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Chapter 45 (Endocrine Glands (hypothalamus (hormones released from…

- - - - FSH + LH (stimulate ovaries + testes)
      - TSH (stim thyroid gland)
      - ACTH (stim adrenal cortex
      - prolactin ( stim mammary gland cells)
      - GH (stim growth and metabolic functions)
    - - oxytocin (stim constraction of smooth muscle cells in uterus + mammary glands)
      - vasopressin/ADH (promotes water retention in kidneys)
  - - - epinephrine + norepinephrine (raise glucose level, increase metabolic activities, constrict blood vessels)
    - - glucocorticoids (raise glucose level)
      - mineralocorticoids (promotes reabsorptioin of Na and excretion of K in kidneys
- - - - creates male reproductive organs
      - male secondary sex characteristics
  - - - maintenance of female reproductive system
      - female secondary sex characteristics
  - - - preparing and maintaining tissues of the uterus for an embryo