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Endocrine System (Hypothalamus (Inhibiting and releasing hormone, oxytocin…
Endocrine System
Hypothalamus
Inhibiting and releasing hormone
oxytocin
antidiuretic hormone
Pituitary Gland
Anterior Pituitary Gland (adenohypophysis)
Tropic hormones
Thyroid-stimulating hormone
Prolactin
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
Luteinizing hormone
Follicle-stimulating hormone
Tropic and nontropic hormone
Growth Hormone
Posterior Pituitary Gland (neurohypophysis)
Antidiuretic hormone
Oxytocin
Thyroid Gland
Follicle Cells
Thyroxine (T4)
Triiodothyronine (T3)
Parafollicular cells
Calcitonin
Thymus
thymosin
thymopoietin
Adrenal Gland
Adrenal Cortex
Zona fasciculata
cortisol
Zona reticularis
gonadocorticoid
Zona glomerulosa
aldosterone
Adrenal Medulla
Catecholamines
epinephrine
norepinephrine
Pancreas
Endocrine functions
Pancreatic Islets
beta cells
insulin
alpha cells
glucagon
Exocrine Functions
Pancreatic acini
Ovaries
estrogen
progesterone
Pineal Gland
Melatonin
Parathyroid Gland
Parathyroid Hormone
Testes
Interstitial Cells
Testosterone
Stores/Releases hormones ONLY
mineralocorticoid
glucocorticoid
gonadocorticoid
fight/flight resp
beta cells more numerous
Quantity: T4>T3
Activity: T3>T4