Endocrine Organs
Anterior Pituitary
Organs with Endocrine cells
TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone)
Thyroid Gland
Adrenal Cortex
Posterior Pituitary
Parathyroid Glands
Adrenal Medulla
Hypothalamus
Ovaries
Thymus
Testes
Pancreas
Pineal Gland
GI Tract
Kidneys
Regulates the release of thyroid hormone
Gonadotropins
FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone)
LH (luteinizing hormone)
In females: Facilitates ovulation as well as production of progesterone and estrogen in ovaries
ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone)
Stimulates hormone production and secretion in adrenal cortex
GH (Growth hormone)
Stimulates growth and cell division in most body cells as well as growth at the epiphyseal plates in long bones
ADH (antidiuretic hormone)
Oxytocin
Increases water retention from kidney tubules in response to signs of dehydration
In Females: Stimulates smooth muscle in the uterine wall during childbirth as well as ejects milk from mammary glands
In males: Contracts smooth muscle in reproductive organs
In females: Stimulates growth of ovarian follicle
In males: Stimulates sperm production
In males: Stimulus androgen production in testes
PRL (prolactin)
In females: Stimulates milk production in mammary glands
In males: May play a role in interstitial cell sensitivity to LH
Calcitonin
TH (thyroid hormone)
PTH (Parathyroid hormone)
Increases blood calcium level, calcium absorption in small intestine, and decreases calcium loss through the kineys
Increases metabolism and rate of development
Reduces calcium levels through decreased absorption in osteoclasts and increased loss in calcium through kidneys
Melatonin
Causes drowsiness and regulates circadian rhythm
Mineralocorticoids
Glucocorticoids
Gonadocorticoids
Epinephrine
Norepinephrine
Somatostatin
Pancreatic polypeptide
Insulin
Glucagon
Calcitriol
Erythropoietin
Renin
Estrogen
Progesterone
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Androgens
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