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22 Cards in this Set
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The Parathormone is responsible for
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raising Calcium levels
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Glucagon is responsible for
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raising glucose levels
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Calcitonin is responsible for
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lowering calcium levels
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Insulin is responsible for
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lowering blood glucose
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Prolactin is responsible for
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initiating and maintaining milk secretion
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Melatonin is responsible for
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regulating biological clock
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Lutenizing is responsible for
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stimulating sex hormone and ovulation
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Epinephrine/Norepinephrine is responsible for
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fight or flight response
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Cortisol is responsible for
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regulating metabolism and resistance to stress
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Inhibin is rsponsible for
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controlling water and electrolytes
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Aldosterone is responsible for
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supressing FSH
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Androgens are responsible for
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growth of pubic hair
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Thymosin is responsible for
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promoting T cell maturation
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Thryroxine/Triiodothyromine is responsible for
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O2 use and basal meatablolic rate, cellular metabolism, growth and development
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HGH is responsible for
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protein synthesis, protein breakdown, lipolysis, and retards glucose for ATP production.
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ADH is responsible for
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water loss through kidneys
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FSH is responsible for
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egg and sperm formation
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Oxytocin is responsible for
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uterine contractions, milk ejection
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Hypothalmic RH is responsible for
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stimulating/inhibiting hormone of anterior pituitary.
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Melanocyte RH is responsible for
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skin pigmentation
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TSH is responsible for
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synthesis of T3 and T4
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Prostoglandins are responsible for
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inflammation, smooth muscle contraction, blood flow
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