Endocrine Word Scramble
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Gland/Hormone | Action on Organ |
Anterior Pituitary/Thyroid-Stimulating | Stimulates thyroid gland to secrete thyroid hormone. |
Anterior Pituitary/Follicle-Stimulating | Stimulates follicles in ovaries for growth and to secrete estrogen |
Anterior Pituitary/Adrenocorticotropic Hormone | Stimulates adrenal cortex to increase in size and to secrete its hormone |
Anterior Pituitary/Luteinizing | Stimulates ovarian follicle and ovum to develop to maturity and to secrete estrogen stimulates corpus lutem to secrete progesterone and estrogens |
Anterior Pituitary/Prolactin | Stimulates breast development during pregnancy and milk secretion after delivery |
Posterior Pituitary/Oxyticin | Promotes the release of milk and stimulates and uterine contractions |
Posterior Pituitary/Antidiuretic | Cause the kidneys to conserve water by decreasing the amount of urine |
Thyroid/Thyroxine | Growth and development, metabolism |
Thyroid/Triiodothyronine | activity of the nervous system |
Thyroid/Calcition | decreases blood calcium levels by storing calcium in bones |
Parathyroid/Parathormone | increase the concentration of calcium in blood regulates phosphorous in blood |
Andrenal Cortex/Mineralocorticoids | water and electrolyte balance indirectly manages BP |
Andrenal Cortex/Glucocorticoids | involved in glucose metabolism provides extra energy in time of stress exhibits antiinflammatory |
Andrenal Cortex/Sex hormones | Males: androgen Femailes: estrogens |
Adrenal Medulla/Epinephrine | cause heart rate and blood pressure to increase |
Adrenal Medulla/Noneripinephrine | cause blood vessels to constrict |
Pancreas/Insulin | secreted in response to INCREASE levels of glucose in blood |
Pancreas/Glucagons | secreted in response to DECREASE levels of glucose in blood |
Ovaries/Estrogen | development of female secondary sex characterstics |
Ovaries/Progesterone | maintains reproductive organs |
Testes/Tesosterone | development of male secondary sex characterstics |
Thymus/Thyroxin | active role in immune system |
Pineal/Melatonin | stops reproductive activities by stopping gonadotropic hormones |
Anterior Pituitary/Growth | accelerates anabolism of proteins and catabolism of fats; slows catabolism of fats |
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