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HGH (somatotropin) Ant. Pit.
Liver- stimulates liver, muscles, cart., bone to synthesize and secrete insulinlike growth factors=growth of body cells, tissue repair, lipolysis, and elevation of blood glucose concentration.
Thyroid - stimulating hormone (TSH/ thyrotropin) Ant. Pit.
Thyroid Gland- stimulates synthesis and secretion of thyroid hormones by thyroid gland.
Follicle - stimulating hormone (FSH) Ant. Pit.
Ovary/Testes- female: initiates development of oocytes and induces ovarian secretion of estrogen. male: stimulates testes to produce sperm.
Luteinizing hormone (LH) Ant. Pit.
ovary/testes- stimulates secretion of estrogens and progesterone, ovulation, and formation of corpus luteum. males: stimulates production of testosterone.
Prolactin (PRL) Ant. Pit.
mammry gland- w/other hormones promotes milk production.
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) Ant. Pit.
Adrenal Cortex- stimulates secretion of glucocorticoids (cortisol) by adrenal cortex.
Melanocyte - stimulating hormone (MSH) Ant. Pit.
Brain- excess presence can cause darkening of skin.
Oxytocin (OT) Post Pit.
uterus/mammary glands- stimulates contraction of smooth muscle during childbirth/ stimulates mammary glands for milk.
Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH/vasopressin) Post Pit.
Kidneys/Sudoriferous(sweat) glands/arterioles- conserve body water by decreasing urine volume, decrease water loss through perspiration, increase blood pressure by constricting arterioles.
T3/T4 Thyroid hormones from follicular cells, Thyroid Gland Hormone
increase basal metabolic rate, stimulate synthesis of proteins, accelerate body growth, increase use of glucose.
Calcitonin (CT) from parafollicular cells, Thyroid Gland Hormone
lowers blood levels of Calcium. increase in calcium=increase in CT.