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23 Cards in this Set
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anterior pituitary
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hGH (human growth hormone)
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cartilage, bone, skeletal muscle, liver, and other body tissues
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anterior pituitary
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TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone)
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thyroid gland
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anterior pituitary
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FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone)
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testes and ovaries
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anterior pituitary
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LH (luteinizing hormone)
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testes and ovaries
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anterior pituitary
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PRL (prolactin)
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mammary gland
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anterior pituitary
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ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone)
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adrenal cortex
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anterior pituitary
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MSH (melanocyte-stimulating hormone)
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skin
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posterior pituitary
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ADH (antidiuretic hormone)
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kidneys
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posterior pituitary
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OT (oxytocin)
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uterus and mammary glands
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thyroid gland
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T4 (thyroxine)
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most body cells
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thyroid gland
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T3 (triiodothyronine)
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most body cells
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thyroid gland
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calcitonin
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osteoclast cells in bones
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parathyroid glands
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PTH (parathyroid hormone)
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osteoclast cells in bones
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adrenal cortex
zona glomerulosa |
mineralcorticoids, with aldosterone being the main hormone
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kidneys
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adrenal cortex
zona fasciculata |
glucocorticoids, with cortisol being the main hormone secreted
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liver, muscle, and cells involved in body defenses
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adrenal cortex
zona reticularis |
male androgen DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone)
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testes (convert it to testosterone)
ovaries (convert it to estrogen) |
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adrenal medulla
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epinephrine and NE (norepinephrine)
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body cells involved in fight-or-flight response
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pancreas
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insulin
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most body cells
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pancreas
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glucagon
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liver
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ovaries
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estrogen and progesterone
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uterus, mammary glands, and other body cells involved in female sexual characteristics
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testes
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testosterone
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testes, muscle, and other body cells involved in male sexual characteristics
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pineal gland
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melatonin
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brain
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thymus
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thymosin
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T cells (white blood cells involved in immune response)
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