Hormones Flashcards
Anterior Pituitary Gland produces?
FSH ACTH TSH LH ICSH Prolactin Somatropin
Posterior Pituitary Gland?
ADH
Oxytocin
What does the thyroid produce?
Thyroxine
Calcitonin
What does the thyroid secrete?
TSH
What is the main action of the thyroid?
Controls metabolic rate and is essential for normal growth.
What does parathormone do?
INCREASES blood calcium levels
What does calcitonin do?
DECREASES the blood calcium levels
What does the pancreas produce?
Insulin
Glucagon
Somatostatin
What do ovarian follicles produce?
Oestrogen
Hormones associated with corpus luteum?
Progesterone
Relaxin
Hormone produced by the testes?
Testosterone
What stimulates secretion of oestrogen?
FSH
What stimulates secretion of progesterone?
Luteinising Hormone
What stimulates the secretion of testosterone?
ICSH
What stimulates the secretion of Glucocorticoids?
ACTH
What does the adrenal cortex produce?
Mineralocorticoids - aldosterone
What does the adrenal medulla produce?
Adrenaline (epinephrine) and noradrenaline (norepinephrine)
What is released in response to raised blood glucose levels?
Insulin
What is produced by the wall of the stomach?
Gastrin
What is produced by the wall of the small intestine?
Secretin
What causes the production of erythropoietin?
in response to low levels of blood oxygen, stimulates bone marrow to produce erythrocytes or red blood cells
What do Alpha cells produce?
Glucagon
What do Beta cells produce?
Insulin
What do Delta cells produce?
Somatostatin
