Anatomy Test 2 - Hormones

Melatonin

Circadian rhythms

Trophic hormomes

Release or inhibit pituitary hormones

Oxytocin

Milk ejection; labor and delivery; behavior

Vasopressin (ADH)

Water reabsorbtion

Prolactin (PRL)

Milk production

Growth hormone (GH, somatotropin)

Growth and metabolism

Corticotropin (ACTH)

Cortisol release

Thyrotropin (TSH)

Thyroid hormone synthesis and release

Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

Egg/sperm production; sex hormone production

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

Sex hormone production; egg/sperm production

Triiodothyronine, thyroxine

Metabolism; growth and development

Calcitonin (CT)

Plasma calcium levels (minimal effect in humans)

Parathyroid hormones (PTH)

Regulate plasma calcium and phosphate levels

Thymosin, thymopoietin

lymphocyte development

Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP

increase sodium excretion

Angiotensinogen

Aldosterone secretion; increase blood pressure

Insulin-like growth factors (IGF)

Growth