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Hormones Flashcards

1
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Growth hormone

A

anterior pituitary

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2
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Thyroid hormone

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follicles of thyroid

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3
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Glucocorticoids (cortisol)

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adrenal cortex zona fasciculata

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4
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Progesterone

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ovaries

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5
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Prolactin

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anterior pituitary

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6
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Oxytocin

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Made at hypothalamus (paraventricular nucleus), stored at posterior pituitary

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7
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Atrial natriuretic hormone

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atria of heart

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8
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glucagon

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alpha- cells of pancreas

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9
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testosterone

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testes (men) and ovaries (women)

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10
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follicle- stimulating hormone

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anterior pituitary

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11
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vasopressin (ADH)

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posterior pituitary (made at the hypothalamus supra-optic nucleus)

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12
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calcitonin

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parafollicular c-cells of the thyroid

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13
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thyroid stimulating hormone

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anterior pituitary

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14
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epinephrine and norepinephrine

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chromaffin cells of adrenal medulla

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15
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insulin

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beta cells of pancreas

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estradiol

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estriol

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estrone

19
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estrogen in males

20
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parathyroid hormones

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parathyroid glands

21
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somatostatin

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delta cells of pancreas

22
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LH

A

anterior pituitary

23
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mineralocorticoids (aldosterone)

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zona glomerulosa

24
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adrenocortocotropic hormone (ACTH)

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anterior pituitary

25
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Stimulates bone and muscle growth

26
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Stimulates milk production and secretion

27
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Stimulates milk secretion during lactation

28
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Responsible for female secondary sex characteristics

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estradiol estrogen

29
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stimulates metabolic activity

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thyroid hormone

30
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increases blood glucose level and decreases protein synthesis

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glucocorticoids, such as cortisol

31
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responsible for male secondary sex characteristics

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testosterone

32
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prepares endometrium for implantation. maintenance of pregnancy

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progesterone

33
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stimulates adrenal cortex to synthesize and secrete cortisol

34
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Stimulates follicle maturation in females and spermatogenesis in males

35
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Increases plasma calcium, increases bone resorption

36
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Decreases plasma calcium, increases bone formation

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Calcitonin

37
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Stimulates ovulation in females and testosterone synthesis in males

38
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Stimulates thyroid to produce TH and uptake iodine

STEP1 2014 (26 decks)

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