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15 Cards in this Set
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Epinephrine (adrenaline)
Nonrepinephrine (noradrenaline) (ADRENAL MEDULLA) |
Target tissue: Skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, blood vessels
Principal actions: Initiate stress responses; raise heart rate, blood pressure, metabolic rate; dilate blood vessels; mobilize fat; raise blood glucose level |
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Aldosterone
(ADRENAL CORTEX) |
Target tissue: Kidney tubules
Principal Actions: Maintains proper balance of Na+ and K+ ions |
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Cortisol
(ADRENAL CORTEX) |
Target tissue: Many organs
Principal actions: Adaptation to long-term stress; raises blood glucose level; mobilizes fat |
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Insulin
(PANCREAS) |
Target tissue: Liver, skeletal muscles, adipose tissue
Principal Actions: Lowers blood glucose level; stimulates storage of glycogen in liver |
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Glucagon
(PANCREAS) |
Target tissue: Liver, adipose tissue
Principal Actions: Raises blood glucose level; stimulates breakdown of glycogen in liver |
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Estradiol
(OVARY) |
General - Stimulates development of secondary sex characteristics in females
Female reproductive structures - Stimulates growth of sex organs at puberty and monthly preparation of uterus for pregnancu |
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Progesterone
(OVARY) |
Uterus - completes preparation for pregnancy
Breasts - Stimulates development |
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Testosterone
(TESTIS) |
Many organs - stimulates development of secondary sex characteristics in males and growth spurt at puberty
Male reproductive structures - stimulates development of sex organs; stimulats spermatogenesis |
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Melatonin
(PINEAL GLAND) |
Found in gonads, pigment cells
Influences pigmentation in some vertebrates; may influence onset of puberty in humans |
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Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
(POSTERIOR LOBE OF PITUITARY) |
Target tissue: Kidneys
Actions: stimulates reabsorption of water; conserves water |
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Oxytocin
(POSTERIOR LOBE OF PITUITARY) |
Uterus - stimulates contraction
Mammary glands - stimulates milk ejection |
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Growth hormone (GH)
(ANTERIOR LOBE OF PITUITARY) |
Tissue(s) - many organs
Actions: stimulates growth by promoting protein synthesis and fat breakdown |
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone
(ACTH) (ANTERIOR LOBE OF PITUITARY) |
Found in the adrenal cortex
Stimulates secretion of adrenal cortical hormones such as cortisol |
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Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
(ANTERIOR LOBE OF PITUITARY) |
Found in the thyroid
Stimulates thyroxine secretion |
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Luteinizing hormone (LH)
(ANTERIOR LOBE OF PITUITARY) |
Found in the gonads
Stimulates ovulation and corpus luteum formation in females; stimulates secretion of testosterone in males |