glands
involves the secretion of blood glucose–regulating hormones.
What is the pancreas?
production continues as long as the teat /
nipple continues to be stimulated by nursing or
milking
What is Prolactin?
Released when blood glucose levels are low
What is glucagon?
located in the neck region
either side of the larynx
What is the thyroid gland?
In the anterior pituitary, stimulated by another hormone as a stressor response signaled by the hypothalamus
What is ACTH (Adrenocorticotropic Hormone)?
does not produce its own hormones; rather, it stores and releases hormones that are synthesized by the hypothalamus.
What is the posterior pituitary Gland?
Regulates the metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids in all of the
body’s cells
also known as somatotropin
What is Growth hormones?
vital to the body:
◦ Muscle contractions
◦ Blood clotting
◦ Milk secretion
◦ Formation & maintenance of the skeleton
What is calcitonin?
Located near the cranial
ends of the kidneys
What is the adrenal medulla and adrenal cortex?
stimulates the fight or flight response and increases blood pressure, heart rate, and
blood glucose
What is norepinephrine?
it secretes many hormones that control or master other endocrine glands.
What is the pituitary gland?
produced in adrenal glands. (3)
What is Epinephrine, Aldosterone, Coritol?
Regulate levels of some important electrolytes
(mineral salts) in the body
What is Mineralocorticoids?
located near the proximal duodenum that has both
exocrine and endocrine functions.
What is the pancreas?
secreted by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in response to high blood glucose.
What is Insulin?
regulates metabolism, iodine uptake, and blood calcium levels
What is the thyroid gland?
hormone that decreases
blood glucose levels by transporting blood glucose into body cells or into storage as glycogen
What is Insulin?
Released when hypothalamus detects
dehydration
Prevents diuresis = loss of large quantities of
water in the urine
What is ADH (antidiuretic Hormone)?
located at the base of the brain just below the hypothalamus
What is the pituitary gland?
released by the anterior pituitary, is essential for regulating the maturation of reproductive cells and is stimulated by gonadotropin-releasing hormone
What is follicular stimulating hormone?
key role in regulating growth, metabolism, reproduction, and lactation through the secretion of various hormones.
What is the anterior pituitary gland?
increases blood calcium levels by reducing bone calcium levels
What is PTH (parathormone)?
augments ovulation and aids in the maintenance of pregnancy in females
What is LH (Luteinizing Hormone)?
The hypothalamus is connected to the pituitary gland via a stalk.
What is the infundibulum?
part of a feedback loop that adjusts its own secretion based on levels of its own hormones in the blood?
What is thyroid-stimulating hormone?