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19 Cards in this Set
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Pineal Gland
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Location: Brain
Major Hormome(s): Melatonin |
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Hypothalamus
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Location: Brain
Major Hormome(s): Growth hormone-releasing hormone, growth hormone-inhibiting hormone, gonadotropin-releasing hormone, thyrotropin-releasing hormone, corticotropin-releasing hormone, prolactin-releasing hormone, prolactin-inhibiting hormone, melanocyte-stimulating-hormone-releasing hormone, melanocyte-stimulating-hormone-inhibiting hormone |
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Pituitary Gland (Anterior Lobe)
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Location: Head
Major Hormome(s): Growth hormone, folicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, prolactin |
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Pituitary Gland (Intermediate Lobe)
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Location: Head
Major Hormone(s): Melanocyte-stimulating hormone |
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Pituitary Gland (Posterior Lobe)
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Location: Head
Major Hormone(s): Anti-diuretic hormone, oxytocin |
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Thyroid Gland
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Location: Neck
Major Hormone(s): Thyroid hormones |
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Ultimobranchial Bodies
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Location: Neck
Major Hormone(s): Calcitonin |
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Parathyroid Glands
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Location: Neck
Major Hormone(s): Parathyroid hormone |
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Thymus Gland
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Location: Neck & Thorax
Major Hormone(s): Thymosins, thymic humoral factor, thymopoietins |
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Heart
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Location: Thorax
Major Hormone(s): Atrial natriuretic factor |
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Stomach
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Location: Abdomen
Major Hormone(s): Gastrin |
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Intestines
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Location: Abdomen
Major Hormone(s): Secretin, Cholecystokinin |
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Pancreas
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Location: Abdomen
Major Hormone(s): Insulin, Glucagon, Somatostatin |
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Kidneys
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Location: Retro-peritoneal
Major Hormone(s): erythropoietin, 1, 25 dihydroxycholecalciferol |
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Adrenal Glands (Cortex)
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Location: Retro-peritoneal
Major Hormone(s): Glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, gonadocorticoids |
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Adrenal Glands (Medulla)
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Location: Retro-paritoneal
Major Hormone(s): Epinephrine (adrenaline), norepinephrine (noradrenaline) |
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Ovaries
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Location: Abdomen
Major Hormone(s): Estrogens, progesterone, relaxin |
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Testes
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Location: Abdomen
Major Hormone(s): androgens (mainly testosterone) |
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Chorion & Placenta (mammals only)
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Location: Associated with embryo and fetus
Major Hormone(s): Chorionic gonadotropin, estrogen, progesterone |
