Endocrine System

Front 1

Hypothalamic releasing- and inhibiting-hormones

Back 1

Located in the Hypothalamus.
It regulates anterior pituitary hormones.

Front 2

Human Growth Hormone(hGH)

Back 2

Located in the Anterior Pituitary.
It stimulates cell division, bone and muscle growth, and metabolic functions.

Front 3

Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone(TSH)

Back 3

Located in the Anterior Pituitary.
Stimulates the Thyroid Gland.

Front 4

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone(ACTH)

Back 4

Located in the the Anterior Pituitary. Stimulates the Adrenal Cortex to secrete glucorticoids.

Front 5

Follicle-Stimulating Hormone(FSH)

Back 5

Located in the Anterior Pituitary.
Stimulates production of ova and sperm from the ovaries and testes.

Front 6

Luteinizing Hormone(LH)

Back 6

Located in the Anterior Pituitary.
Stimulates sex hormone production from the ovaries and testes.

Front 7

Prolactin(PRL)

Back 7

Located in the Anterior Pituitary.
Stimulates milk production from the mammary glands.

Front 8

Antidiuretic Hormone(ADH)

Back 8

Located in the Posterior Pituitary.
It promotes the retention of water by the kidneys.

Front 9

Oxytocin(OCT)

Back 9

Located in the Posterior Pituitary.
Stimulates uterine muscle contractions and release of milk by the mammary glands.

Front 10

Thyroxin(T4)

Back 10

Located in the Thyroid. It effects all the tissues and increases metabolic rate and regulates growth and development.

Front 11

Calcitonin

Back 11

Located in the Thyroid. It targets bones and kidneys to lower blood calcium by inhabiting release of calcium from the bone and reabsorbtion of calcium by kidneys.

Front 12

Parathyroid Hormone(PTH)

Back 12

Located in the parathyroid. It raises blood calcium levels by stimulating the bone cells to release calcium, the intestine to absorb calcium from food, and the kidneys to reabsorb calcium.

Front 13

Glucorticoids( eg. cortisol)

Back 13

Located in the the Adrenal Cortex. It stimulates tissues to raise blood glucose and break down protein.

Front 14

Mineralocorticoids(eg.aldosterone)

Back 14

Located in the Adrenal Cortex.
It promotes reabsorbtion of sodium and water by the kidneys.

Front 15

Gonadocorticoids

Back 15

Located in the Adrenal Cortex.
It promotes secondary sexual characteristics

Front 16

Epinephrine and norepinephrine

Back 16

Located in the Adrenal Medulla.
Flight-or-Flight hormones.
Raise blood glucose levels.

Front 17

Insuline

Back 17

Located in the Pancreas.
It lowers blood glucose levels and promotes the formation of glycogen in the liver.

Front 18

Glucagon

Back 18

Located in the Pancreas.
It raises blood glucose levels by converting glycogen to glucose.

Front 19

Estrogen

Back 19

Located in the Ovaries.
It stimulates uterine lining growth and promotes development of the female secondary sexual characteristics.

Front 20

Progesterone

Back 20

Located in the Ovaries.
It promotes growth of the uterine lining and prevents uterine muscle contractions.

Front 21

Testosterone

Back 21

Located in the Testes.
It promotes sperm formation and development of the male secondary sexual characteristics.

Front 22

Cerebellum

Back 22

Controls muscle coordination and balance.

Front 23

Medulla Oblongota

Back 23

Controls subconscious activities, such as heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, swallowing, and vomiting.

Front 24

Pons

Back 24

Relays information between the cerebellum and cerebral cortex.

Front 25

Midbrain

Back 25

Recieves specific sensory input; connects the hindbrain to the forebrain.

Front 26

Thalamus

Back 26

Connects various parts of the brain; relys information from the sense.

Front 27

Hypothalamus

Back 27

It regulates the pituitary gland, heart rate, blood pressure, and temperature; Controls drives such as a hunger, thirst, and sexual desire.

Front 28

Frontal Lobes

Back 28

Associated with conscious thought, intellegence, memory, and personality; control voluntary muscle movements.

Front 29

Temporal Lobe

Back 29

Involved in auditory reception

Front 30

Parietal Lobes

Back 30

Recieve sensory infromation from the skin, and process information about the body position.

Front 31

Occipital Lobes

Back 31

Process visual information

Front 32

Corpus Callosum

Back 32

Connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres through the nerve tracts