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22 Cards in this Set
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Growth Hormone
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Stimulates bone and muscle growth
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Anterior Pituitary
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Prolactin
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Stimulates milk production and secretion
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Anterior Pituitary
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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)
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Stimulates the adrenal cortex to synthesize and secrete glucocorticoids
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Anterior Pituitary
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Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
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Stimulates the thyroid to produce thyroid hormones
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Anterior Pituitary
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Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
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Stimulates ovulation in females; testosterone synthesis in males
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Anterior Pituitary
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Oxytocin
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Stimulates uterine contractions during labor, and milk secretion during lactation
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Hypothalamus; stored in posterior pituitary
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Thyroid Hormone
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Stimulates metabolic activity
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Thyroid
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Calcitonin
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Decreases the blood calcium level
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Thyroid
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Vasopressin (ADH)
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Stimulates water reabsorption in kidneys
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Hypothalamus; stored in posterior pituitary
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Parathyroid hormone
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Increases the blood calcium level
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Parathyroid
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Glucocorticoids
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Increases blood glucose level and decreases protein synthesis
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Adrenal Cortex
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Mineralocorticoids
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Increases water reabsorption in the kidneys
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Adrenal Cortex
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Epinephrine and Norepinephrine
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Increases blood glucose level and heart rate
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Adrenal Medulla
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Glucagon
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Stimulates Conversion of glycogen to glucose in the liver; increases blood glucose
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Pancreas
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INsulin
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Lowers Blood glucose and increases storage of glycogen
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Pancreas
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Somatostatin
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Suppresses secretion of glucagon and insulin
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Pancreas
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Testosterone
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Maintain male secondary sexual characteristics
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Testis
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Estrogen
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Maintains female secondary sexual characteristics
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Ovary/placenta
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Progesterone
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Promotes growth/maintenance of endometrium
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Ovary/placenta
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Melatonin
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Unclear in humans
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Pineal
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Atrial natriuretic hormone
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Involved in osmoregulation
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Heart
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Thymosin
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Stimulates T lymphocyte development
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Thymus
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