Hormones - Glands and Stimulation Flashcards
What stimulates the Hypothalamos gland
Nervous and endocrine
What stimulates the Posterior Pituitary Gland
Oxytocin and ADH - high [Na] in blood
What stimulates the Anterior Pituitary gland
Releasing and release inhibiting hormones from the hypothalamus
What stimulates the Thyroid gland
Feedback from body - produced when there is a need (need energy or [Ca] in blood is high)
What stimulates the Parathyriod Gland
Feedback from body - low [Ca] in blood
What stimulates the Glands in skin/kidneys
Sun - UV radiation of cholesterol in cell membranes
What stimulates the Pancreas
Body feedback - high or low glucose levels
What stimulates the Pineal Gland
Circadian rythum and darkness
What stimulates the Thymus gland
Body feedback - when T cells are needed (infected with a pathogen or injured)
What stimulates the Adrenal Gland (Cortex)
ACTH (from hypothalamus cortisol - circadian rythum and in response to stress)
What stimulates the Adrenal Glad (Medulla)
ACTH (from hypothalamus Aldosterone - in response to low BP)
What stimulates the Overies
LH and FSH
What stimulates the Testes
FSH and LH
