Endocrine System

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Growth Hormone (GH)
Secreted by what gland?

Anterior pituitary gland

What hormone does growth hormone target(s)?

bone, muscle, and fat

What are the effects of growth hormone on bone, muscle, and fat?

The growth of tissues.

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) is secreted by what gland?

anterior pituitary gland.

what does the thyroid stimulating hormone target?

the thyroid

what effect does the thyroid have from the thyroid stimulating hormone

The site the thyroid secretes hormones

Prolactin (PRL) is secreted by which gland?

anterior pituitary

What is the target of prolactin (PRL)

The target is the mammary glands

What effect does prolactin have on targeting the mammary glands?

The production of breast milk

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) is secreted by which gland?

This hormone is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland

What is the target of adrenocorticotropic hormone

The target is the adrenal cortex

What are the effects of adrenocorticotropic hormone on the adrenal cortex?

the effects are for the secretion of hormones

Where is Luteinizing Hormone (LH) secreted?

Anterior pituitary gland

What are the target(s) of Luteinizing hormone?

for males are interstitial cells in the testes and for females its mature ovarian

what are the effects of lutenizing hormone (LH) on male's: interstitial cells and females: mature ovarian?

in men is the secretion of testosterone while in women is the process of ovulation

where is follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) secreted

anterior pituitary

what are the targets of follicle stimulating hormone specifically?

For male's it is the semi-iferous tubules or the testes. and in females: ovarian follicle

what happens after the semi-iferous tubules of the testes are affected by the follicle stimulating Hormone (FSH)

this accounts for the production of sperm

what comes after the ovarian follicle beng affected by the follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

the effects in females are the follicle/ovum maturation.

Where are Triiodothreonine(T_3) and Thyroxine (T_4) secreted

Thyroid

Where is Triiodothreonine(T_3) and Thyroxine (T_4) targeted?

all cells

What are the effects of triiodothreonine (T_3) and thyroxine(T_4) on all cells?

it regulates the rate of metabolism

Where is the hormone aldosternone secreted

Aldosterone is secreted in the adrenal cortex

What are the targets of aldosterone?

The targets are the distal convoluted tubules

What are the effects of aldosterone on the distal convoluted tubules?

the effects are the reabsorption of Na+ and water (as it increases blood volume i.e. blood pressure)

Where is cortisol hormone located?

Adrenal cortex

what are the targets of the hormone cortisol?

all cells

what are the effects of cortisol after acting on all cells

it increases the rate of glucose metabolism

Where is estrogen secreted?

Estrogen is secreted in the ovarian follicle.(gland)

What is the target of the estrogen hormone?

The target for estrogen are secondary sex organs

after the estrogen hormone affects the target (secondary sex organs) what ensues next?

the development at puberty and maintenance throughout life

where is the progesterone hormone secreted?

the hormone progesterone is secreted by the gland called the corpus luteum of the ovary

what are the target(s) of progesterone?

the target(s) are the uterine endometrium

what are the effects of the uterine enedometrium after being targeted by progesterone?

Preparation for implantation (thickens,etc)

Where is testosterone secreted?

interstitial cells of the testes

What is testosterone's target?

the secondary sex organs

What are the effects of the target(s) (secondary sex organs)

development of puberty and maintenance

Where is Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) secreted?

Anti-diuretic hormone is secreted by the posterior pituitary gland

What's the target of the Anti-diuretic Hormone?

distal convuluted tubule (DVC)

What are the effects of the distal convoluted tubule after being affected by ADH?

reabsorption of water (which increases blood pressure)

where is oxytocin secreted?

the posterior pituitary gland

what is the target of oxytocin?

the target is the uterine smooth muscle and mammary gland (to be suckled)

What are the effects of oxytocin on the uterine smooth muscle and mammary gland?

effects are contraction during labor and the release of milk

What gland secretes parathyroid hormone (PTH)?

Parathyroid gland

What are the targets of the parathyroid hormone (PTH)

proximal kidney tubules, osteoclasts, and intestine

After parathyroid hormones act on the target what are the effects of this?

the reabsorption of calcium into the blood, bone resorption, dietary calcium absorption (increases blood calcium levels)

Where is the hormone calcitonin secreted?

The hormone is secreted by the thyroid gland

What are the target(s) of the hormone calcitonin?

target is the distal convoluted tubules and osteoblasts

what effects does the target have on calcitonin?

the secretion of calcium into urine, and bone formation which decreases calcium levels in the blood stream.

Where is insulin secreted?

Insulin is secreted by beta cells of pancreatic islets

What does the hormone insulin target?

insulin targets all cells, the liver, and skeletal muscle.

what are the effects of the target sites which insulin targeted?

pushes glucose into cells from blood, glycogen formation (decreases blood glucose)

Where is the hormone glucagon secreted?

Glucagon is secreted from alpha cells of pancreatic islets.

What are the target(s) of glucagon?

The targets of glucagon are the liver and skeletal muscle

what are the effects of glucagon at the target site ?

the targets will breakdown glycogen (which will increase blood glucose)

Where are the hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine secreted?

they are secreted by the adrenal medulla gland

What are the targets of noepinephrine and epinephrine?

cardiac muscle, asteriole and bronchiole smooth.

What are the effects of Norepinephrine/and Epinephrine at the target site?

Increases heart rate and blood pressure.

Where is melatonin released?

the pineal gland

What are the targets of melatonin?

The limbic system

What are the effects of melatonin at the target site (limbic system)

circadian rhythm, emotions/behavior

What gland secretes Thymosin?

The thymus gland

what are the targets of the thymosin hormone?

the t-lymphocytes

what are the effects of thymosin at the target site?(t-lymphocytes)

maturation

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