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Endocrine Gland Hormones
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Biology
12th Grade
10/16/2011

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Human Growth Hormone
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stimulates cell division bone and muscle growth and metabolic functions
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Thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
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stimulates thyroid gland
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adrenocortico-tropic hormone (acth)
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stimulates the adreal cortex to secrete glucocorticoids
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foccile-stimulating hormone (fsh)
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stimulates production of ova and sperm from theo ovaries and testes
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lutenzing hormone
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stimulates sex hormone production from ovaries and testes
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prolactin
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stimulates milk production from the mamary glands
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antidirectic (adh)
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promotes the rentention of water by kidneys
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oxytocin (oct)
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stimulates uterine muscle contractions and release of milk by the mammary glands
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thyroxine
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affects all tissues increases metabolic rate and regulates growth and development
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calcitonin
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target bones and kidneys to lower blood calcium by inhibiting release of calcium from bone and reaborsption of calcium by kidneys
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parathyriod hormone (pth)
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raises blood calcium levels by simulating the bone cells to release calcium the intestine to absorb calcium from food and the kidneys to reabsorb calcium
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glucocortiods
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stimulate tissues to raise blood gluclose and break down protein
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mineralocortciods (e.g adelestrone)
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promote reabsorbption of sodium
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gonodocorticiods
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promote secondary sexual characteristics
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epinephrine and norepinephrine
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fight or flight hormones raise blood gluclose levels
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insulin
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lowers blood gluclose levels and promotes the formation of glycogen in the liver
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glucagon
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raises blood gluclose levels by converting glycogen into gluclose
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estrogen
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stimulates uterine lining growth and promotes development of the female secondary sexual characteristics
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protesgesterone
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promotes growth of uterine lining and prevents uterine muscle contraction
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testerone
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promote sperm formation and devleopment of the male secondary sexual characteristics
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hypothalamus
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anterior pituitary
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posterior pituitary
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parathyriod
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adrenal cortex
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adrenal medulla
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pancreas
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ovaries
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testes
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