front 1 Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) | back 1 Source - anterior pituitary gland Function - Egg development |
front 2 Growth hormone (GH) | back 2 Source - anterior pituitary gland Function - Growth |
front 3 Luteinizing hormone (LH) | back 3 source - anterior pituitary gland function - ovulation |
front 4 Prolactin (PRL) | back 4 source - anterior pituitary gland function - produces milk |
front 5 Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) | back 5 source - anterior pituitary gland function - stimulates thyroid to release hormones |
front 6 Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) | back 6 source - Posterior pituitary gland function - decreases urine formation |
front 7 oxytocin (OT) | back 7 source - posterior pituitary gland function - contractions during child birth |
front 8 Thyroxine (T4) | back 8 source - thyroid gland function - increases energy release from carbs, increases rate protein synthesis |
front 9 Triiodothyronine (T3) | back 9 source - thyroid gland function - increases energy release from carbs, increases rate protein synthesis |
front 10 Calcitonin | back 10 source - thyroid gland function - lowers blood calcium level |
front 11 Parathyroid hormone (PTH) | back 11 source - parathyroid gland function - increases blood calcium concentration |
front 12 Epinephrine (EPI) | back 12 source - adrenal medulla function - increases: heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, reticular formation, and glucose concentration |
front 13 Norepinephrine (NE) | back 13 source - adrenal medulla function - increases: heart rate, STRONGER blood pressure, respiratory rate, reticular formation, and glucose concentration |
front 14 Aldosterone | back 14 source - adrenal cortex function - regulates electrolyte concentrations |
front 15 cortisol | back 15 source - adrenal cortex function - decreases protein synthesis, increases release of fats |
front 16 adrenal androgens | back 16 source - adrenal cortex function - supplemental sex hormones |
front 17 Glucagon | back 17 source - pancreas function - breaks down glycagen into glucose (increases blood glucose levels) |
front 18 Insulin | back 18 source - pancreas functions - Form glycagen from glucose and stores in liver (decreases blood glucose levels) |
front 19 Somatostatin (SS) | back 19 source - pancreas function - regulates carbohydrate levels |
front 20 Melatonin | back 20 source - pineal gland function - regulates circadian rhythms |
front 21 Thymosin | back 21 source - thymus gland function - promotes T lymphocyte development |
front 22 Estrogen | back 22 source - thymus gland function - reproductive functions |
front 23 Progesterone | back 23 source - ovaries function - menstrual function |
front 24 Testosterone | back 24 source - ovaries function - reproductive functions |
front 25 ACTH | back 25 source - anterior pituitary function - Stimulates adrenale cortex to release hormones |