Oxytocin Right Ans - G: Posterior Pituitary
C: Peptide
A: Stimulates contraction of uterus and mammary gland cells
R: Nervous System
Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) Right Ans - G: Posterior Pituitary
C: Peptide
A: Promotes retention of water by kidneys
R: Water & salt balance
Growth Hormone (GH) Right Ans - G: Anterior Pituitary
C: Protein
A: Stimulates growth (especially bones) and metabolic function
R: Hypothalamic hormones
Prolectin (PRL) Right Ans - G: Anterior Pituitary
C: Protein
A: Stimulates milk production and secretion
R: Hypothalamic hormones
Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Right Ans - G: Anterior Pituitary
C: Glycoprotein
A: Stimulates production of ova and sperm
R: Hypothalamic hormones
Luteinizing hormone (LH) Right Ans - G: Anterior Pituitary
C: Glycoprotein
A: Stimulates ovaries and testes
R: Hypothalamic hormones
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Right Ans - G: Anterior Pituitary
C: Glycoprotein
A: Stimulates thyroid gland
R: Thyroxine in blood; hypothalamic hormones
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) Right Ans - G: Anterior Pituitary
C: Peptide
, A: Stimulates adrenal cortex to secrete glucocorticoids
R: Glucocorticoids; hypothalamic hormones
T3 & T4
Triiodothyronine & thyroxine Right Ans - G: Thyroid Gland
C: Amine
A: Stimulate and maintain metabolic process
R: TSH
Calcitonin Right Ans - G: Thyroid Gland
C: Peptide
A: Lowers blood calcium level
R: Calcium in blood
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Right Ans - G: Parathyroid Gland
C: Peptide
A: Raises blood calcium level
R: Calcium in the blood
Insulin Right Ans - G: Pancreas
C: Protein
A: Lowers blood glucose level
R: Glucose in blood
Glucagon Right Ans - G: Pancreas
C: Protein
A: Raises blood glucose level
R: Glucose in blood
Epinephrine & Norepinephrine Right Ans - G: Adrenal Medulla
C: Amine
A: Raises blood glucose level--- Increases metabolic activities--- Constricts
certain blood vessels
R: Nervous System
Glucocorticoids Right Ans - G: Adrenal Cortex
C: Steroid
A: Raises blood glucose level
R: ACTH