Hormones Flashcards

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melatonin

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pineal gland; brain and other tissues; circadian rhythms, immune function, antioxidant

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oxytocin

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posterior pituitary; breast and uterus; milk ejection, labor and delivery; behaviour

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3
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vasopressin

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posterior pituitary; kidney; water reabsorption

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4
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prolactin

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anterior pituitary; breast; milk production

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5
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growth hormone (somatotropin)

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anterior pituitary; liver and many tissues; growth factor secretion (liver), growth and metabolism (other tissues)

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6
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corticotropin (acth)

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anterior pituitary; adrenal cortex; cortisol release

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7
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thyrotropin (tsh)

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anterior pituitary; thyroid gland; thyroid hormone synthesis

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8
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follicle-stimulation hormone

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anterior pituitary; gonads; egg or sperm production, sex hormone production

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9
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luteinizing hormone

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anterior pituitary; gonads; sex hormone production, egg or sperm production

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10
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triiodothyronine and thyroxine

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thyroid gland; many tissues; metabolism, growth and development

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11
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calcitonin

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thyroid gland; bone; plasma calcium levels (minimal effect in humans)

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12
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parathyroid hormone

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parathyroid gland; bone, kidney; regulates plasma CA2+ levels and phosphate levels

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13
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thymosin, thymopoietin

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thymus gland; lymphocytes; lymphocyte development

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14
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atrial natriuretic peptide

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heart; kidneys; increases NA+ secretion

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15
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angiotensinogen

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liver; adrenal cortex, blood vessels; aldosterone secretion, increases bloop pressure

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16
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insulin-like growth factors

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liver; many tissues; growth

17
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gastrin, cholecystokinin, secretin, others

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stomach and small intestine; GI tract and pancreas; assist digestion and absorption of nutrients

18
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insulin, glucagon, somatostatin, pancreatic polypeptide

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pancreas; many tissues; metabolism of glucose and other nutrients

19
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aldosterone

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adrenal cortex; kidney; Na+ and K+ homeostasis

20
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cortisol

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adrenal cortex; many tissues; stress response

21
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androgens

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adrenal cortex; many tissues; sex drive in females

22
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epinephrine, norepinephrine

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adrenal medulla; many tissues; fight or flight response

23
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erythropoietin

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kidney; bone marrow; red blood cell production

24
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1,25 dihydroxy-vitamin D3 (calciferol)

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kidney; intestine; increases calcium reabsorption

25
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vitamin D3

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skin; intermediate form of hormones; precursor of 1,25 dihydroxy-vitamin D3 (calciferol)

26
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androgens

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testes; many tissues; sperm production, secondary sex characteristics

27
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inhibin

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testes; anterior pituitary; inhibits FSH secretion

28
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estrogen, progesterone

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ovaries; many tissues; egg production, secondary sex characteristics

29
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inhibin

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ovaries; anterior pituitary; inhibits FSH secretion

30
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relaxin (pregnancy)

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ovaries; uterine muscle; relaxes muscle

31
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leptin, adiponectin, resistin

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adipose tissue; hypothalamus, other tissue; food intake, metabolism, reproduction

32
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estrogen, progesterone (placenta)

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placenta; many tissues; fetal, maternal development

33
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chorionic somatomammotropin

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placenta; many tissues; metabolism

34
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chronic gonadotrophin

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placenta; corpus luteum; hormone secretion