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Endocrine System Flashcards

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Growth Hormone (GH)

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Anterior Pituitary Gland
bone, muscle, fat
growth of tissues

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Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)

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Anterior Pituitary Gland
Thyroid
Secrete hormones

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Prolactin (PRL)

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Anterior Pituitary Gland
Mammary glands
Female: Produce milk
Male: Increase testosterone

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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)

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Anterior Pituitary Gland
Adrenal cortex
Secrete hormones (stress)

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Luteinizing Hormone (LH)

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Anterior Pituitary Gland
Males: interstitial cells
Females: mature ovarian follicle
Males: testosterone secretion
Females: ovulation
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Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)

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Anterior Pituitary Gland
Males: semiferous tubules of testes
Females: ovarian follicle
Male: sperm production
Females: follicle/ovum maturation
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Triiodothreonine (T3) & Thyroxine (T4)

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Thyroid
All cells
Regulates metabolism

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Aldosterone

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Adrenal cortex
Kidney tubules
Reabsorption of water and NA (blood pressure)

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Cortisol

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Adrenal cortex
All cells
Glucose metabolism

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Estrogen

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Ovarian follicle
Secondary sex organs
development and maintenance

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Progesterone

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Corpus luteum
Uterine endometrium
Preparation for implantation (thickens, glandular, vascular)

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Testosterone

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Seminiferous tubules
Secondary sex organs
Development and maintenance

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Anti-Diuretic Hormone (ADH)

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Posterior Pituitary
Distal convolted tubule (DCT)
Reabsorption of water (blood pressure)

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Oxytocin (OT)

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Posterior Pituitary
Uterine smooth muscle
Contraction during labor

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Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)

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Parathyroids
Kidney Tubles and osteoclasts
Reabsorption of Ca++ into blood, bone resorption (increases blood Ca++)

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Calcitonin

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Thyroid
Kidney Tubules and osteoblasts
Secretion of Ca++ into urine, bone formation (decreases blood Ca++)

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Insulin

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Islets
All cells, liver, and skeletal muscle
Pushs glucose into cells from blood, glycogen formation (decreases blood glucose)

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Glucagon

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Islets
Liver and skeletal muscle
Breakdown of glycogen (increases blood glucose)

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Epinephrine

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Adrenal medulla
Cardiac muscle, arteriole and bronchiole smooth muscle
Increases heart rate and blood pressure

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Norepinephrine

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Adrenal medulla
Cardiac muscle, arteriole and bronchiole smooth muscle
Increases heart rate and blood pressure

21
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Melatonin

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Pineal
Limbic system
Emotions/behavior

22
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Thymosin

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Thymus
T-lymphocytes
Maturation

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