Hormones Flashcards
Hypothalamus
Releasing many hormones
Peptide
Anterior pituitary
Focllicle stimulating hormones (FSH)
Protein
Ovary/testes
Lentinizing hormone (LH)
Protein
Ovary/ testes
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Protein
Adrenal cortex
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
Protein
Thyroid gland
Growth hormone (GH)
Protein
Tissue growth
Prolactin
Protein
Milk production
Oxytocin
Peptide
Milk letdown/ uterine contraction
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
Vasopressin
Peptide
Water retention (kidney)/ vasoconstriction
Epinephrine
Amine
Fight or flight/stress
Cortisol (glucocorticoid)
Steroid
Blood fuel levels
Aldosterone (mineralocorticoid)
Steriod
Sodium retention
Thyroxine
Amine
Metabolic rate
Calcitonin
Protein
Lower blood calcium
Parathyroid hormone
Protein
Raise blood calcium
Insulin
Protein
Lowers blood sugar
Glucagon
Protein
Raises blood sugar
Renin
Protein
Aldosterone
Erythropoietin
Protein
RBC production
Gastrin
Peptide
Digestion
Secretin
Peptide
Digestion
Cholecystokin (CCK)
Peptide
Digestion
Estrogen
Steroid
Reproductin
Progesterone
Steroid
Reproduction
Testosterone
Steroid
Reproduction
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
Protein
Reproduction
Placental lactogen
Protein
Reproduction
Parameter
Glucose
Pancreas and adrenal cortex
Insulin, glucagon, cortisol
Parameter
Calcium
Thyroid gland and parathyroid
Calcitonin and parathyroid hormone
Parameter
Sodium
Adrenal cortex
Aldosterone
Parameter
Water
Posterior pituitary
Vasopressin or antidiuretic hormone
Parameter
Temperature
Thyroid gland
Thyroxine
