Hormone buzzwords Flashcards
Stimulates bone and muscle growth
GH -> IGF-1 -> TK
Stimulates milk production
Prolactin
Stimulates milk ejection during lactation
Oxytocin
Responsible for female secondary sex characteristics
Estrogen – estrodial
Stimulates metabolic activity
Thyroid hormone
Increases blood glucose level and decreases protein synthesis
Glucocorticoids
Responsible for male secondary sex characteristics
Testosterone
Prepares endometrium for implantation/maintenance of pregnancy
Progesterone
Stimulates adrenal cortex to synthesize and secrete cortisol
ACTH
Stimulates follicle maturation in females and spermatogenesis in males
FSH
Increases plasma calcium, increases bone formation
Calcitonin
Stimulates ovulation in females and testosterone synthesis in males
LH
Stimulates thyroid to produce TH and uptake iodine
TSH
Growth hormone (GH)
Anterior pituitary
Thyroid hormone
Thyroid
Glucocorticoids (cortisol)
Adrenal cortex – zona fasiculata