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21 Cards in this Set
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oxytocin
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pituitary gland, stimulates contraction of uterus and mammary gland cells
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antidiuretic hormone
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pituitary gland, promotes retention of water by kidneys
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growth hormone
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pituitary, stimulates growth
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prolactin
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stimulates milk production and secretion
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ffollicle stimulating hormone
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stimulates production of ova and sperm
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luteinizing hormone
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stimulates ovaries and testes
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thyroid stimulating hormone
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stimulates the thyroid gland
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adrenocorticotropic hormone
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stimulates adrenal cortex to secrete glucocorticoids
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triiodothyronine
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stimulate and maintain metabolic processes
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calcitonin
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lowerers blood calcium level
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parathyroid hormone
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raises blood calcium level
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insulin
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lowers blood glucose level
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glucagon
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raises blood glucose level
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epinephrine and norepinephrine
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raise blood glucose level; increase metabolic activities; constict certain blood vessels
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glucocoritocids
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raise blood glucose level
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mineralocorticoids
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promote reabsorption of Na and excretion of K in kidneys
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androgens
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sperm formation/developments; male sex characteristics
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estrogens
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uterine lining growth; promote and maintain female sex characteristics
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progesterone
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promotes uterine lining growth
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melatonin
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circadian rythmns
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thymosin
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t lymphocytes
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