Hormones Flashcards
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Anterior pituitary
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- Growth Hormone (GH, somatropic)
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
- Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone (fSH)
- Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
- Prolactin (PRL)
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Posterior pituitary
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- Oxytocin
- Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
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Thyroid (“body’s major metabolic hormone” producer)
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- Thyroid hormones (T3 and T4)
- Calcitonin
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Parathyroid Glands (“calcium controlling”)
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-Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
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Adrenal Glands
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- Mineralocorticoids
- Glucocorticoids (cortisol)
- Gonadocorticoids
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Adrenal Medullary
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-Catecholamines (epinephrine and norepinephrine)
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Pineal Gland
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-Melatonin
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Pancreas
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- Glucagon
- Insulin
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Gonads
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- Estrogen
- Progesterone
- Testosterone
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Thymus
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- Thymopoietins
- Thymosins