HORMONES (LIPIDS) Flashcards
stress hormone
Cortisol
In men, it is produced by the testes. It plays a key role in sperm production, sex drive and the development of male physical appearance.
Testosterone
produced in the thyroid gland and plays a role in regulating metabolism, digestion, muscle and heart function, brain development and bone health.
Thyroxine
hormone produced by the pancreas. Regulate the amount of sugar in the body.
Insulin
hormone produced in the ovaries, the placenta when a woman gets pregnant, and the adrenal glands. It stimulates and regulates various functions.
Progesterone
hormone that your brain produces in response to darkness.
Melatonin
a hormone your adrenal glands make to help you prepare for stressful or dangerous situations.
Adrenaline (epinephrine)
is a tropic hormone produced by the anterior pituitary. Stimulate adrenal gland to produce hormone cortisol.
Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTC)
stimulate gonads (ovaries and testes) to make the sex hormones estrogen and testosterone.
Follicle-stimulating hormone and
Luteinizing hormone
hormone that stimulates contraction of uterus and milk ducts in the breast.
Oxytocin
release by adrenal glands that helps regulate blood pressure by managing the levels of sodium and potassium in your blood.
Aldosterone
Initiates and maintains milk
production in breast; impacts sex hormones
levels.
Prolactin
produced by adrenal glands and helps produce other hormones, including testosterone and estrogen.
Dehydroepiandrosterone
hormone and a type of transmitter or chemical messenger, made in your brain. Sends message between nerve
and cell.
Dopamine
associated with happiness, focus, and calmness.
Serotonin
release when body feels pain or stress.
Endorphins
