hormones Flashcards

1
Q

releasing and inhibiting factors (peptides)

A

hypothalamus

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2
Q

growth hormone (GH) (peptide), prolactin (peptide)

A

anterior pituitary general

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3
Q

thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) (peptide)

A

Anterior pituitary tropic

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4
Q

adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) (peptide)

A

Anterior pituitary tropic

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5
Q

luteinizing hormone (LH) (peptide)

A

Anterior pituitary gonadotropic

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6
Q

follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) (peptide)

A

Anterior pituitary gonadotropic

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7
Q

antidiuretic hormone (ADH, vasopressin) (peptide)

A

Posterior pituitary

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8
Q

oxytocin (peptide)

A

Posterior pituitary

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9
Q

thyroid hormone (TH, thyroxine) (modified amino acid)

A

Thyroid

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10
Q

calcitonin (peptide)

A

Thyroid C cells

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11
Q

parathyroid hormone (PTH) (peptide)

A

Parathyroids

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12
Q

thymosin (children only) (peptide)

A

Thymus

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13
Q

epinephrine (modified amino acid)

A

Adrenal medulla

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14
Q

cortisol (“glucocorticoid”) (steroid)

A

Adrenal cortex

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15
Q

aldosterone (“mineralocorticoid”) (steroid)

A

Adrenal cortex

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16
Q

sex steroids

A

Adrenal cortex

17
Q

insulin (Beta cells secrete) (peptide)–absent or ineffective in diabetes mellitus

A

Endocrine pancreas (islets of Langerhans)

18
Q

glucagon (alpha cells secrete) (peptide)

A

Endocrine pancreas (islets of Langerhans)

19
Q

somatostatin (SS–gamma cells secrete) (peptide)

A

Endocrine pancreas (islets of Langerhans)

20
Q

testosterone (steroid)

A

Testes

21
Q

estrogen (steroid)

A

Ovaries/placenta

22
Q

progesterone (steroid)

A

Ovaries/placenta

23
Q

atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) (peptide)

A

Heart

24
Q

erythropoietin (peptide)

A

Kidney