Common Hormones (Year 12 ATAR Human Biology)

NOTE: ONLY WORKS WITH 'ANSWER WITH DEFINITION' When the question is formatted like: [hormone] gland, the answer is the name of the gland that produces the hormone. When the term is a description of a hormone function, you're answer should be in the form [hormone] function.

ADH gland

Pituitary

TSH gland

Pituitary

FSH gland

Pituitary

Growth hormone gland

Pituitary

T3 gland

Thyroid

T4 gland

Thyroid

Parathyroid gland

Parathyroid

Thymosin gland

Thymus

Glucagon gland

Pancreas

Insulin gland

Pancreas

Aldosterone gland

Adrenal

Adrenaline gland

Adrenal

Noradrenaline gland

Adrenal

Progesterone gland

Ovaries

Oestrogen gland

Ovaries

Testosterone gland

Testes

TRH gland

Hypothalamus

CRH gland

Hypothalamus

GnRH gland

Hypothalamus

GHRH gland

Hypothalamus

Somatostatin (or GHIH) gland

Hypothalamus

Dopamine gland

Hypothalamus

Increases water reabsorption in the kidney tubules

ADH function

Stimulates the thyroid gland to release hormones

TSH function

Stimulates the development of follicles (F) or sperm (M)

FSH function

Promotes protein synthesis and growth of bones and tissues

Growth hormone function

Increases metabolic rate

T3 function

Converts into T3

T4 function

Increases calcium levels in the blood

Parathyroid function

Promotes maturation of T-lymphocytes

Thymosin function

Causes breakdown of glycogen and increase in blood-glucose level

Glucagon function

Causes glucose to be converted to glycogen, decreasing blood-glucose level

Insulin function

Increases sodium reabsorption, decreases potassium reabsorption, raises blood pressure

Aldosterone function

Increases heart rate and blood flow to skeletal muscles

Adrenaline function

Similar affect to adrenaline; works in ‘fight-or-flight’ response, and raises blood pressure.

Noradrenaline function

Thickens and maintains uterine lining (F)

Progesterone function

Development of secondary sex characteristics and repair of uterine lining (F)

Oestrogen function

Development of secondary sex characteristics and sperm production (M)

Testosterone function

Stimulates release of TSH

TRH function

Stimulates the release of Adrenocorticotropic hormone, which in itself stimulates the release of cortisol.

CRH function

Stimulates the release of FSH and LH

GnRH function

Stimulates the release of growth hormone

GHRH function

Inhibits the release of growth hormone and TSH

Somatostatin (or GHIH) function

Inhibits the release of prolactin

Dopamine function