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Secretion of Hormones Flashcards

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Oxytocin

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by Posterior Pituitary

in response to Childbirth

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Vasopressin (ADH)

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by Posterior Pituitary

in response to High Plasma Osmolality

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FSH

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by Anterior Pituitary

in response to GnRH

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LH

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by Anterior Pituitary

in response to GnRH; estrogen spike from follicle just before ovulation

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ACTH

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by Anterior Pituitary

in response to CRH, stress

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TSH

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by Anterior Pituitary

in response to TRH, low plasma levels of T3 and T4

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Prolactin

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by Anterior Pituitary

in response to Falling progesterone at end of pregnancy

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Endorphin

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by Anterior Pituitary

in response to Pain

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Growth hormone

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by Anterior Pituitary

in response to GHRH

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Calcitonin

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by Thyroid

in response to High plasma [Ca2+]

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T4 and T3

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by Thyroid

in response to TSH

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Parathyroid hormone

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by Parathyroid

in response to Low Plasma [Ca2+]

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Glucagon

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by Pancreatic alpha cells

in response to Low Blood [Glucose]

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Insulin

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by Pancreatic beta cells

in response to High Blood [Glucose]

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Somatostatin

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by Pancreatic delta cells

in response to Varies –> usually high hormone levels

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Cortisol

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by Adrenal Cortex

in response to Stress

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Aldosterone

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by Adrenal Cortex

in response to ACTH, Angiotensin II, Low BP

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Epinephrine

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by Adrenal Medulla

in response to Sudden Stress

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Estrogen

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Female: Ovaries

Male: Adrenal

in response to FSH

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Progesterone

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Female: Ovary, corpus luteum

Male: Adrenal

in response to Ovulation

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Testosterone

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Female: Ovaries

Male: Leydig cells of testes

in response to GnRH –> LH –> testosterone

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Norepinephrine

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by Adrenal Medulla

in response to Sudden Stress

23
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hCG

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by Placenta

in response to Implantation

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GnRH

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by Hypothalamus

in response to Puberty, Menses

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