Hormones 1
Testosterone
male hormone secreted by the testes
Androgen
Male hormone
This hormone promotes milk secretion
prolactin
Female hormone
Estrogen
What is thyroxine secreted by?
Thyroid gland
Adrenaline (Epinephrine)
Increases heart rate and blood pressure
Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
Stimulates secretion and egg production by ovaries and sperm production by testes
Decreases calcium levels in blood
Calcitonin
Increases blood sugar
Glucagon
What is the term that makes an organism maintain a constant internal environment?
Homeostasis
Somatotropin
Stimulates growth of bones and tissues
Aldosterone
Increases salt absorption
Secreted in times of stress, and has anti-inflammatory effect
Cortisol
Increases reabsorption of water by kidney
Antidiuretic Hormone
Insulin
helps glucose pass into cells, and promotes conversion of glucose to glycogen
Parathormone
Secreted by the parathyroid gland; increases blood calcium
Norepinephrine
Increases heart rate and blood pressure
This hormone is secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland and stimulates the growth of the thyroid gland
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
What are the 3 main adrenal cortex hormones
cortisol, aldosterone, and androgens
Stimulates ovulation in females and testosterone secretion in males
Luteinizing Hormone
Adrenocorticotropin
Stimulates adrenal cortex
Somototropin
Secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland; growth hormone
This hormone is secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland and increases water reabsorption and raises blood pressure
Vasopressin
What is the triiodothyronine secreted by and what is it's function?
Thyroid gland and it increases metabolism in cells.