Hormones Flashcards
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Growth hormone
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- Promotes growth and development
- Increases the rate of protein synthesis
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Follicle-stimulating hormone
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- Promotes follicular development and the creation of estrogen in females
- Promotes spermatogenesis in males
3
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Luteinizing hormone
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- Promotes ovulation along with estrogen/progesterone synthesis from the corpus luteum in females
- Promotes testosterone synthesis in males
4
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Thyroid-stimulating hormone
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- Increases the synthesis of thyroid hormones T3 and T4
5
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Adrenocorticoticotropic hormone
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- Increases cortisol synthesis (adrenal steroids)
6
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Prolactin
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- Allows for the process of lactation
7
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Oxytocin
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- Increases contraction of uterine muscles
- Promotes release of milk from mammary glands
8
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Antidiuretic hormone
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- Increases water reabsorption
- Conserves water
- Increases blood pressure through stimulating contraction of muscles in small arteries
9
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Androgen
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- Increases masculinization
- Promotes growth of pubic hair in males in females
10
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Aldosterone (Mineralocorticoid)
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- Increases reabsorption of sodium ions by the kidneys to the blood
- Increases excretion of potassium ions by the kidney into the urine
11
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Cortisol (Glucocorticoid)
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- Influences metabolism of food molecules
- Anti-inflammatory effect in large amounts
12
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Epinephrine
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- Increases heart rate and force of contraction
- Increases energy production
- Vasodilation in skeletal muscle
13
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Norepinephrine
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- Vasoconstriction in skin, viscera, and skeletal muscles
14
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Estrogen, progesterone
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- Involved in regulation of the female reproductive system and female sexual characteristics
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Glucagon
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- Increases blood glucose by stimulating the conversion of glycogen to glucose
