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anterior pituitary
hgh, tsh, fth, lh, prl, acth, msh
human growth hormone hgh
stimulate body growth and metabolism
thyroid stimulating hormone tsh
growth and thyroid gland
folicle stimulating hormone fsh
sperm production, oocyte production
luteinizing hormone LH
triggers ovulation and stimulates secretion of estrogen progesterone
prolactin prl
production and secreation of milk
Adrenocarticotropic hormone ACTH
secreates hormones by adreanal complex
melanocyte stimulating hormone MSH
darken skin
oxytocin OT
stimulates uterine contractions and milk ejection
antidiuretic hormone ADH
decreases water loss in urine by returning water to the blood
posterior pituitary
ADH, OT,
thyroid gland
T4, T3, calcitonin
thyroxine T4
increases metabolism and BMR
triiodothyronine T3
increases metabolism and BMR
calcitonin
decreases blood calsium levels byy inhibiting osteoclast
parathyroid glands
PTH
parathyroid hormone PTH
increases blood calcium levels by stimulating osteoclast to break down bone matrix
adrenal cortex
aldosterone, cortisol, androgens
aldosterone
decreases sodium and water loss in urine by returning sodium and water in blood
cortisol
increases resistance to stress increases blood glucose levels and decreses inflamation
androgens
insignifigant in males increses sex drive in females
adrenal medulla
epinephrine, NE,
epinephrine
promotes fight or flight response
NE
promotes flight or flight response 1
pancreas
insulin, glucagon
insulin
decreses blood glucose levels by transporting glucose into body cells
glucagon
increases blood glucose levels by stimulating liver to break down glygogen into gluucose
ovaries
estrogen, progesterone
estrogen
stimulates development of female sex charicteristics helps regulates mentral cycle
progesterone
stimulates development of female sex charicteristics helps regulate mentral cycle
testes
testosterone
testosterone
stimulates development of male sex charicteristics stimulates male sex drive refulates sperm production
penial gland thymus
melatonin, thymosin
melatonin
helps set biological clock
thymosin
promotes the maturation of t cells for the immune response
