female it stimulate the ovaries causing development of the corpus luteum. In the male it stimulates the testes to make testosterone.

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What does prolactin do

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This hormone is released only after childbirth. It stimulates the mammary glands to make breast milk

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What hormones does the anterior pituitary gland produce? (6)

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

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What hormones do the posterior pituitary gland store and secrete

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Oxycotin and antidiuretic hormones

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What does oxytocin do

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This hormone cause the uterus to contract during childbirth and also causes the mammary glands to release milk during breast feeding.

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What does the antidiuretic hormone do

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Causes the kidneys to retain water. Aka vasopressin

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What hormones does the thyroid gland produce

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Thyroxine or thyroid hormone and calcitonin

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What does thyroxine do

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Increases body cells’ rate of metabolism

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