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14 Cards in this Set
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Stimulates bone and muscle growth
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Growth Hormone (GH)
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Stimulates milk production and secretion
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Prolactin (PRL)
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Stimulates milk secretion during lactation
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Oxytocin
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Responsible for female secondary sex characteristics
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Estrogen
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Stimulates metabolic activity
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Thyroid Hormone
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Increases blood glucose level and decreases protein synthesis
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Gluccocorticoids
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Responsible for male secondary characteristics
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Testosterone
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Prepares endometrium for implantation/maintenance of pregnancy
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Progesterone
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Stimulates adrenal cortex to synthesize and secrete cortisol
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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)
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Stimulates follicle maturation in females and spermatogenesis in males
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Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
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Increases plasma calcium, increases bone resorption
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Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
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Decreases plasma calcium, increases bone formation
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Calcitonin
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Stimulates ovulation in females and testosterone synthesis in males
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Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
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Stimulates thyroid to produce TH and uptake iodine
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TSH
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