Hormone Chart

Question 1

ACTH

Answer 1

Location: anterior pituitary
Class: peptide/water-soluble
Function: stimulates the adrenal cortex to release stress hormones called “glucocortocoids”

Question 2

LH

Answer 2

Location: anterior pituitary
Class: peptide/water-soluble
Function: surge in LH causes ovulation; stimulates the secretion of sex hormones estrogen and testosterone

Question 3

FSH

Answer 3

Location: anterior pituitary
Class: peptide/water-soluble
Function: stimulates growth of the follicle during menstrual cycle and production of sperm

Question 4

TSH

Answer 4

Location: anterior pituitary
Class: peptide/water-soluble
Function: stimulates the release of T3/T4 from the thyroid

Question 5

hGH

Answer 5

Location: anterior pituitary
Class: peptide/water-soluble
Function: stimulates growth throughout the body

Question 6

Prolactin

Answer 6

Location:anterior pituitary
Class: peptide/water-soluble
Function: stimulates milk production in the breasts

Question 7

ADH

Answer 7

Location: posterior pituitary
Class: peptide/water-soluble
Function: causes the collecting ducts of the kidney to become highly permeable to water, concentrating the urine

Question 8

Oxytocin

Answer 8

Location:posterior pituitary
Class: peptide/water-soluble
Function: stimulates contractions during childbirth and milk secretion during nursing

Question 9

Parathyroid hormone

Answer 9

Location:parathyroid
Class: peptide/water-soluble
Function: increases blood calcium by stimulating the proliferation of osteoclasts, uptake of calcium in the gut and reabsorption of calcium in the kidney

Question 10

Insulin

Answer 10

Location: Pancreas
Class: peptide/water-soluble
Function: stimulates uptake and storage of glucose from the blood

Question 11

Glucagon

Answer 11

Location: Pancreas
Class: peptide/water-soluble
Function: stimulates gluconeogenesis