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26 Cards in this Set
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growth hormone (GH; somatotropin)
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anterior lobe of the pituitary gland (adenohypophysis)
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thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH; thyrotropin)
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anterior pituitary gland (adenohypophysis)
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adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
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anterior pituitary gland (adenohypophysis)
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follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH; a gonadotropic hormone)
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anterior pituitary gland (adenohypophysis)
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luteinizing hormone (LH) or interstitial cell-stimulating hormone (ICSH; in males) (both gonadotropic hormones)
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anterior pituitary gland (adenohypophysis)
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prolactin (PRL)
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anterior pituitary gland (adenohypophysis)
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melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)
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anterior pituitary gland (adenohypophysis)
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antidiuretic hormone (ADH; vasopressin)
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posterior lobe of the pituitary gland (neurohypophysis)
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oxytocin
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posterior pituitary gland (neurohypophysis)
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thyroxine (tetraiodothyronine; T4)
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thyroid gland
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triiodothyronine (T3)
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thyroid gland
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calcitonin (thyrocalcitonin)
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thyroid gland
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parathyroid hormone (PTH; parathormone)
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parathyroid glands
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cortisol (hydrocortisone; a glucocoticoid corticosteriod)
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adrenal cortex
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cortisone (a glucocorticoid corticosteroid)
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adrenal cortex
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aldosterone (a mineralocorticoid corticosteroid)
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adrenal cortex
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androgen (sex hormone)
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adrenal cortex
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estrogen (sex hormone)
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adrenal cortex
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progestin (sex hormone)
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adrenal cortex
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epinephrine (adrenaline; a catecholamine)
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adrenal medulla
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norepinephrine (noradrenaline; a catecholamine)
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adrenal medulla
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insulin
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islet cells of the pancreas (islets of Langerhans)
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glucagon
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islet cells of the pancreas (islets of Langerhans)
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estradiol (an estrogen)
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ovaries
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progesterone
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ovaries
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testosterone (an androgen which is a male steroid hormone)
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testes
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