Key Terms — Hormones Flashcards

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Exocrine glands

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Shed secretion into a duct onto surface
X hormones

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Endocrine glands

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Shed substance into blood
Hormone related
No ducts

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Hormones

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Only affect targeted cells

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Insulin

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Pancreas
Lower blood sugar level
Liver glucose glycogen storage

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Adrenaline

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Adrenal gland
Gets body ready for action
Heart rate, breathing rate, convert glycogen to glucose (resp)
Constricts skin and gut blood vessels dilate muscle vessels

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Testosterone

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2ndary male sexual chara

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ADH

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Pituitary gland
Control kidney water absorption
Kidney tubules permeability

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FSH

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Pituitary
Stimulate follicle growth, ovaries to release oestrogen

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LH

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Pituitary
Stimulate Ovulation

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Progesterone

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Placenta, corpus luteum
Maintain uterus lining

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