Endocrine hormones

shows hormones from pitituary glands to many more

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)

L: Anterior pituitary

TC: adrenal cortex

F: starts cortisol release

Cortisol

L: Adrenal Cortex

TC: Most tissue

F: increases blood sugar, stress response, anti inflamotory, regulates constant loss of glucose

Insulin

L: Pancreas (beta)

TC: Liver, muscle, fat cells

F: lowers blood glucose

Glucagon

L: Pancreas (alpha)

TC: liver

F: increase blood glucose (oppose insulin)

Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)

L: posterior pituitary

TC: kidney and blood vessels

F: water reabsorption

Atrial Natriuretuc Peptide

L: Heart

TC: kidney

F: lowers blood pressure and increases salt and water(sodium/water) excretion

Aldosterone

L: Adrenal Cortex

TC: Kidneys

F: increases blood pressure and sodium retention

epinephrine / norepinephrine

L: Adrenal medulla

TC: Heart lungs blood vessels liver

F: fight it flight response (short term stress hormones)

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)

L: placenta

TC: ovaries and corpus luteum

F: maintains pregnancy early on

Human Placental Lactogen (hPL)

L: Placenta

TC: mammary glans and maternal tissues

F: breast development and alters metabolism for baby

Human growth Hormone (GH)

L: anterior Pituitary

TC: Bones muscle liver, fat cell

F: Stimulates growth and protein synthesis, fat breakdown

Oxytocin

L: posterior Pituitary (made in hypothalamus)

TC: Uterus and mammary glands

F: releases milk

Prolactin

L: Anterior Pituitary gland

TC: Mammary glands

F: stimulates milk production

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)

L: Anterior Pituitary

TC: Thyroid gland

F: stimulates release of T3 and T4

Thriiodothyronine (T3) / Thyroxine (T4)

L: Thyroid gland

TC: Most body cells

F: Increaes metabolism growth

Calcitonin

L: Thyroid gland

TC: Bone and kidneys

F: lowers blood calcium to take to bones

Parathormone (PTH)

L: Parathyroid glans

TC: Bone kidneys and intestine

F: raises blood calcuim by taking away from bones

Follicle stimulating Hormone (FSH)

L: anterior Pituitary

TC: ovaries testes

F: egg matures and sperm production beings

Lueinzing Hormone (LH)

L: Anteriro pituitary

TC: Ovaries and testes

F: Ovulation and testosterone production