Lab 1 Enocrine Organs Flashcards
Follicle stimulating hormone
FSH
Organ. Target organ/tissue. Effect
Adenohypophysis. Ovaries Follicle growth
Anterior Pituitary. Testes. Estrogen secretion
Sperm production
Luteinizing hormone
LH
Organ. Target organ /tissue. Effect
Anterior pituitary. Ovaries. Female: ovulation
testes. maintenance
of corpus luteum
male: testosterone
secreton
Thyroid stimulating hormone
TSH
Organ. Target organ /tissue. Effect
Anterior pituitary. Thyroid gland. Growth of thyroid
Secretion of thyroid
Hormone
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
ACTH
Organ. Target organ/ tissue. Effect
Anterior pituitary. Adrenal cortex. Growth of adrenal
Cortex secretion of
Glucocorticoids
Prolactin
PRL
Organ. Target organ/tissue. Effect
Anterior pituitary Mammary glands. Milk synthesis
Growth hormone
Anterior pituitary.
Organ. Target organ/ tissue. Effect
Anterior pituitary. Liver, bone, cartilage, Widespread tissue
Muscle, fat. Growth in stated tissues
Antidiuretic hormone
GH
Organ. Target organ/tissue. Effect
cPosterior. Kidneys.
Pituitary. Water retention
Oxytocin
Organ. Target organ/tissue. Effect
Posterior pituitary Mammary glands Milk let down
Melatonin
Organ. Target organ/tissue. Effect
Pineal gland. Brain. Uncertain, may
Mood and sexual
Maturation
Thymosin
Organ. Target organ/ tissue Effect
Thymus. Immune cells. Stimulate t lymphocyte
t lymphocytes. Development and activity
Thyroxine
T4
Organ. Target organ/tissue. Effect
Thyroid gland. Most tissues. Elevate metabolic rate
And heart production
Increase respiratory rate,
Heart rate, strength of heart
Triiodothyronine
T3
Organ. Target organ/tissue. Effect
Thyroid gland. Most tissues. Promote alertness and
Reflexes, stimulate growth
Hormone secretion
Calcitonin
Organ. Target organ/tissue. Stimulates bone
Thyroid gland. Bone, Deposition main in
Children
Parathyroid hormone
PTH
Organ. Target organ/tissue. Effect
Parathyroid Bone, kidneys, small intestine. Raises blood
CA2+ level by stimulating
Bone resorption and
Inhibiting deposition.
EPI
Organ. Target/tissue. Effect
Adrenal medulla. Most tissues. Promote alertness mobilize
Organic fuels