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oxytocin

-promotes contraction of uterine muscles during childbirth
-promotes milk release from breast



Posterior pituitary

ADH

(antidiuretic h.)
-acts on kidneys to increase water retention



Posterior pituitary

FSH

(follicle-stimulating h.)
-stimulates egg & sperm development



Anterior pituitary

LH

(luteinizing h.)
-stimulates ovulation & cells of testes



Anterior pituitary

TSH

(thyroid-stimulating h.)
-stimulates release of thyroid hormone from



Anterior pituitary thyroid gland

ACTH

(adrenocorticotropic h.)
-stimulates release of h. by adrenal glands



Anterior pituitary

prolactin

-stimulates milk production
-in males, supports testes



Anterior pituitary

GH

(growth hormone)
-aka somatostatin
-promotes cell division
-promotes growth in childhood
-increases metabolism
-secretion increases in sleep & exercise


Anterior pituitary

Thyroid Gland

-two main hormones:
-T3 (triiodothyronine)
-T4 (thyroxine)
-contain iodine
-secreted in response to TSH from ant. pit.
-increase metabolic rate
-increases greatly in animals in winter
-another hormone is calcitonin
-maintains calcium ion homeostasis

PTH

(parathyroid hormone)
-maintains calcium ion homeostasis:




Parathyroid glands

adrenal medulla

-secretes epinephrine & norepinephrine
-produces the sympathetic NS “fight-or-flight” response
-increases HR, BP, BR, blood glucose
-decreases other functions, such as digestion

adrenal cortex

mineralocorticoids


glucocorticoids


sex steroids
-androgens & estrogens

Pancreas

-insulin
-decreases blood glucose
-promotes uptake of blood glucose by cells
-glucagon
-promotes increase in blood glucose

Gonads

-ovaries make an estrogen called estradiol, progesterone
-produce 2-dary sex characteristics
-regulate menstrual cycle
-regulate pregnancy
-testes produce testosterone, other androgens, and estrogen
-produce 2-dary sex characteristics
-maintain gonads & sperm production

insulin

-decreases blood glucose
-promotes uptake of blood glucose by cells

glucagon

promotes increase in blood glucos