hormone functions 3/22/2024

hormone functions

Thyroid hormone

Increases metabolism and targets nearly every cell in the body

Melatonin

Regulates sleep cycles

Parathyroid hormone

Controls calcium balance in the blood and targets bone

Aldosterone

Regulates Na+ and K+

Cortisol

Helps resist stressors by regulating glucose

Androgens

Play a role in sexual development and sex drive

Glucagon

Increases glucose in the blood and targets the liver

Insulin

Decreases glucose in the blood and targets the liver and tissue cells

Estrogen/Progesterone

Promotes maturation of female reproductive organs, breast development, and cyclic changes in the uterus

Testosterone

Promotes maturation of male reproductive organs, appearance of secondary sex characteristics, and normal sperm development

Growth Hormone

Targets muscle, bone, and other tissues to grow

Thyroid-stimulating hormone

Stimulates the thyroid gland to release thyroid hormone

ACTH

Targets the adrenal cortex to release hormones

Luteinizing hormone

Triggers ovulation, hormone production by ovaries, and testosterone production in testes

Prolactin

Promotes lactation in the breast

Follicle-stimulating hormone

Stimulates ovarian follicle in ovaries and testes to develop sperm

Oxytocin

Stimulates uterine contraction in labor and initiates milk ejection in the breast

Anti-diuretic Hormone

Stimulates kidneys to reabsorb water