Endocrine System

Question 1

What are the (8)hormones secreted from the Anterior Pituitary?

Answer 1

• Growth Hormone: ant pit
• Oxytocin: post pit
• ADH: post pit
• TSH: ant pit
• FSH: ant post
• Lut. Hormone: ant pit
• ACT: ant pit
• Pro: ant pit

Question 2

Parathyroid: location, action (2), target organ (2)

Answer 2

> location: 4 glands on the lat post thyroid
Raises blood Calcium & Phosphate
Targets: Bone and Kidney

Question 3

Where is Estrogen made?

What (4)affects does Estrogen have on the body?

Answer 3

> location: Ovaries

> actions: stimulates growth of uterine lining, regulates menstruation.

> targets: Uterus, Ovaries, Mammary glands, Brain

Question 4

Where Progesterone produced?
What (3) actions does Progesterone have on the body?
What (2)organs does Progesterone target?

Answer 4

> Ovaries

> stimulates Uterine Lining Growth, regulates Menstruation, maintains Pregnancy

> targets: Uterus, Mammary glands

Question 5

Where is Inhibin produced?
What action does Inhibin do?
What organ does Inhibin target?

Answer 5

> Ovaries

> Inhibits release of FSH

> targets: Anterior Pituitary

Question 6

Where is the Thymus located?

What actions does the Thymus do?

Answer 6

> location: in the Mediastinum Btw the Sternum & the Heart

> actions: promotes dev of T-Lymphocytes from Stem Cells (Hematopoietic)in the Red Bone Marrow. Secretes Thymosin

Question 7

Where is the Pineal Gland located?

What actions does the P

Answer 7

> location:

> actions: Regulates daily Biorhythms (wake & sleep). Secretes Melatonin