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23 Cards in this Set
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Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
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Stimulates the anterior pituitary to release gonadotropins (LS,FSH) |
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Growth Hormone
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Growth of all body tissues |
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Thyroid Stimulating Hormone |
Thyroid gland to produce T3 & T4 |
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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone |
Adrenal cortex to produce hormones |
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Prolactin |
Mammary glands to produce milk |
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Follicle Stimulating Hormone |
Testes-Sperm development |
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Luteinizing Hormone
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Testosterone production in males; Follicle and corpus luteum development, ovulation in females |
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Antidiuretic Hormone |
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Oxytocin |
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Thyroxine (T4) & Triiodothyronine(T3) |
Increased metabolic rate, (needed for growth) |
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Calcitonin(Thyrocalcitonin)
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Decrease in blood calcium level to build bone |
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Parathyroid Hormone |
Calcium Release from bone to INCREASE blood calcium |
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Epinephrine and Norepinephrine |
INCREASE BP and pulse; activates with sympathetic nervous system; "Fight or Flight" response |
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Cortisol |
INCREASE level of nutrients in blood; active during stress |
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Aldosterone |
Helps regulate electrolyte and water balance |
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Sex Hormones(Androgens)
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May influence secondary sex characteristics |
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Insulin |
Transport of glucose into cells; Decrease blood glucose |
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Glucagon |
Liver to release glucose; INCREASE blood glucose |
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Testosterone
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Development of male sex organs and secondary sexual characteristics |
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Estrogen |
Development of female sex organs and secondary sexual characteristics; affects menstrual cycle changes |
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Progesterone |
Development of female sex organs and secondary sexual characteristics; helps maintain pregnancy |
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Thymosin |
Growth of T cells active in immunity |
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Melatonin |
Influences sleep wake cycles |
