Endocrine System Study Guide

Adrenal Cortex

Aldosterone - helps kidneys conserve sodium and excrete potassium, maintaining blood pressure

Cortisol - stress hormone; regulates blood pressure and glucose levels

Androgens -

Adrenal Medulla

Epinephrine and norepinephrine -

Pituitary Gland

ACTH - stimulates production of cortisol by the adrenal glands

FSH - promotes sperm production in men and stimulates the ovaries to release eggs (ovulate) in women

Growth hormone - stimulates growth in childhood, maintains muscle and bone mass. 

LH - regulates testosterone in men and estrogen in women.

TSH - stimulates thyroid; regulates the body's metabolism, energy, growth and development, and nervous system activity.

Hypothalamus (Posterior Pituitary)

ADH - regulates water balance.

Oxytocin - causes milk letdown in nursing mothers and contractions during childbirth.

Prolactin - stimulates milk production from a woman's breasts after childbirth

Kidneys

Calcitriol -

Erythrpoietin -

Ovaries

Estrogen -

Progesterone -

Pancreas

Insulin - stimulates the liver to break down glycogen, lowers blood sugar

Glucagon - stimulates the liver to break down glycogen, raises blood sugar

Parathyroid Gland

Parathyroid hormone (PTH) -  takes calcium from the bones to make it available in the blood

Pineal Gland

Melatonin - Regulates circadian rhythm

Testes

Testosterone -

Thymus

thymosin -

thymulin, THF, Thymopoietin as well

Thyroid Gland

Calcitonin - regulates the blood concentration of calcium

T3 and T4 - increase the rate at which cells release energy from carbohydrates