Hormones Flashcards
Learn their function
Growth hormone
Location: anterior pituitary
Target: somatic
Action: grow
Prolactin (PRL)
Lo: anterior pituitary
Target: breast
Ac: milk production
Adrenocortiootropic (ACTH)
Lo: anterior pituitary
Target: adrenal cortex
Ac: stimulates adrenal cortex to secret glucocorticoids
Thyroid stimulating hormones (TSH)
Anterior pituitary
Thyroid
Stimulate thyroid gland
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
Anterior pituitary
Gonadotropin
Stimulate the development of egg or sperm
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Anterior pituitary
Gonadotropin
Ovulation and testosterone
Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH)
Posterior pituitary
Kidney
Retain fluids and may increase blood volume
Oxytocin (OT)
Posterior pituitary
Uterine and breast
Contraction and milk release (release milk for infant emotions)
Thyroxine and triiodothyronine (T3 and T4)
Thyroid
Somatic
Metabolism
Calcitonin (CT)
Thyroid
Bone
Bone hard, add calcium
Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
Parathyroid gland
Bone and kidney
Retain CA and stimulate bone cells to release CA into blood
Cortical hormone
Adrenal cortex
Somatic
Sodium and fluid
Retain water
Glucocorticoids
Adrenal cortex
Somatic
Cortisol and corticosterone
Glucose levels increase
Sex hormone
Adrenal cortex
Somatic
Sex drive and grow hair
Androgen and estrogen
Epinephrine and norepinephrine
Adrenal medulla
Somatic
Fight or flight
Adrenaline
Islets
Pancreas
Somatic
Decrease blood sugar
Insulin
Glucagon
Pancreas
Somatic
Increase blood sugar
Alpha cell
Melatonin
Pineal body
Somatic
Sleep or circadian rhythm
Serotonin
Pineal body
Somatic
Happy hormone and or peaks during day
Thymus
Mediastinum
T cell
Maturation
Estrogen
Ovaries
Somatic
Secondary characteristics
Testosterone
Testis
Somatic
Secondary characteristics
Human chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG)
Placenta
Corpus luteruem
Kept the cell alive
Relaxin
Placenta
Pubic symphysis
Relax
