L2.4: Other Hormone-Producing Tissues and Organs

• OTHER HORMONE-PRODUCING TISSUES AND ORGANS

  ● Other organs that are generally nonendocrine in function also secrete hormones

  ○ Stomach

  ○ Small intestine

  ○ Kidneys

  ○ Heart
• OTHER HORMONE-PRODUCING TISSUES AND ORGANS

  ● PLACENTA

  ○ Produces hormones that maintain pregnancy

  ○ Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)

  ○ Human Placental Lactogen (hPL)

  ○ Relaxin
• ○ Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)

  ■ Stimulates the ovaries to continue producing estrogen and progesterone so that the lining of the uterus is not sloughed off in menses
• ○ Human Placental Lactogen (hPL)

  ■ Prepares the breasts for lactation
• ○ Relaxin

  ■ Relaxes pelvic ligaments and pubic symphysis for childbirth