Endocrine System Flashcards
What is homeostasis?
The maintenance of a constant internal environment achieved by the regulation of conditions within the body, such as temperature, ph level, water content and carbon dioxide levels.
What are ‘hormones’?
Hormones are chemical messages within the body that travel within the bloodstream to the bodily organs.
What are the four chemical classes of hormones?
Peptide/polypeptide
Amino acid derivatives
Glycoproteins
Steroids
What hormones does the anterior pituitary gland produce?
Thyroid-stimulating hormone Follicle-stimulating hormone Luteinizing hormones (LH) Growth hormone Prolactin
What hormones does the posterior pituitary gland produce?
Antidiuretic hormone
Oxytocin
What hormones does the hypothalamus produce?
Releasing hormones
Inhibiting hormones
What hormones does the thyroid produce?
Thyroxine
Calcitonin
What hormone does the parathyroid produce?
Parathyroid hormone
What hormones does the adrenal cortex produce?
Mineralcorticoids
Glucocorticoids
Adrogens
What hormones does the pancreatic islets produce?
Insulin
Glucagon
What hormones does the ovaries produce?
Estrogen
Progesterone
What hormone does the testis produce?
Testosterone
