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Hormones A&P 1

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Anterior Pituitary 1.Growth Hormone 2. Prolactin 3.Adrenocorticotropic Hormone 4.Follicle Stimulation Hormone 5.Luteinizing Hormone 6.ICSH 7.Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
Growth Hormone Target: all cells Action: Metabolic activator: increases bone and muscle size
Prolactin Target: Breast Tissue Action: Initiate Latation
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Target: Adrenal Cells Action: Regulate adrenal cortex
Follicle Stimulating Hormone Target: Ovaries, Testes Action: Initiate ovary and sperm development
Luteinizing Hormone Target: Ovaries Action: Ovulation, corpus, luteum development,Progesterone secretion
ICSH Target: Testes Action: Testosterone production
Thyroid stimulating Hormone Target: Thyroid Action: Growth and activity
Posterior Pituitary 1. Antidiuretic Hormone, 2. Oxytocin
Antidiuretic Hormone Target: Kidney Action: Water rentention
Oxytocin Target: Uterus and breast Action: Uterine contraction, and lactation
Thyroid gland Thyroid Hormone Calcitonin
Thyroid Hormone Target: All Cells Action: Increases metabolic rate
Calcitonin Target: Osteoblasts Action: Increase calcium in bone
Parathyroid gland Parathyroid Hormone
Parathyroid hormone Target: Osteoclasts Action: Increase bone breakdown
Adrenal Cortex 1.Aldosterone 2.Glucocorticoids Adrenal Sex Hormones
Aldosterone Target: Kidney Action: Increase sodium reabsorbtion
Glucocorticoids Target: All Cells Action: Increase glucose, long term
Adrenal Sex hormones Target: Sex Organs Action: Sexual Drive
Adrenal Medulla 3.Epinephrine 4.Norepinephrine
Epinephrine And Norepinephrine Target: Sympathetic organs Action: Fight or flight response; Enhances sympathetic NS
Pancreas 5. Glucagon (alpha cells) 6.Insulin (beta cells)
Glucagon Target: All cells (especially liver) Action: Increase blood glucose
Insulin Target: All cells (especially liver) Action: Decrease blood glucose
Pineal gland Melatonin
Melatonin Target: All cells Action: Day-night cycles
Thymus Thymosin
Thymosin Target: T Cells Action: T cell maturation
Ovaries 1. Estrogen 2. Progesterone
Estrogen Target: Sex organs Action: Development of sexual characteristics; Maintain pregnancy; Menstrual cycle
Progesterone Target: Uterus Action: Menstrual Cycle
Testes Testosterone
Testerone Target: Sex organs Action: Sperm Production; Male sexual characteristics; Sex drive; Increased size and strength
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