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Hormones, Chapter 18 Flashcards

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Melatonin

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pineal gland
located in the central portion of the brain
promotes sleep

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tetraiodothyronine T4

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thyroid gland
containing four atoms of iodine, more concentrated in blood
maintain metabolism

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triiodothyroine T3

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thyroid gland
containing three atoms of iodine, more concentrated in the cells
maintain metabolism

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parathyroid hormone PTH

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parathyroid glands
parathormone
mobolizes calcium from bones to the blood stream

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corticosteroids

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adrenal cortex
three types

glucocorticoids, cortisol
mineralocorticoids
sex hormones, androgens, estrogens

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catecholamines

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adrenal medulla
two types of sympathomimetic agents

epinephrine
norepinephrine

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insulin

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pancreas
islets of langerhans, islet cells
produced by beta cells to lower blood sugar
glucose to glycogen

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glucagon

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pancreas
islets of langerhans islet cells
produced by alpha cells to raise blood sugar
glycogen to glucose

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hypophysis

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pituitary gland

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somatotropin STH

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anterior pituitary gland, adenohypophysis
also known as, growth hormone GH
promotes protein synthesis

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thyroid stimulating hormone TSH

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anterior pituitary gland, adenohypophysis
also known as, thyrotropin
stimulates secretion of T3, and T4

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adrenocorticotropic hormone ACTH

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anterior pituitary gland, adenohypophysis
also known as, adrenocorticotropin
stimulates secretion of steroid hormones (primarily corisol)

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gonadotropic hormones

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anterior pituitary gland, adenohypophysis
stimulates growth and hormone secretion or the overies in females, and testes in males.

follicle-stimulating hormone FSH
luteinizing hormone LH

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prolactin PRL

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anterior pituitary gland, adenohypophysis

stimulates breast development, and milk production

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antidiuretic hormone ADH

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posterior pituitary gland, neurohypophysis
stimulates the reabsorption of water by the kidney
also known as, vasopressin

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oxytocin OT

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posterior pituitary gland, neurohypophysis

stimulates uterine contractions, and maintains labor and milk production

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aldosterone

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adrenal cortex
a mineralcorticoid
regulates the concentration of mineral salts, electrolytes

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