Hormones Flashcards
What does Antidiuretic hormone ADH do?
Reabsorption of water from kidneys. Constriction of arterioles.
What hormones are produced in the posterior hypothalamus?
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH), oxytocin.
What does oxytocin do?
Muscular contractions (mammary glands, childbirth, ejaculation).
What does Follicle Stimulating Hormone FSH do?
Spermatogenesis, ovulation.
What does Luteinizing hormone LH do?
Secretion of estrogen, progesterone, testosterone.
What does Thyroid stimulating hormon TSH do?
Stimulates the thyroid.
What does Adrenocorticotropic hormone ACTH do?
Stimulates adrenal cortex
What does Growth hormone GH do?
Growth of bones, muscle bones, fat cells.
What does prolactin PRL do?
Milk production in mammal glands.
What does Melanocyte stimulating hormone MSH do?
Stimulates melanocytes to produce melanin.
What does thyroxine do?
Regulates metabolism.
What does calcitonin do?
Inhibits release of calcium from bones.
What hormones are produced in the anterior hypothalamus?
FSH, LH, TSH, ACTH, GH, PRL, MSH.
What does parathyroid hormone do?
Increases release of calcium from bones.
What does insulin do?
Decreases glucose levels from blood.
What does glucagon do?
Raises blood glucose levels.
What does estrogen do?
Sexual femenine characteristics.
What does progesterone do?
(Pregnancy hormone) forms placenta.
What does testosterone do?
Sexual masculine characteristics.
What does norepinephrine do?
Noradrenaline. Increases metabolic rate, blood sugar, heart frequency.
What does glucocorticoids do?
Regulate sugar, lipid metabolism. Anti-inflammatory effects.
What does aldosterone do?
Reabsorbs salt in kidney.
What does testosterone do?
Masculinization of body features.
What does epinephrine do?
Adrenaline. Increase metabolic rate, blood sugar, heart frequency.
What does melatonin do?
Regulates reproductive and sleep cycles
What does thymosine do?
Maturation of cells in immune system
What hormones are produced in the thyroid?
Thyroxine, calcitonin.
What does Renin-Angiotensin do?
Increases or decreases cardiac frequency.
What does erythropoietin do?
Red blood synthesis in bone marrow.
What does atrial natriuretic peptide ANP do?
Increases salt and watr excretioni by kidneys, lowers blood pressure.
What does gastrin, secretin, cholecystokinin, and gastric inhibitory peptide do?
Control secretion of mucus, enzymes and salts in digestive tract, regulate peristalsis.
What hormones are produced in the parathyroid?
Parathyroid hormone.
What does leptin do?
Regulates apetite, stimulates immune function, promoties blood vessel growth (required for puberty)
What hormones are produced in the pancreas?
Insulin, glucagon.
What hormones are produced in the ovaries?
Estrogen, progesterone.
What hormones are produced in the testes?
Testosterone.
What hormones are produced in the Adrenal gland, in the medula?
Epinephrine, norepinephrine.
What hormones are produced in the adrenal gland in the cortex?
Glucocorticoids, aldosterone, testosterone.
What hormone is produced in the pineal gland?
Melatonin.
What hormones are produced in the thymus?
Thymosine
What hormones are produced in the kidneys?
Renin-angiotensin, erythropoietin.
What hormones are produced in the heart?
Atrial natriuretic peptide.
What hormones are produced in the stomach?
Gastrin, secretin, cholecystokinin, gastric inhibitory peptide.
What hormone is produced in the adipose tissue?
Leptin.
