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Identify #1 |
Pineal gland |
Circadian rhythm |
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Identify #2 |
Pituitary gland Pituitary gland |
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Identify #5 |
Adrenal glands |
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Identify #4 |
Pancreas |
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Identify #6 |
Ovary |
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Identify #7 |
Testes |
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What are the 4 tropic hormones? |
Follicle stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, thyroid stimulating hormone. |
FLAT |
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The posterior pituitary STORES and RELEASES which 2 hormones? |
Oxytocin & antidiuretic hormone |
Milk ejection & water retention |
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The thyroid gland & it's hormones T3 &T4 have what affect on the body? |
Increase metabolism & regulates Calcitonin |
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What does Calcitonin do? |
Lowers blood Ca+ levels |
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What does parathyroid hormone do? |
Increases blood Ca+ levels |
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What are the 3 zones of the adrenal cortex? |
Zona glomerulosa, Zona fasciculata, Zona reticularis |
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What does the Zona glomerulosa release? |
Aldosterone |
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What does the Zona fasciculata release? |
Cortisol |
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What does the Zona reticularis release? |
Androgens |
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What hormones does the pancreas PRODUCE & RELEASE? |
Insulin and glucagon |
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What are the 3 hormones produced and released by the gonads? |
Estrogen Testosterone Progesterone |
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What is the thymus? What does it produce and secrete? |
Gland near the ❤/lungs. Thymosin for T-cell maturation |
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What hormone does the pineal gland produce and secrete? |
Melatonin |
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The pineal gland is responsible for what function? |
Circadian rhythm and mating behavior. |
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What is the function of oxytocin? |
Uterine contractions, milk "let down" and bonding in males. |
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What is the function of ADH? |
Water reabsorption. Raises BP |
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What is the function of aldosterone? |
Reabsorption of water and Na+ |
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