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Hormones Flashcards

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Anterior Pituitary Gland produces?

A 
FSH
ACTH
TSH
LH
ICSH
Prolactin
Somatropin
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2
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Posterior Pituitary Gland?

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ADH

Oxytocin

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3
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What does the thyroid produce?

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Thyroxine

Calcitonin

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4
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What does the thyroid secrete?

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TSH

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5
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What is the main action of the thyroid?

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Controls metabolic rate and is essential for normal growth.

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6
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What does parathormone do?

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INCREASES blood calcium levels

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What does calcitonin do?

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DECREASES the blood calcium levels

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What does the pancreas produce?

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Insulin
Glucagon
Somatostatin

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9
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What do ovarian follicles produce?

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Oestrogen

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10
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Hormones associated with corpus luteum?

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Progesterone

Relaxin

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11
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Hormone produced by the testes?

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Testosterone

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12
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What stimulates secretion of oestrogen?

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FSH

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13
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What stimulates secretion of progesterone?

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Luteinising Hormone

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14
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What stimulates the secretion of testosterone?

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ICSH

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15
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What stimulates the secretion of Glucocorticoids?

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ACTH

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16
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What does the adrenal cortex produce?

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Mineralocorticoids - aldosterone

17
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What does the adrenal medulla produce?

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Adrenaline (epinephrine) and noradrenaline (norepinephrine)

18
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What is released in response to raised blood glucose levels?

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Insulin

19
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What is produced by the wall of the stomach?

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Gastrin

20
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What is produced by the wall of the small intestine?

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Secretin

21
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What causes the production of erythropoietin?

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in response to low levels of blood oxygen, stimulates bone marrow to produce erythrocytes or red blood cells

22
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What do Alpha cells produce?

A

Glucagon

23
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What do Beta cells produce?

A

Insulin

24
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What do Delta cells produce?

A

Somatostatin

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