Hormone Origins
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Where is Oxytocin produced?
The hypothalamus, but stored in the posterior pituitary
Where is ADH produced?
The hypothalamus, but stored in the posterior pituitary
Where is GH produced?
The anterior pituitary
Where is TSH produced?
The anterior pituitary
Where is ACTH produced?
The anterior pituitary
Where is FSH produced?
The anterior pituitary
Where is LH produced?
The anterior pituitary
Where is PRL produced?
The anterior pituitary
Where are T3 and T4 produced?
The thyroid gland’s follicles
Where is calcitonin produced?
The thyroid gland’s parafollicular cells
Where is PTH produced?
The parathyroid gland
Where is aldosterone produced?
The adrenal cortex’s zona glomerulosa
Where is cortisol produced?
The adrenal cortex’s zona fasciculata
Where are androgens produced?
The adrenal cortex’s zona reticularis
Where is angiotensin II produced?
The kidneys
Where are epinephrine and norepinephrine produced?
The adrenal medulla
Where is melatonin produced?
The pineal gland
Where is insulin produced?
Pancreatic beta cells (in the islet of Langerhans)
Where is glucagon produced?
Pancreatic alpha cells (in the islet of Langerhans)
Where are estrogen and progesterone produced?
In the ovaries
Where is testosterone produced?
In the testes
Where is EPO produced?
The kidneys
Where is resistin produced?
Adipose tissue
Where is ANP produced?
The heart
Where is CCK produced?
The small intestine
Where is gastrin produced?
The stomach