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Gland- Anterior Pituitary
Target Organ- All cells
Action- Metabolic activator; increases bone and muscle size |
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Gland- Anterior Pituitary
Target Organ- Breast tissue
Action- Initate lactation |
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Gland- Anterior Pituitarty
Target Organ- Adrenal gland
Action-Regulate adrenal cortex |
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| Follicle Stimulating Hormone |
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Gland- Anterior Pituitary
Target Organ- Ovaries; testes
Action-Initate ovary and sperm development |
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Gland-Anterior Pituitary
Target Organ-Ovaries
Action-Oculation, corpus luteum development; Progesterone secretion |
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Gland- Anterior Pituitary
Target Organ- Testes
Action- Testeosterone production |
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| Thyroid stimulating hormone |
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Gland- Anterior Pituitary
Target Organ- Thyroid
Action- Growth and activity |
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Gland-Posterior Pituitary
Target Organ- Kidney
Action- water retention |
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Gland-Posterior Pituitary
Target Organ-Uterus and breast
Action-Uterine contraction and lactation |
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Gland- Thyroid
Target organ-all cells
Action- increase metabolic rate |
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Gland- Thyroid
Target Organ-Osteoblasts
Action- increase calcium in bones |
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Gland- Parathyroid gland
Target Organ- osteoclasts
Action- increase bone break down |
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Gland-Adrenal cortex
Target Organ-Kidney
Action-Increase sodium reabsorption |
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Gland-Adrenal Cortex
Target organ- all cells
Action-increase glucose, long term |
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Gland- Adrenal coretex
Target Organ-sex organs
Action-sexual drive |
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| Epinephrine and Norepinephrine |
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Gland-Adrenal medulla
Target organ- Sympathetic organs
Action-fight or flight respones; enhances sympathetic NS |
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Gland- Pancreas
Target organ- all cells (especially liver)
Action- increase blood glucose |
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Gland-Pancreas
Target organ- all cells (expecially liver)
Action-Decrease blood glucose |
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Gland- Pineal gland
Target organ-all cells
Action- day-night cycle |
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Gland- Thymus
Target organ-T cells
Action- T cell maturation |
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Gland- Ovaries
Target Organ- Sex organs
Action-development of sexual characteristics; maintain pregnancy; menstral cycle |
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Gland-Ovaries
Target Organs- Uterus
Action- Menstral cycle; maintain pregnancy |
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Gland- testes
Target Organ- Sex organs
Action- Sperm production; male sexual characteristics; sex drive; increased size and strength |
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| Hormones of the Anterior Pituitary |
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| Growth Hormone, Prolactic, Adrenocorticotropic hormone, Follicle stimulating hormone, Lutenizing hormone, ICSH, Thyroid stimulating |
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| Hormones of Posterior Pituitary |
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| Thyroid hormone, Cacitonin |
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| Hormones or Adrenal Cortex |
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| Aldosterone, Gluccocorticoids, Adrenal sex hormones |
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| Hormones of Adrenal Medulla |
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| Epinephrine and Norepinephrine |
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| Glucagon (alpha cells), Insulin (beta cells) |
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| is a chemical messenger sent by an endocrine gland or cells and sent into the blood stream and targeted toward other cells or organ |
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Stimulus
Sensor (senses the environment)
Endocrine gland (triggered by the sensor)
Hormone
Target organ receptor
Target organ
Response |
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| Three ways to stimulate the Endocrine gland |
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| Humoral (blood), Neural (nerves), Hormonal (usually pituitary gland) |
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| What organ controls the anterior pituitary secreations? |
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| Hypothalmus- only anterior |
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| What controls the posterior pituitary? |
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