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 |