Endocrine system (glands)

what is the hormones that secrete from the Adrenal gland

function of hormone?

1. aldosterone- controls blood pressure by managing K+/ Na balance

2. cortisol- regulates metabolism, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels

what is the hormones that secrete from the pituitary gland

function of hormone?

1. growth hormone- stimulates the growth of all tissues of the body, including bone

what hormones secrete from Pancreas

what’s the function of the hormones

1. insulin and glucagon- control blood sugar levels throughout the day

2. enzymes- breakdown carbs, proteins, and fats

what hormone secrets from testes

what’s the function of the hormone

testosterone- regulates sperm production, secondary sexual characteristics in puberty

what hormones secrete from the ovaries

what’s the function of the hormones

1. estrogen

2. progesterone

both stimulate egg production

what hormones secrete from the thyroid gland

what is the function of the hormones

1. thyroid hormone-regulates temperature

2. calcitonin- helps inhibit loss of Ca+ from bones into the blood - important in ur childhood for rapid skeletal growth

what hormones secrete from hypothalamus

what is the function of the hormones

1. oxytocin- milk ejection and contraction of uterus

2. anti-diuretic hormone- water conservation (kidneys)

3. releasing an inhibiting hormones- pituitary regulation, ovarian function, mood and behavior function, and metabolism

what hormone does the thymus gland secrete

what is the function of the hormone

1. thymosins- immune system in children

• produce and process lymphocytes (white blood cells)

what hormone secretes from parathyroid

what is the function of the hormone

1. PTH (parathyroid hormone)- increases blood calcium and decreases phosphate ion levels

what hormone secretes from pineal gland

what is the function of the hormone

1. melatonin- biological clock gives us our sleep-wake rhythm