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Hormone Flashcards

Flashcards for common hormones for A7P with Review 1

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Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Target Organ or Tissue: Ovaries and Testes. Action: Female- Growth of ovarian follicles and secretion of estrogen. Male- Sperm production
Lutenizing Hormone Target Organ or Tissue: Ovaries and testes. Action: Female- Ovulation, maintenance of corpus luteum. Male- Testosterone secretion.
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Action: Growth of Thyroid, secretion of Thyroid HorTarget Organ or Tissue: Thyroid Gland. mone.
Adrenocorticoropic Hormone Target Organ or Tissue: Adrenal Cortex. Action: Growth of adrenal cortex, secretion of glucocorticoids.
Growth Hormone Target Organ or Tissue: Liver, bone, cartilage, muscle, and fat. Action: Widespread tissue growth, especially in stated tissues.
Antidiuretic Hormone Target Organ or Tissue: Kidneys. Action: Water retention.
Melatonin Target Organ or Tissue: Brain Action: Uncertain, may influence mood and sexual maturation.
Thymopoietin Target Organ or Tissue: Immune Cells, T lymphocytes. Action:Stimulate T lymphocyte development and activity.
Thymosins Target Organ or Tissue: Immune Cells, T lymphocytes. Action:Stimulate T lymphocyte development and activity.
T3 (Triidothyronine) Target Organ or Tissue: Most tissues Action: Elevate metabolic rate and heart production and mucho more.
T4 (Thyroxine) Target Organ or Tissue: Most tissues Action: Elevate metabolic rate and heart production and mucho more.
Calcitonin Target Organ or Tissue: Bone Action: Stimulates bone deposition, mainly in children.
Parathyroid Hormone Target Organ or Tissue: Bone, Kidneys, Small Intestine. Action: Raises blood calcium level by stimulating bone resorption and inhibiting deposition, and mucho more.
Epinephrine Target Organ or Tissue: Most tissues. Action: Promotes alertness and mucho more.
Norepinephrine Target Organ or Tissue: Most tissues. Action: Promotes alertness and mucho more.
Aldosterone Target Organ or Tissue: Kidney Action: Promotes Na and water retention and K excretion; maintains blood pressure and volume.
Cortisol Target Organ or Tissue: Most tissues. Action: Stimulates fat and protein catabolism, gluconeogenesis, stress resistance, and tissue repair.
Insulin Target Organ or Tissue: Most tissues. Action: Stimulates glucose and amino acid uptakes, lowers blood glucose level; promotes glycogen, fat and protein synthesis.
Glucagon Target Organ or Tissue: Primarily liver. Action: Stimulates amino acid absorption, gluconeogenesis, glycogen and fat breakdown; raises blood glucose and fatty acid levels.
Estrogens Target Organ or Tissue: Many tissues of mother and fetus. Action: Stimulates fetal development and maternal bodily adaptations to pregnancy; prepares mammary glands for lactation.
Progesterones Target Organ or Tissue: Many tissues of mother and fetus. Action: Stimulates fetal development and maternal bodily adaptations to pregnancy; prepares mammary glands for lactation.
Testosterone Target Organ or Tissue: Many tissues. Action: Stimulates fetal and adolescent reproduction development, musuloskeletal growth, sperm production and libido.
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