224 Endocrine System

  1. Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
    • Gland-Anterior Pituitary
    • Region-Adenohypophysis
    • Cell-Basophil
    • Target-Thyroid gland
  2. Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)
    • Gland-Anterior Pituitary
    • Region-Adenohypophysis
    • Cell-Basophil
    • Target-Adrenal gland cortex
  3. Follicle Stimulationg Hormone (FSH)
    • Gland-anterior Pituitary
    • Region-adenohypophysis
    • Cell-basophil
    • Target-gonads
  4. Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
    • Gland-anterior pituitary
    • Region-adenohypophysis
    • Cell-basophil
    • Target-gonads
  5. Growth Hormone (GH)
    • Gland-anterior pituitary
    • Region-adenohypophsis
    • Cell-acidophil
    • Target-muscles and long bones
  6. Prolactin (PRL)
    • Gland-anterior pituitary
    • Region-adenohypophysis
    • Cell-acidophil
    • Target-breasts
  7. Oxytocin (OT)
    • Gland-posterior pituitary
    • Region-neurohypophysis
    • Cell-pituicytes
    • Target-uterine contractions
  8. Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)
    • Gland-posterior pituitary
    • Region-neurohypophysis
    • Cell-pituicytes
    • Target-collecting tubules of kidneys, reabsorb H2O
  9. Thyroid Hormone (T3&T4)
    • Gland-Thyroid
    • Region-
    • Cell-follicular cells
    • Target-systemic, increases Met. rate
  10. Calcitonin (thyrocalcitonin)
    • Gland-thyroid
    • Region-
    • Cell-parafollicular cells (c cells)
    • Target-decreases blood Calcium (--> bones)
  11. Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
    • Gland-parathyroid gland
    • Region-
    • Cell-chief cell
    • Target-increases blood Calcium
  12. Glucagon
    • Gland-Pancreas
    • Region-
    • Cell-Alpha cells
    • Target-Liver, increases blood sugar
  13. Insulin
    • Gland-pancreas
    • Region-
    • Cell-Beta cells
    • Target-systemic, decreases blood sugar
  14. Epinephrine (E)
    Norepinephrine (NE)
    • Gland-adrenal medulla
    • Region-medulla
    • Cell-medullary cells
    • Target-systemic, sympathetic NS, fight-or-flight
  15. Mineralocorticoids
    (Aldosterone)
    • Gland-adrenal cortex
    • Region-zona glomerulosa
    • Cell-
    • Target-increase absorption of Na
  16. Glucocorticoids
    (cortisone, hydrocortisone)
    • Gland-adrenal cortex
    • Region-zona fasciculata
    • Cell-
    • Target-increase blood glucose (resist stress)
  17. Gonadocorticoids
    (male-androgens, female-estrogens)
    • Gland-adrenal cortex
    • Region-zona reticularis
    • Cell-
    • Target-
  18. Thymosin
    • Gland-thymus
    • Region-
    • Cell-
    • Target-maturation and specialization of T cells
  19. Estrogen
    Progesterone
    • Gland-gonads
    • Region-
    • Cell-ovaries
    • Target-secondary female sex char.
  20. Testosterone
    • Gland-gonads
    • Region-
    • Cell-testes
    • Target-secondary male sex char.
Author
dug
ID
61343
Card Set
224 Endocrine System
Description
224 Endocrine System
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