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8 Cards in this Set
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Thyroid Gland
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Increases metabolism in body cells
Lowers blood calcium thyroxine (T4) triiodothyronine (T3) Calcitonin |
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Parathyroids
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Increases blood calcium
Parathyroid hormone |
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Adrenals Cortex
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Increases blood sugar - cortisol (glucocorticoid)
Increases reabsorption of sodium - Aldosterone (mineralocoricoid) Secondary sex characteristics - Androgens, estrogens (sex hormone) |
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Medulla
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Sympathomimetic - Epinephrine (adrenaline)
Sympathomimetic - Norepinephrine (noradrenaline) |
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Pancreas Islet Cells
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Decreases blood sugar (glucose to glycogen) - Insulin
Increases blood sugar (glycogen to glucose) - Glucagon |
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Pituitary Anterior Lobe
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Increases bone and tissue growth - Growth hormone (GH; somatotropin)
Stimulates thyroid gland and thyroxine secretion - Thyroid Stimulating hormone (TSH). Stimulates adrenal cortes, especially cortisol secretion - Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) Oogenesis and spermatogenesis - Gonadotropins: Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and Luteinizing hormone (LH), Prolactin (PRL) - stimulates growth of breasts and milk secretion. |
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Posterior Lobe
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Stimulates reabsorption of water by kidney tubules - Antidiuretic hormone (ADH; vasopressin)
Stimulates contraction of the uterus during labor and childbirth - Oxytocin |
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Ovaries
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Promote development of ova and female secondary sex characteristics - Estrogens
Prepares and maintains the uterus in pregnancy - Progesterone Promotes development of sperm and males secondary sex characteristics - Testosterone |