hormones

Question 1

oxytocin

Answer 1

• source: posterior pituitary
• target: mammary gland, uterus
• action/function: contraction/milk production

Question 2

ADH (antidiuretic hormone)

Answer 2

source: P pituitary
target: kidneys
function: increases reabsorption of water in kidneys

Question 3

GH (growth hormone)

Answer 3

source: anterior pituitary
target: bones and muscles
function: causes elongation in bones

Question 4

PRL (prolactin)

Answer 4

source: A pituitary
target: mammary gland
function: milk production

Question 5

FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) and LH (luteinizing hormone)

Answer 5

source: A pituitary
target: ovaries/testes
function: production of ova and sperm

Question 6

TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone)

Answer 6

source: A pituitary
target: thyroid
function: stimulates thyroid to secrete T3 and T4

Question 7

T4 (thyroxine) and T3 (triiodothyronine)

Answer 7

source: thyroid
target: bone and entire body
function: increases cellular metabolism - affects almost every process in body, ex: temp, growth, heart rate

Question 8

ACTH (adrenocortiotropic hormone)

Answer 8

source: A pituitary
target: adrenal cortex
function: causes increase in synthesis and secretion of hormones from the adrenal cortex. ex: glucocorticoid

Question 9

glucocorticoid

Answer 9

source: adrenal glands
target: body, kidney
function: increases blood glucose

Question 10

melatonin

Answer 10

source: pineal gland
target: body
function: circadian rhythms

Question 11

calcitonin

Answer 11

source: thyroid
target: bone
function: lowers blood calcium

Question 12

PTH (parathyroid hormone)

Answer 12

source: parathyroid
target: bone
function: increases amount of calcium in blood

Question 13

thymosin

Answer 13

source: thymus
target: thymus
function: T cell development

Question 14

epinephrine/norepinephrine

Answer 14

AKA adrenaline/noradrenalin

source: medulla of adrenal gland
target: BV, liver, and heart
function: increases glucose in blood stream, fight or flight response

Question 15

mineralocorticoids

Answer 15

source: adrenal glands
target: kidney
function: increases reabsorption of sodium and the excretion of potassium. ex: aldosterone

Question 16

insulin

Answer 16

source: pancreas
target: body cells and liver
function: lowers blood glucose, body cells use it for fuel, liver turns it into glycogen

Question 17

glucagon

Answer 17

source: pancreas
target: liver
function: raises blood sugar

Question 18

androgens (testosterone)

Answer 18

source: testis
target: testis, body
function: spermatogenesis, secondary sex characteristics. ex: testosterone

Question 19

estrogens

Answer 19

source: ovary
target: uterus, body
function: menstrual cycle, secondary sex characteristics. ex: estradiol

Question 20

progesterone

Answer 20

source: ovary
target: uterus
function: uterine lining growth, pregnancy