HOSA Endocrine - secretions of the adrenal glands and gonads

Androgens

Sex cells secreted by the gonads, adrenal cortex and fat cells

Corticosteroids

The steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex

Epinephrine/Adrenaline

Stimulates the sympathetic nervous system in response to physical pain or mental stress such as fear

Norepinephrine

Released as a hormone by the adrenal medulla and as a neurohormone by the sympathetic nervous system, plays a role in the “fight or flight response”

Estrogen

Secreted by the ovaries that is important in the development and maintenance of the female secondary sex characteristics and in regulation of the menstrual cycle

Progesterone

Released during the second half of the menstrual cycle by the corpus luteum in the ovary, completes the preparation of the uterus for possible pregnancy

Gamete

A reproductive cell

Gonadotropin

Any hormone that stimulates the gonads

Androgens

Sex hormones, primarily testosterone, secreted by the gonads, adrenal cortex and fat cells; promote the development and maintenance of the male sex characteristics, however, they are present in both men and women

Testosterone

A steroid hormone secreted by the testicles and the adrenal cortex to stimulate the development of the male secondary sex characteristics