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23 Cards in this Set
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Releasing/ Inhibiting hormone
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S: Hypothalamus
T: Anterior Pituitary BE: Control AP hormone secretion |
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Oxytocin
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S: Posterior Pituitary
T: Breast and uterus BE: Milk let down, uterine contraction |
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Vasopressin (ADH)
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S: Posterior Pituitary
T: Kidney BE: Enhance water reabsorption |
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Growth Hormone (GH)
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S: Anterior Pituitary
T: Bone, fat, liver BE: Skeletal and muscle growth |
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Prolactin (PRL)
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S: Anterior pituitary
T: breast BE: milk production |
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Adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH)
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S: Anterior pituitary
T: adrenal cortex BE: stimulates glucogorticoid secretion |
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Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
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S: Anterior pituitary
T: thyroid gland BE: stimulates thyroid hormone secretion |
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Follice Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
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S: Anterior pituitary
T: gonads BE: growth and development |
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Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
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S: Anterior pituitary
T: gonads BE: triggers ovulation and steroid hormone secretion |
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Insulin
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S: pancreatic islets
T: liver, muscle and fat BE: glucose metabolism and blood |
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Glucagon
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S: pancreatic islets
T: liver BE: glucose metabolism ad blood levels |
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Somatostatin
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S: Pancreatic islets OR hypothalamus
T: alpha, beta cell OR Anterior pituitary BE: inhibits glucagon and insulin secretion OR inhibits GH secretion |
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Glucocorticoids
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S: Adrenal cortex
T: liver, muscle and fat BE: regulate glucose, fatty acid and protein metabolism |
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Aldosterone
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S: adrenal cortex
T: kidney BE: sodium reabsorption, excretion |
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Epinephrine
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S: adrenal medulla
T: cardiovascular system BE: regulates function |
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Angiotensin II
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S: derived via cascade
T: adrenal cortex BE: stimulates aldosterone |
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Atrial Natriuretic F
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S: atrial smooth muscle
T: kidney BE: sodium and potassium excretion |
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Thyroid Hormone T3 and T4
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S: thyroid gland
T: body-wide BE: energy metabolism |
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Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
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S: parathyroid gland
T: bone, kidney and intestine BE: calcium/ phosphate metabolism |
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Calcitonin (CT)
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S: thyroid gland
T: bone, kidney and intestine BE: calcium/phosphate metabolism |
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Androgens
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S: testes (adrenal cortex)
T: reproductive tract BE: growth and development |
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Estrogens
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S: ovaries and placenta
T: reproductive tract, breast BE: growth and development |
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Progesterone
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S: Ovaries and placenta
T: uterus and breast BE: growth and development |
