Adrenal Glands and Hormones

What is the gland, target organ, and function of Corticotropin relasing hormone (CRH)

• gland: hypothalamus

• target organ: anterior pituitary gland

• function: stimulates secretion of ACTH

What is the gland, target organ, and function of Gonadotropin- releasing hormone (GnRH)

• gland: hypothalamus

• target organ: anterior pituitary gland

• function: stimulates secretion of FSH and LH

What is the gland, target organ, and function of Prolactin-inhibiting hormone (PiH)

• gland hypothalamus

• target organ: anterior pituitary gland

• function: inhibits release of proactin

What is the gland, target organ, and function of somatostatin (GHIH)

• gland: hypothalamus

• target organ: anterior pituitary gland

• function: inhibits growth hormone release

What is the gland, target organ, and function of thyrotroponin-releasing hormone (TRH)

• gland: hypothalamus

• target organ: anterior pituitary gland

• function: secretes TSH

What is the gland, target organ, and function of growth hormone relasing hormone (GHRH)

• glands: hypothalamus

• target organ: anterior pituitary gland

• function: release of GH

What is the gland, target organ, and function of growth hormone (GH)

gland: anterior pituitary gland

target organ: most body tissues

function: promotes protein synthesis and growth, lipolysis, and increased blood glucose

What is the gland, target organ, and function of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

• gland: anterior pituitary gland

• target organ: thyroid 

• function: stimulates release of thyroid hormones

What is the gland, target organ, and function of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

• gland: anterior pituitary

• target organ: adrenal cortex

• function: stimulates secretion of glucocotricoids

What is the gland, target organ, and function of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

• gland- ant pituitary

• target organ: gonads

• function: promotes gamete production and stimulates estrogen production in females

What is the gland, target organ, and function of lutenizing hormone (LH)

• gland: anterior pituitary gland 

• target organ: gonads

• funciton: stimulates sex hormone secretion, ovultion, and corpus luteum formation in females

What is the gland, target organ, and function of prolactin

• gland: anteiror pituitary

• target organ: mammary glands

• function: promotes milk production in lactating females

What is the gland, target organ, and function of oxytocin

• gland: posterior pituitary

• target organ: uterus and mammary glands

• function: stimulates contractions of uterus during labor and milk let down

What is the gland, target organ, and function of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

• gland: posterior pituitary 

• target organ: kidneys

• function: promotes water retention 

What is the gland, target organ, and function of aldosterone

• gland: adrenal cortex

• target organ: kidneys

• function: increase blood volume and pressure

What is the gland, target organ, and function of cortisol

• gland: adrenal cortex

• target organ: most body tissues

• function: stimulates protein degradation, gluconeogenesis, lipolysis, increasing glucose and fatty acid blood levels

What is the gland, target organ, and function of corticosterone

• gland: adrenal cortex

• target organ: most body tissues

  • function: stimulates protein degradation, gluconeogenesis, lipolysis, increasing glucose and fatty acid blood levels

What is the gland, target organ, and function of androgens

• glands: adrenal cortex

• target organ: various body tissues

• functions: supplemental sex steroids

What is the gland, target organ, and function of epinephrine

• glands: adrenal medulla

• target organ: sympathetic effectors

• function: similar effects to stimulation of sympathetic nervous system (lasts approx. 10x longer)

What is the gland, target organ, and function of norepinephrine 

• glands: adrenal medulla 

• target organ: sympathetic effecotrs

  • function: similar effects to stimualation of the sympathetic nervous system (horomonal effect lasts approx. 10x longer)

What is the gland, target organ, and function of throxine (T4)

• gland: thyroid follicular cells 

• target organ: most body tissues

• funciton: elevates the basal metabolic rate

What is the gland, target organ, and function of T3

• gland: thyroid follicular cells

• target organ: most body tissues

• function: elevates the basal metabolic rate

What is the gland, target organ, and function of calictonin

• gland: thryoid parafolliculaar cells

• target organ: kidneys, small intestine, bones

• function: lowers blood calcium levels

What is the gland, target organ, and function of parathyroid horomone (PTH)

• gland parathyroid

• target organ: kidneys, small intestine, bones

• function: increases blood calcium levels 

What is the gland, target organ, and function of glucagon

• gland: pancreas alpha cellls

• target organ: liver

• function: raises blood glucose levels 

What is the gland, target organ, and function of insulin

• gland: pancreas beta cells

• target organ: liver, most body tissues

• function: lowers blood glucose levels and promotes glycogen synthesis