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Endocrine Organ - Coggle Diagram
Endocrine Organ
Anterior Pituitary
Growth Hormone (GH)
Target: Bones, Muscle, Liver
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Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
Target: Ovaries,Testes
Effect: Female: Ovulation, Progesterone Male: Testerone
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Thyroid Gland
Triiodothyronine (T3)
Target: Most Body Cells
Effects: Increases Metabolic Rate, Supports Growth
Thyroxine (T4)
Target: Most Body Cells
Effect: Increases Metabolic Rate, converted T3
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Adrenal Cortex
Aldosterone
Target: Kidney Tubules
Effect: Retains Na+/water, excretes K+
Cortisol
Target: Many Tissues
Effect: Raises blood glusoce, stress response, anti-inflammatory
Adrenal Androgens (DHEA)
Target: Many Tissues
Effect: Contribute to pubic/axillary hair and libido, especially females
Posterior Pituitary
Oxytocin
Target: Uterus, Mammary Glands, Brain
Effect: Female: Labor Contraction, Milk Ejection
Both: bonding in all sexes
ADH (Vasopressin)
Target: Kidneys, Blood Vessels
Effect: Water reabsorption, Vasoconstriction
Adrenal Medulla
Epinephrine
Target: Heart, Lungs, Liver, Vessels
Effect: Fight or flight, increase heart rate, bronchodilation, increase glucose
Norepinephrine
Target: Heart, Blood Vessels
Effect: Fight or flight, increase vascular tone and blood pressure
Parathyroid Gland
(PTH)
Target: Bones, Kidneys, Intestine (Indirectly)
Effect: Raises blood Ca2+, Activates
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