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Hormones produced by hypothalamus
Regulatory hormones (released by anterior lobe of pituitary)
Antidiuretic hormone(released by posterior lobe of pituitary)
Oxytocin (released by posterior lobe of pituitary)
Hormones produced by pituitary gland- anterior lobe
Follicle-stimulating hormone
Lutenizing hormone
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
Thyroid-stimulating hormone
Prolactin
Growth hormone
Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
Hormones RELEASED by pituitary gland- posterior lobe
antidiuretic hormone
oxytocin
(both produced in hypothalamus)
Thyroid gland hormones
thyroxine
triiodothyronine
calcitonin (decreased calcium)
Parathyroid gland hormone
parathyroid hormone (increases calcium)`
2 parts of adrenal glands
cortex (outside)
medulla (inside)
Adrenal cortex hormones
mineralocorticoids
glucocorticoids
androgens
Adrenal medulla hormones
epinephrine
norepinephrine
Pineal gland hormone
melatonin
pancreas hormones
glucagon (increases blood sugar)
insulin (decreases blood sugar)