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Source of Hormones
Where is each hormone made
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Post-Graduate
08/11/2017

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Term
Growth Hormone
Definition
Anterior Pituitary
Term
Thyroid Hormone
Definition
Thyroid Gland
Term
Glucocorticoids
Definition
Adrenal Cortex (Zona Fasciculata)
Term
Progesterone
Definition
Ovaries
Placenta
Term
Prolactin
Definition
Anterior Pituitary
Term
Oxytocin
Definition
Made in the Hypothalamus (Paraventricular Nucleus)
Stored in Posterior Pituitary
Term
Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP)
Definition
Atria of the Heart
Term
Glucagon
Definition
Alpha cells of the Pancreas
Term
Testosterone
Definition
Testes in men
Ovaries in women
Zona Reticularis of the Adrenal Cortex
Term
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
Definition
Anterior Pituitary
Term
Vasopressin
Definition
From the Hypothalamus (Supraoptic Nucleus)
Stored in Pituitary
Term
Calcitonin
Definition
Parafollicular cells of the Thyroid
Term
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
Definition
Anterior Pituitary
Term
Epinephrine & Norepinephrine
Definition
Chromaffin cells of the Adrenal Medulla
Term
Insulin
Definition
Beta cells of the Pancreas
Term
Estradiol
Definition
Ovaries
Term
Estriol
Definition
Placenta
Term
Estrone
Definition
Fat cells
Term
Estrogen in Males
Definition
Testes
Term
Parathyroid Hormone
Definition
Parathyroid Glands
Term
Somatostatin
Definition
Delta cells of the Pancreas
Term
Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
Definition
Anterior Pituitary
Term
Mineralocorticoids
Definition
Zona Glomerulosa of the Adrenal Cortex
Term
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Definition
Anterior Pituitary
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