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Hormones

hormones

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Source, Target, Type, Action of Growth Hormone Anterior Pituitary Gland, systemic, non steroid, makes things grow (bones, muscle)
Source, Target, Type, Action of Thyroid-Stimulating (tsh) Anterior Pituitary Gland, Thyroid Gland, non-steroid, influences metabolism
Source, Target, Type, Action of Adreno-corticotroptic (acth) Anterior pituitary gland, adrenal cortex, non-steroid, regulates adrenal activity (controls)
Source, Target, Type, Action of Prolactin (PRL) Anterior Pituitary Gland, Mammary gland, non steroid, makes milk
Source, Target, Type, Action of Luteinizing(LH) Anterior Pituitary gland, gonads, non steroid, stimulate sex organs
Source, Target, Type, Action of follicle-stimulating (fsh anterior pituitary gland, gonads, turns on gonads
Source, Target, Type, Action of Anti-diuretic (ADH hypothalamus, kidneys, non steroid, reabsorb water
Source, Target, Type, Action of oxytocin )OT( hypothalamus, smooth muscle (uterous) nonsteroid, stimulates milk and gets baby out
Source, Target, Type, Action of Thyroid (t3 &t4) thyroid gland, systemic, non steroid, Controls rate of metabolism
Source, Target, Type, Action of Calcitonin Thyroid gland, systemic, decreases blood calcium levels (by taking it out of blood and building bones osteoblasts)
Source, Target, Type, Action of Parathyroid (PTH) Parathyroid gland, oseteoclast, non steroid, raises blood calcium levels (by taking bone, destroying it and releasing the calcium into the blood)
Source, Target, Type, Action of Mineral corticoids (aldosterone) adrenal cortex, systemic (kidney tubules), STEROID, regulates water and electrolyte balance in cells (salt content)
Source, Target, Type, Action of glucocorticoids (cortisol) adrenal cortex, systemic, STEROID, raise blood glucose levels during stress (quickly)
Source, Target, Type, Action of Androgens (sex hormones) Adrenal cortex & gonads, systemic, steroids, stimulates sex organ growth, muscle mass, secondary sex organs
Source, Target, Type, Action of insulin pancreas islets beta, systemic, non steroid, lower blood sugar levels
Source, Target, Type, Action of glucagon pancreas islets alpha, systemic and liver, non steroid, raises blood sugar level
Source, Target, Type, Action of melatonin pineal gland, brain, non steroid, inhibits precocious sex and promotes sleep.
Source, Target, Type, Action of Atrial Naturetic Heart, Kidney, non steroid, gets rid of salt
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