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FSH
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Follicle-Stimulating Hormone - Anterior Pituitary
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Stimulates follicle maturation; spermatogenesis
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LH
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Luteinizing Hormone - Anterior Pituitary
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Stimulates ovulation; testosterone synthesis
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ACTH
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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone - Anterior Pituitary; peptide
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Stimulates adrenal cortex to make and secrete glucocorticoids
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TSH
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Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - Anterior Pituitary
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Stimulates thyroid to produce thyroid hormones
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Prolactin
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Anterior Pituitary
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Stimulates milk production and secretion
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Endorphins
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Anterior Pituitary
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Inhibit pain perception in the brain
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HGH
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Human Growth Hormone - Anterior Pituitary
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Stimulates bone and muscle growth/lipolysis
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Oxytocin
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Hypothalamus; stored in posterior pituitary
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Stimulates uterine contractions during labor, milk secretion during lactation
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ADH
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Vasopressin; Hypothalamus; stored in posterior pituitary; peptide hormone
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Stimulates water reabsorption in the kidneys; increases blood pressure; reduces amount of urine, therefore concentrates urine
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T4, T3
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Thyroid hormones
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stimulate metabolic activity, increasing basal metabolic rate
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Calcitonin
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Thyroid
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Decreases (tones down) blood calcium levels
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Parathyroid Hormone
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Parathyroid
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Increases blood calcium level
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Glucocorticoids
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Adrenal Cortex; steroids
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Increases blood glucose level and decreases protein synthesis; stress hormones
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Mineralocorticoids
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Adrenal cortex
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Increases water reabsorption in kidneys
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Epinephrine & Norepinephrine
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Adrenal medulla
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Increases blood glucose level and heart rate
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Glucagon
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Pancreas; peptide hormone
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Stimulates conversion of glycogen to glucose in the liver; increases blood glucose
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Insulin
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Pancreas; peptide hormone
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Lowers blood glucose; increases glycogen stores; released when blood carbs or proteins are too high;
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Somatostatin
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Pancreas
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Suppresses secretion of glucagon and insulin
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Testosterone
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Testes
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Maintains male secondary sexual characteristics
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Estrogen
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Ovary/Placenta
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Maintains female secondary sexual characteristics
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Progesterone
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Ovary/Placenta
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Promotes growth/maintenance of endometrium
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Melatonin
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Pineal Gland
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Unclear in humans; Sleep?
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Atrial natriuretic peptide
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Heart
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Involved in osmoregulation and vasodilation
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Thymosin
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Thymus
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Stimulates T lymphocyte development
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CCK
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Cholecystokinin Hormone - Duodenum
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Secreted when chyme is present; stimulates secretion of pancreatic enzymes and bile
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aldosterone
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steroid; adrenal cortex; acts on distal convoluted tubule
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Increases Na+ reabsorption and K+ secretion in collecting tubule; Also increases blood pressure as a result
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cortisol
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steroid; adrenal cortex;
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stimulates gluconeogenesis in the liver, increasing blood glucose; stress hormone
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