HOROMONE Flashcards
Growth horomone
stimulates growth of bones and muscles
anterior pitituary
adrenocorticotrop (ACTH)
stimulates adrenal cortex, which releases adrenlaine and cortisol (which sits atop the kidneys)
anterior pititurary
thyroid stimulating horomone (TSH)
stimulates thyroid to release thyroxin
anterior pitiruary
follicle stimulating horomone (FSH)
stimulates the production of follicles in ovary and sperm production
anterior pituruary
luteinizing horomone (LH)
stimulates formation of corpus luteum or testostorne
anterurui pitiururuary
prolactin
googgooaaa milk
anterior pitituary
oxcytocin
uterine contraction
posterior pitutirya
ADH (vasopresson/antidiuretic horomone)
increases water reabsorption in nephrons (ie. if blood pressure is low, ADH is released, water is reabsorbed into the blood to increase volume therefore increasing pressure)
posterior pitutrary
thyroxin
increases metabolic rate
comes from thyroid
hyperthyroxin
too hyper thyroxin, metabolism tooooo high (THYROID STIMULAITN HOROMONE WORKING TOO MUCH)
hypothyroxin
not enough thyroxin, metablism too slow gain weight (THYROID STIMULATING HOROMONE NOT WORKING ENOUGH)
cortisol
long term stress horomone (metabolism of macronutrients) released by adrenal cortex
adrenline and nor-adrenaline
stress responses! increases blood sugar levels and heart rate. Released by adrenal medulla
INSULIN
sugar in blood! insulin is released so that the blood can properly absorb it (decreases blood sugar)
BETA CELLS
released by the islets of langerhands on the pancreas
GLUCAGON
Not enough sugar! glycogen (stored sugar) is broken down by this horomone, increasing blood sugar.
ALPHA CELLS
released by the islets of langerhans, pancreas
