Hormone Zone | Function Junction | Location Station | Vocab So Fab | Pre Fixit Felix |
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Melatonin
The pineal gland produces this hormone
|
Calcitonin
This hormone stimulates calcium to leave
the blood and enter the bone. |
thyroid gland
This gland is located at the base of your neck
|
adrenaline
Secreted by the adrenal medulla;
increases heart rate and blood pressure |
Gland
aden/o means
|
oxytocin
The pituitary gland produces this hormone
|
Parathyroid
This hormone causes
calcium to mobilize from bones into the bloodstream |
hypothalamus
This gland is located on the undersurface of the brain
|
adrenocortico-tropic hormone
Secreted by the anterior lobe of the
pituitary gland; stimulates adrenal cortex |
adrenal glands
adrenal/o means
|
insulin
The pancreas produces this hormone
|
Glucocorticoids
These medicinals influence metabolism of sugars,
fats, and proteins and are anti-inflammatory |
adrenal gland
This gland is located on top of both kidneys.
|
Aldosterone
Secreted by the adrenal cortex; increases
salt reabsorption |
sex glands (ovaries, testes)
gonad/o means
|
progesterone
The ovaries produce this hormone
|
Epinephrine
This hormone increases heart rate and blood pressure, dilates bronchial tubes, releases glucose from storage
|
pancreas
This gland is located tucked behind the stomach in the upper abdomen.
|
androgen
Male hormone secreted by the testes and
adrenal cortex |
pancreas
pancreat/o means
|
testosterone
The testes produce this hormone
|
Norepinephrine
This hormone constricts vessels to raise blood pressure
|
pineal gland
This gland is located deep in the brain in an area called the epithalamus
|
calcitonin
Secreted by the thyroid gland; decreases
blood calcium levels |
parathyroid gland
parathyroid/o means
|