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Lecture 47 major hormones Flashcards

1
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Leptin

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controlles appetite & metabolic rate - produced by adipose tissue cells

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Androgens

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controls sex drive in women - adrenal cortex

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Aldosterone

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sodium and potassium excretion by kidneys - adrenal cortex

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Epinephrine & norepinephrine

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adrenal medulla (ANS)

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Prolactin

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gamete production, follical growth, anterior pituitary

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Luteinizing hormone

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testicular/ovarian production: anterior pituitary

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Oxytocin

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Milk let-down, uterine motility (posterior pituitary)

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hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin)

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placenta secretes it (corpus luteum)

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