All hormones

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Estrogen

Many target tissues, regulates menstruation, regulates formation of eggs, maintains pregnancy, promotes development of secondary sexual characteristics

Testosterone

Many target tissues, stimulates descent of testes before birth, regulates production of sperm, promotes development of secondary sexual characteristics

Adrenal Cortex

Produces aldosterone, and cortisol

Testes

Produces testosterone

Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)

Promotes secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)

Promotes secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH)

Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH)

Promotes secretion of growth hormone (GH)

Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)

Promotes secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

Posterior pituitary

Secretes Oxytocin and ADH

hypthalamus

Secretes all the releasing hormones (GHRH, TRH, GnRH, PRH, CRH)

Anterior pituitary

Secretes hGH, PRL, FSH, LH, TSH, and ACTH

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)

Target is Thyroid makes the thyroid secrete its hormones

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

Target is adrenal cortex makes it secrete cortisol

Human Growth Hormone (HGH)

Target is liver, makes it release glucose

Oxytocin

Target is mammary glands and uterus; stimulates let down, and contractions. Also functions in pair bonding.

luteinizing hormone (LH)

Target is ovaries and testes stimulates production of estrogen and testosterone, also regulates the menstrual cycle

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

Target is ovaries and testes, stimulates production of ova and sperm, also regulates the menstrual cycle

antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

Target is the Kidneys this decreases urine output inhibited by alcohol.

Aldosterone

Target: Kidneys increase Na+ and water, decrease levels of K+ in the blood

thymosin, thymic humoral factor (THF), thymic factor (TF), and thymopoietin

Target: T cells of the immune system. Promotes maturation of T cells.

Parathyroid hormone (PTH)

Target: bones and small intestine. Increases blood Ca2+ by breaking down bone and increasing absorption of Ca2+ in Small intestine.

Calcitonin (CT)

Target: bones. Causes a decrease in blood calcium concentration by accelerating uptake of Ca2+ by bones

Glucagon

Target: liver. raises blood glucose levels by stimulating breakdown of glycogen.

Triiodothyronine (T3) and Thyroxine (T4)

Target: many cells. Stimulates and maintains metabolic processes

Cortisol

Target: many tissues. Increase macromolecule breakdown, decrease inflammation, and immune system, Stress hormone

epinephrine and norepinephrine

Target: many tissues. Stimulates the sympathetic nervous system during stressful events.

Insulin

Target: many tissues. lowers blood glucose by increasing uptake of glucose into cells.

Relaxin

Target: pubic symphysis and cervix increases the flexibility of pubic symphysis during labor and delivery, makes the cervix dilate before childbirth.

Progesterone

Targets: uterus and breasts, supressus uterine muscles to maintain pregnancy, prepares breast tissue for lactation.

Thyroid

produces T3, T4 and Calcitonin

Thymus

produces Thymosin, Thymic humoral factor, Thymic factor, Thymopoietin

Adrenal medulla

produces epinephrine and norepinephrine

Ovaries

produces estrogen and progesterone and relaxin

Pancreas

produces glucagon, and insulin

Parathyroid

produces parathyroid hormone

Melatonin

regulates circadian rhythms

Pineal

secretes melatonin

Prolactin Releasing Hormone (PRH)

stimulates secretion of prolactin

Prolactin (PRL)

target is mammary glands stimulates milk production


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