Endocrine Flashcards


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Pituitary gland brain

Growth Hormone (GH), TSH (for thyroid), ACTH (for adrenals), FSH & LH (for reproduction), Prolactin (for milk), and releasing ADH & Oxytocin

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Thyroid throat

Thyroxine(T3) bigger t word is (T4), calcitonin, BMR

3

Parathyroid throat

PTH ( parathyroid hormone) takes calcium from the bones to make it available in your bloodstream

4

Pineal brain

Melatonin hormone

5

Hypothalamus

TRH, GnRH, GHRH, CRH, Somatostatin, and Dopamine, which regulate metabolism, growth, stress response, and reproduction

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Thymus above heart

thymosin (alpha & beta), thymulin, thymopoietin, and thymic humoral factor (THF),

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Adrenal above kidneys

cortisol (stress, metabolism), aldosterone (blood pressure, electrolytes), and adrenaline (epinephrine) & noradrenaline (norepinephrine) (fight-or-flight response), plus androgens (sex hormones like DHEA)

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Pancreas under stomach

primarily insulin and glucagon

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Ovary/testes lower abdomen (groin)

estrogen and progesterone and testosterone