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Hypothalamus
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1) Hormone: releasing hormones
Action o/t Hormon: stimulates the pituitary to secrete its hormones |
Works in conjunction with pituitary gland
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Gland: Hypothalamus
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releases hormones that stimulate pituitary to secrete its hormones
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works w/ pituitary
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FSH
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Made in: anterior pituitary
Action:controls growth, developmnet, & functioning of the glands |
In pituitary
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Releasing hormones
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+hypothalamus
+stimulates the pituitary to secrete its hormones |
+pituitary
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FSH
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+anterior pituitary
+control growth, development, & functioning o/t gonads |
anterior pituitary
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LH
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+anterior pituitary
+control growth, development, & functioning o/t gonads |
anterior pituitary
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TSH
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+anterior pituitary
+stimulates tyroid gland |
+anterior pituitary
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ACTH
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+anterior pituitary
+stimulates adrenal cortex |
+adrenaline
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GH
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+anterior pituitary
+stimulates growth in body cells |
+growth
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Prolactin
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+anterior pituitary
+stimulates production of milk in females |
+females
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MSH
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+anterior pituitary
+stimulates productin of melanin |
+skin
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ADH
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+posterior pituitary
+stimulates water retention in the kidneys |
+nephron
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Oxytocin
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+posterior pituitary
+stimulates contraction of uterus during labor & release of milk during nursing |
+child-birth
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thyrxine
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+thyroid
+regulates cellular metabolic rate (direct releationship) |
+metabolism
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Calcitonin
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+thyroid
+lowers blood Ca+ levels |
+Ca+
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PTH
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+parathyroid
+increases blood Ca+ levels |
+Ca+
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Aldosterone
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+adrenal cortex
+regulates reabsorbtion of Na+ & excretion of K+ in the kidneys (water/salt balance) |
+salt
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Cortisol
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+adrenal cortex
+long term stress response +regulates metabolism of carbs, fats, & proteins [the energy avalibility to the blood] |
+blood energy
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Adrenaline
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+adrenal medulla
+fight or flight response +increases blood glucose levels & cellular metabolism; increases heart rate, blood pressure, & blood supply to skeletal muscles |
+fight
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Noradrenaline
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+adrenal medulla
+stimulation of cardiac muscles |
+heart
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Insulin
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+pancreas (island of langerhans)
+increase glucose absorbtion & storage of glucose -in liver:glucose stored as glycogen -in body:glucose stored as fat (deacrease blood glucose levels) |
+glucose
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Glucagon
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+pancreas
+increase glycogen breakdown 1st, fat 2nd (increase blood glucose levels) |
+pancreas
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Estrogen
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+Gonads (ovary:female)
+development of sex cells, sexual charachteristics & controls sexual behavior cycles |
+sex
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Progesterone
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+Gonads (ovary:female)
+thickening of uterine lining |
+lining
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Androgens (testosterone)
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+gonads (testes:males)
+development of sex cells, sexual charachteristics & controls sexual behavior cycles |
+like estrogen
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