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Endocrine System
Principle Endocrine Glands and their
Hormones
Endocrine gland
|
Hormone released
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Traget Tissue/Organ
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Chief Functions
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Hypothalamus
|
Hypothalamic-releasing and
release-inhibiting hormones
|
Anterior pituitary
|
Regulate anterior pituitary
hormones
|
Posterior pituitary
|
Antidiuretic hormone
|
Kidneys
|
Water reabsorption
|
Anterior pituitary
|
Thyroid stimulating hormone
|
Thyroid
|
Stimulates thyroid
|
|
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
|
Adrenal cortex
|
Stimulates adrenal cortex
|
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Follicle stimulating hormone
|
Gonads
|
Controls egg and sperm production
|
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Luteinizing hormone
|
Gonads
|
Controls sex hormone production
|
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Prolactin
|
Mammary glands
|
Stimulates milk production
|
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Growth hormone
|
Soft tissues, bones
|
Stimulates mitosis
|
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Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
|
Melanocytes in skin
|
Regulates skin color
|
Thyroid
|
Thyroxin
|
All tissues
|
Increases metabolic rate
|
|
Calcitonin
|
Bones, kidneys, intestine
|
Lowers blood calcium levels
|
Parathyroids
|
Parathyroid hormone
|
Bones, kidneys, intestine
|
Raises blood calcium levels
|
Adrenal medulla
|
Epinephrine and norepinephrine
|
Cardiac muscle
|
Stimulate fight or flight, raise
blood glucose levels
|
Adrenal cortex
|
Glucocorticoids
|
All tissues
|
Raise blood glucose levels,
breakdown proteins
|
|
Mineralcoritcoids
|
Kidneys
|
Reabsorb Na+ and secrete K+
|
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Sex hormones
|
Sex organs, skin, muscles, glands
|
Stimulates development of
secondary sex characteristics
|
Pancreas
|
Insulin
|
Liver, muscles, fat
|
Lowers blood glucose levels
|
|
Glucagon
|
Liver, muscles, fat
|
Raises blood glucose levels
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Testes
|
Androgens
|
Sex organs, skin, bones, muscle
|
Spermatogenesis, develops
secondary sex characteristics
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Ovaries
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Estrogen and progesterone
|
Sex organs, skin, bones, muscle
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Growth of uterine lining, develops
secondary sex characteristics
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Thymus
|
Thymosins
|
T lymphocytes
|
Maturation of T lymphocytes
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Pineal gland
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Melatonin
|
Circadian rhythms
|
Involved in circadian rhythms
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