endocrine glands

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anterior pituitary

hgh, tsh, fth, lh, prl, acth, msh

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human growth hormone hgh

stimulate body growth and metabolism

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thyroid stimulating hormone tsh

growth and thyroid gland

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folicle stimulating hormone fsh

sperm production, oocyte production

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luteinizing hormone LH

triggers ovulation and stimulates secretion of estrogen progesterone

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prolactin prl

production and secreation of milk

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Adrenocarticotropic hormone ACTH

secreates hormones by adreanal complex

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melanocyte stimulating hormone MSH

darken skin

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oxytocin OT

stimulates uterine contractions and milk ejection

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antidiuretic hormone ADH

decreases water loss in urine by returning water to the blood

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posterior pituitary

ADH, OT,

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thyroid gland

T4, T3, calcitonin

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thyroxine T4

increases metabolism and BMR

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triiodothyronine T3

increases metabolism and BMR

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calcitonin

decreases blood calsium levels byy inhibiting osteoclast

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parathyroid glands

PTH

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parathyroid hormone PTH

increases blood calcium levels by stimulating osteoclast to break down bone matrix

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adrenal cortex

aldosterone, cortisol, androgens

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aldosterone

decreases sodium and water loss in urine by returning sodium and water in blood

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cortisol

increases resistance to stress increases blood glucose levels and decreses inflamation

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androgens

insignifigant in males increses sex drive in females

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adrenal medulla

epinephrine, NE,

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epinephrine

promotes fight or flight response

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NE

promotes flight or flight response 1

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pancreas

insulin, glucagon

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insulin

decreses blood glucose levels by transporting glucose into body cells

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glucagon

increases blood glucose levels by stimulating liver to break down glygogen into gluucose

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ovaries

estrogen, progesterone

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estrogen

stimulates development of female sex charicteristics helps regulates mentral cycle

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progesterone

stimulates development of female sex charicteristics helps regulate mentral cycle

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testes

testosterone

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testosterone

stimulates development of male sex charicteristics stimulates male sex drive refulates sperm production

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penial gland thymus

melatonin, thymosin

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melatonin

helps set biological clock

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thymosin

promotes the maturation of t cells for the immune response

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