endocrine glands

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