| Question | Answer |
| Thyroxine (T4) | Thyroid/
Increases metabolism in blood cells |
| Triiodothyronine (T3) | Thyroid /
Increases metabolism in blood cells |
| Parathyroid Hormone | Parathyroid/
Increases blood calcium |
| Cortisol (Glucocorticoid) | Adrenal Cortex/
Increases blood sugar |
| Aldosterone (Mineralocorticoid) | Adrenal Cortex/
Increases reabsorption of sodium |
| Androgens & Estrogens | Adrenal Cortex/
Secondary sex characteristics |
| Epinephrine (Adrenaline) | Adrenal Medulla/
Increase heart rate and BP, dilates bronchial tubes and relapses glucose |
| Norepinephrine (Noradrenaline) | Adrenal Medulla/
Constricts blood vessels to raise BP |
| Insulin | Panaceas/
Decreases blood sugar |
| Glucagon | Panaceas/
Increase blood sugar |
| Somatotropin (Growth Hormone/GH) | Pituitary Anterior Lobe/
Increase bone and tissue growth |
| Thyroid- stimulating hormones (TSH) | Pituitary Anterior Lobe/
Stimulates thyroid gland and thyroxine secretion |
| Adrencorticotropic hormone (ACTH) | Pituitary Anterior Lobe/
Stimulates adrenal cortex, especially cortisol secretion |
| Gonadotropins | Pituitary Anterior Lobe/
Follice - stimulating hormones (FSH)
Luteinizing Hormone (LH) |
| Follice - Stimulating Hormones (FSH) | Pituitary Anterior Lobe/
Oogenesis and spermatogenesis |
| Luteinzing Hormone (LH) | Pituitary Anterior Lobe/
Promotes ovulation and testosterone secretion |
| Prolactin (PRL) | Pituitary Anterior Lobe/
Promotes growth of breast tissue and milk secretion |
| Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)/ Vasopress | Pituitary Posterior Lobe/
Stimulates reabsorption of water by kidney tubules |
| Oxytocin | Pituitary Anterior Lobe/
Stimulates contraction of the uterus during labor and childbirth |
| Estrogen | Ovaries/
Promotes development of ova and female secondary sex characteristics |
| Progesterone | Ovaries/
Prepares and maintains the uterus in pregnancy |
| Testosterone | Testes/
Promotes development of sperm and male secondary sex characteristics |
