Hypothalamus & Anterior/Posterior Pituitary
The nervous system that the hypothalamus directly influences (hint- part of the PNS)
What is the Autonomic nervous system?
Target cell/tissue of the thyroid stimulating hormone.
What is the thyroid gland?
The hormone produced by the adrenal gland that triggers a "fight or flight" response.
What is the adrenaline?
The pineal gland produces this hormone to regulate the sleep cycle.
What is melatonin?
The main hormone secreted by the testes.
What is testosterone?
A non-steroid hormone secreted by the Pituitary gland, that targets muscles and bones.
What is Growth hormone?
This hormone secreted by the parathyroid regulates amounts of calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium in the blood and bones.
What is Parathyroid hormone (PTH)?
The pancreas' role in digestion.
What is producing enzymes?
The thymus decreases in ____ during adulthood.
What is size?
The ovaries produce and store eggs, before being released into the __________ tubes for ovulation.
What is fallopian tubes?
The main role of the hypothalamus.
What is maintaining body's homeostasis?
Everyone has this many parathyroid glands.
What is 4?
What is adrenaline?
The thymus makes and matures these types of cells.
What is immune cells?
Testosterone is a hormone produced by the testes that causes what in males.
What is puberty, growth, and sexual maturity?
The pituitary glands main role is to regulate ________ and _______
What is growth and metabolism?
The two main hormones secreted by the thyroid.
What is triiodothyronine (T3) tetraiodothyronine (T4)?
ADH is a hormone that does this for the kidneys.
What is regulating the amount of water absorbed?
The pineal gland directly targets these two glands.
What is hypothalamus and pancreas?
The release of which hormone causes the testes to make testosterone.
Which Luteinising hormone?
A hormone secreted by the Pituitary gland that targets the ovary and testes and affects sexual development.
Follicle stimulating hormone
Thyroid disorder that causes your thyroid to not make enough hormones to regulate the body's homeostasis. (Most common thyroid disorder)
What is hypothyroidism?
Insulin & Glycogen are two hormones made by the pancreas. Insulin helps to _______ the blood sugar, but Glycogen _______ the blood sugars.
What is lower & increase?
The tissues that the thymus targets.
What is lymphoid tissues?
4 hormones that regulate the female menstrual cycle.
What is luteinizing hormone, follicle- stimulating hormone, estrogen, progesterone?