Module 5 - Hormones Flashcards
What does prolactin stimulate? What is it’s target?
milk production
mammary glands
What is acetylcoline?
Acetylecoline is the primary neurotransmitters from the parasympathetic system that influences autonomic targets.
What does luteinizing hormone (LH) stimulate?
Production by the ovaries and testes
What hormone opposes the action of parathyroid hormone?
Calcitonin
What hormone promotes water retention by the kidneys?
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) triggers the release of what in response to stress?
Glucocorticoids and mineralcorticoids
What 7 hormones does the anterior pituitary release?
- FSH
- lutropin (gonadotropins)
- TSH
- ACTH
- Prolactin
- MSH
- GH
What is the target of melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH)?
melanocytes
What is the target of growth hormone (GH)?
liver, bones, other tissues
What is the target of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)?
adrenal cortex
What is target of Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)?
thyroids
What two hormones target the ovaries and testes?
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and lutropin (gonadotropins)
What is TRH?
thyrotropin-releasing hormone
What is TSH?
thyroid-stimulating hormone
T3/T4
thyroid hormone
