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What hormones enter the cell to initiate their effects?   Steroid & Thyroid Hormones  
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Where is Growth Hormone secreted from?   Anterior Pituitary gland  
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What is the function of Growth Hormone   Stimulates the growth of bones & skeletal muscle  
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Where is prolactin secreted?   Anterior pituitary gland  
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What does prolactin do?   Stimulates milk production in the mammary glands  
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Where is adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) secreted?   Anterior pituitary gland  
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What does Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) do?   Regulates endocrine activity of adrenal gland  
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Where is thyrotropic Hormone secreted?   Anterior pituitary gland  
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What does thyrotropic hormone do?   Influences the growth and activity of the thyroid glands  
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Where is follicle stimulating Hormone secreted?   Anterior pituitary gland  
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What does follicle stimulating hormone do?   Stimulates follicle development in the ovaries and sperm development in the testes  
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where is luteinizing hormone secreted?   Anterior Pituitary gland  
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What does luteinizing hormone do?   Ovulation of egg, and causes ruptured follicle to produce progesterone  
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Where is oxytocin secreted?   Posterior pituitary gland  
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What does oxytocin do?   Stimulates contractions of the uterus  
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Where is ADH/Vasopressin secreted?   Posterior pituitary gland  
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What does ADH/Vasopressin do?   Inhibits/prevents urine production  
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Where is the thyroid hormone secreted?   Thyroid Gland  
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What are the two constituents of thyroid hormone?   Thyroxine and tri-iodothyronine  
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What does thyroid hormone do?   Controls the rate at which glucose is oxidised  
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Where is calcitonin secreted?   Thyroid gland  
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What does calcitonin do?   Decreases blood calcium levels by depositing calcium into the bones  
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Where is parathyroid hormone secreted?   Parathyroid gland  
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What does parathyroid Hormone do?   Regulated calcium ion levels by negative feedback  
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Where are mineralocorticoids secreted?   Adrenal cortex  
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What do mineralocorticoids do?   Regulates mineral content of the blood  
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Where are glucocorticoids secreted?   Adrenal cortex  
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What does glucocorticoids do?   Promotes normal cell metabolism, long term stressor and they have anti-inflammatory properties  
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Where is epinephrine, adrenaline and norepinephrine secreted?   Adrenal medulla  
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What does epinephrine, adrenaline and norepinephrine do?   They increase heart rate, blood pressure and blood glucose levels  
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Where is insulin secreted from? (Incl. Cell type)   Beta cells of the pancreas  
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What does insulin do?   Turns glucose into glycogen  
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Where is glucagon secreted from? (Incl. Cell)   Alpha cells of the pancreas  
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What does glucagon do?   Turns glycogen into glucose  
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