MCAT-hormones
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| FSH Follicle-Stimulating. Source? | Anterior Pituitary
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| LH- Luteinizing. Source? | Anterior Pituitary
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| TSH Thyroid Stimulating. Source? | Anterior Pituitary
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| Prolactin. Source? | Anterior Pituitary
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| Growth Hormone. Source? | Anterior Pituitary
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| Endorphins. Source? | Anterior Pituitary
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| FLAT PEG? Source? | Fsh, Lh, Acth, Tsh, Pro, End, Gh.
Anterior Pituitary
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| FSH. Action? | Stimulates follicle maturation; spermatogenesis.
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| LH. Action? | Stimulates ovulation; testosterone synthesis.
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| Adrenocorticotric (ACTH). Source? | Anterior Pituitary
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| (ACTH). Action? | Stimulates adrenal cortx to make and secrete glucocorticoids
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| TSH Action? | Stimulates the thyroid to produce thyroid hormones.
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| Prolactin. Action? | Stimulates milk production and secretion
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| Endorphins. Action? | Inhibit the perception of pain in the brain
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| Growth Hormone. Action? | Stimulates bone and muscle growth/lipolysis
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| Oxytocin. Source? Stored? | Hypothalamus; stored in Posterior Pituitary
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| Vasopressin (ADH). Source? Stored? | Hypothalamus; stored in Posterior Pituitary
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| Oxytocin. Action? | Stimulates uterine contractions during labor, milk secretion during lactation.
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| ADH. Action? | Stimulates water absorption in kidneys.
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| Thyroid Hormones (T4, T3). Source? | Thyroid
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| Thyroid Hormones (T4, T3). Action? | Stimulates metabolic activity.
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| Calcitonin. Source? | Thyroid
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| Calcitonin. Action? | Decreases (tones down) blood calcium level.
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| Parathyroid hormone. Source? | Parathyroid.
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| Parathyroid hormone. Action? | Increases the blood calcium level.
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| Glucocorticoids. Source? | Adrenal Cortex.
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| Mineralocorticoids. Source? | Adrenal Cortex.
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| Glucocorticoids. Action? | Increases blood glucose level and decreases protein synthesis.
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| Mineralocorticoids. Action? | Increases water absorption in kidneys
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| Epinepherine, Norepinepherine. Source? | Adrenal Medulla.
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| Epinepherine, Norepinepherine. Action? | Increases blood glucose level and heart rate.
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| Glucagon. Source? | Pancreas.
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| Glucagon. Action? | Stimulates conversion of glycogen to glucose in the liver, increases blood glucose.
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| Insulin. Source? | Pancreas.
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| Insulin. Action? | Lowers blood glucose, increases glycogen stores.
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| Somatostatin. Action? | Suppresses secretion of glucagon and insulin.
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| Testosterone. Source? | Testes.
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| Testosterone. Action? | Maintains male secondary sexual characteristics.
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| Estrogen. Source? | Ovary/ Placenta
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| Progesterone. Source? | Ovary/ Placenta.
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| Melatonin. Source? | Pineal
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| Atrial Natriuretic Peptide. Source? | Heart
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| Thymosin. Source? | Thymus
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| Estrogen. Action? | Maintains female secondary characteristics
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| Progesterone. Action? | Promotes growth/maintenance of endometrium. Released by corpus luteum. stimulates the uterus to prepare for pregnancy.
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| Melatonin. Action? | Unclear in humans... thought to have possible roles in circadian rhythms, as antioxidant, in immune system.
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| Atrial Natiuretic peptide. Action? | Involved in osmoregulation and vasodialation.
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| Vasodialation | dialation of blood vessels, which decreases bp
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| Thymosin. Action? | Stimulates T lymphocyte development.
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| How do peptide hormones act? | via secondary messengers.
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| How do steroid hormones act? | via a hormone/receptor binding to DNA.
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| How do amino acid hormones act? | via secondary messengers OR
via a hormone/receptor binding to DNA.
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| Somatostatin. Action? | Supresses secretion of glucagon and insulin.
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