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Thyroid Gland
Increases metabolism in body cells
Lowers blood calcium
thyroxine (T4) triiodothyronine (T3)
Calcitonin
Parathyroids
Increases blood calcium
Parathyroid hormone
Adrenals Cortex
Increases blood sugar - cortisol (glucocorticoid)
Increases reabsorption of sodium - Aldosterone (mineralocoricoid)
Secondary sex characteristics - Androgens, estrogens (sex hormone)
Medulla
Sympathomimetic - Epinephrine (adrenaline)
Sympathomimetic - Norepinephrine (noradrenaline)
Pancreas Islet Cells
Decreases blood sugar (glucose to glycogen) - Insulin
Increases blood sugar (glycogen to glucose) - Glucagon
Pituitary Anterior Lobe
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.
Posterior Lobe
Stimulates reabsorption of water by kidney tubules - Antidiuretic hormone (ADH; vasopressin)
Stimulates contraction of the uterus during labor and childbirth - Oxytocin
Ovaries
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