Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Anatomy

TermDefinition
ADH Hormone secreted by the POSTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules.
T3 & T4 Triiodothyronine and thyroxine produced by the THYROID GLAND and are primarily responsible regulation of metabolism.
Glucagon Peptide hormone secreted by the PANCREAS, raises blood glucose level.
Insulin Peptide hormone produced by BETA CELLS OF THE PANCREAS and is central regulating carbohydrate and fat metabolism in the body.
Cortisol Steroid hormone produced by the Zona fasciculata of the adernal cortex which is released in the response to stress and a low level of blood glucocoticoids.
Epinephrine Epinephrine has many functions in the body, regulating heart rate, blood vessel and air passage diameters, and metabolic shifts; epinephrine release is a crucial component of the fight-or-flight response of the sympathetic nervous system
Progesterone Steroid hormone involved in the female menstrual cycle, pregnancy and embryogenisis of humans and other species. OVARIES
Estrogen Feminizing sex hormones produced by the OVARIES govern development of oocytes. Maintenance of female reproductive structures and appearance of secondary sex characteristics
Norepinephrine Hormone and Neurotransmitter
Oxytocin Is a mammalian neurohypophysial hormone, (secreted by the posterior pituitary gland), that acts primarily as a neuromodulator in the brain.
FSH & LH Synthesized and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. Regulates the development growth pubertal maturation and reproductive processes of the body.
hGh A peptide hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction and regeneration in humans and other animals. It is a type of mitogen which is specific only to certain kinds of cells.
TSH Hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroxine (T4), and then triiodothyronine (T3) which stimulates the metabolism of almost every tissue in the body
Created by: 1516808713
Popular Biology sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards