Hormone details

Question 1

Prostoglandins

Answer 1

Produced all over the body, localized functions

Can be inflammatory

Question 2

Thymic hormone

Answer 2

Stimulate T cells after they leave the thymis

Question 3

Melatonin

Answer 3

Affects seasonal reproductive ativity-Pineal gland

Question 4

Insulin

Answer 4

Beta cells, Lowers blood glucose

Question 5

Glucogon

Answer 5

Alpha cells, Raises blood glucose

Question 6

Somatostatin

Answer 6

Delta cells, Inhibits growth hormone release

Question 7

Glucocorticoids

Answer 7

Conserves and supplements energy,
Brings you down from fight or flight response,
Anti inflammatory and anti Immune

Question 8

Aldosterone

Answer 8

Altosterone is stimulated by Angiotensin
Angiotensin is the activated form of Angiotensinogen
Angiotensinogen is activated by the enzyme renin, which is produced in the kidney

Question 9

Epinephrine and Norepinephrine

Answer 9

Hormone and neuro transmitters

Exagerate figh or flight response

Question 10

PTH

Answer 10

Parathormone

Increases Ca, decreases P in the blood

Question 11

Cacitonin

Answer 11

Decreases blood Ca, and P

Question 12

T4, T3

Answer 12

Regulate metabolic rate

Carried in plasma bound to tyroid binding globulin

Question 13

ADH

Answer 13

ADH (Vasopresin)-Anti diuretic hormone

Causes water absorption from kidney to bloodstream

Question 14

Oxytocin

Answer 14

Uterine contraction for childbirth and milk letdown

Question 15

FSH

Answer 15

Follicle stimulating hormone

Question 16

LH/ICSH

Answer 16

Luteinizing hormone/Interstitial cell stimulateing hormone

Question 17

TSH

Answer 17

Tyroid stimulating hormone

Question 18

ACTH

Answer 18

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone

Question 19

GH

Answer 19

Growth hormone

Question 20

Prolactin

Answer 20

Initiates and maintins milk production

Question 21

MSH

Answer 21

Melanocyte stimulating hormone

Stimulates skin melanin

Question 22

Endorphins

Answer 22

Have opiate-like effects-not hormones