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Hormones Flashcards

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Thyroid stimulating hormone

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Anterior pituitary

Thyroid

Secrete hormones, metabolism

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Growth hormone

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Anterior pituitary

Bone, muscle, fat

Growth of tissues

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Prolactin

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Anterior pituitary

Mammary glands

Produce milk, increase testosterone

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Adrenocorticotropic hormone

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Anterior pituitary

Adrenal cortex

Secrete stress hormones

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Luteinizing hormone

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Anterior pituitary

Males: interstitial cells in testes
Females: mature ovarian follicle

Males: testosterone secretion
Females: ovulation

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Follicle stimulating hormone

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Anterior pituitary

Males: seminiferous tubules
Females: ovarian follicle

Males: sperm production
Females: follicle/ovum production

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Triiodothreonine & Thyroxine

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Thyroid

All cells

Regulates metabolism

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Aldosterone

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Adrenal cortex

Kidney tubules

Reabsorption of water and Na

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Cortisol

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Adrenal cortex

All cells

Glucose metabolism

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Estrogen

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Ovarian follicle

Secondary sex organs

Development and maintenance

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Progesterone

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Corpus luteum

Uterine endometrium

Preparation for implantation

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Testosterone

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Seminiferous tubules

Secondary sex organs

Development and maintenance

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Anti-diuretic hormone

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Posterior pituitary

Distal convoluted tubule

Reabsorption of water

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Oxytocin

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Posterior pituitary

Uterine smooth muscle

Contraction during labor

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Parathyroid hormone

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Parathyroids

Kidney tubules and osteoclasts

Reabsorption of Ca into blood, bone resorption

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Calcitonin

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Thyroid

Kidney tubules and osteoclasts

Secretion of Ca into urine, bone formation

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Insulin

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B islets

All cells, liver and skeletal muscle

Pushes glucose into cells from blood, glycogen formation

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Glucagon

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a islets

Liver and skeletal muscle

Breakdown of glycogen

19
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Epinephrine

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Adrenal medulla

Cardiac muscle, arteriole and bronchiole smooth muscle

Increases heart rate and blood pressure

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Norepinephrine

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Adrenal medulla

Cardiac muscle, arteriole and bronchiole smooth muscle

Increases heart rate and blood pressure

21
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Melatonin

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Pineal

Limbic system

Emotions/behavior

22
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Thymosin

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Thymus

T-lymphocytes

Maturation

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