| Gland => Hormone | Hormone function | Gland function | Terms |
|---|---|---|---|
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What hormone does the pineal gland produce?
Melatonin
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What does Adrenaline do?
Increases blood flow to the muscles, makes you more alert and causes changes to prepare the body to meet disaster
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What is the function of the thyroid?
Thyroid hormones aid cells in their uptake of oxygen and regulate metabolic rate
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Aden/o
gland
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What hormone does the Thymus produce?
Thymopoietin
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What does Melatonin do?
It helps control your sleep and wake cycles
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What is the function of the Parathyroid?
Causes calcium to mobilize from bones and into the bloodstream
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Adrenal/o
adrenal gland
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What hormones does the hypothalamus produce?
TRH, CRH, GHRH
Dopamine, Somatostatin, Vasopressin |
What does Dopamine do?
Known as the feel -good hormone it is associated with pleasurable sensations, along with learning, memory, and motor systems function
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What is the function of the pancreas?
Regulates blood sugar
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Gonad/o
sex glands
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What hormones does the adrenal gland produce?
Androgens, Glucocorticoids, Adrenaline, Noradrenaline
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What does prolactin do?
Stimulates milk production after child birth
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What is the function of the adrenal gland
the adrenal glands help control blood pressure and heart rate, regulate sweating, maintain salt levels in the body, respond to stressful situations, promote the production of sex hormones
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pancreat/o
Pancreas
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What Hormones does the pituitary gland produce?
GH, TSH, ACTH, FSH, MSH, LH
Prolactin, Oxytocin, Vasopressin |
What does Glucocorticoids do
It regulates the metabolism of proteins, carbs and lipids
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What is the function of the pituitary gland?
Regulates growth and body development, stimulates thyroid function, reduces fatty tissue, enhances muscle formation, darkens the skin
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Parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
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