Functions Hormone

• TRH

  Stimulates thyroid hormone
• CRH

  Triggers cortisol for stress
• GHRH

  Releases growth hormone
• Dopamine

  Love hormones
• Somatostatin

  Stops growth hormone
• Vasopressin (ADH)


  Controls water balance
• Melatonin

  Regulates sleep
• GH

  Promotes Growth
• TSH

  Stimulates the thyroid hormone release
• ACTH

  Stimulates adrenal gland to produce cortesol
• FSH

  Stimulates gametes to produce egg or sperm
• MSH

  Stimulates the production of melanin
• LH

  Triggers ovulation and testosterone
• Prolactin

  Produces milk
• Oxytocin

  Helps childbirth and bonding
• Vasopressin (ADH)

  Controls water balance
• T3&T4

  Controls metabolism
• Calcitonin

  Regulates calcium in blood
• PTH

  Regulates calcium in blood
• Thymopoietin

  Helps immunity (T-cells)
• IGF

  Development in muscles and bones
• THPO

  Makes platelets
• Androgens

  Male traits and reproduction
• Glucocorticoids (Cortisol)


  Stress and metabolism
• Adrenaline (Epinephrine)

  "Fight or flight" response
• Noradrenaline (Norepinephrine)

  Supports adrenaline
• Insulin

  Lowers blood sugar
• Glucagon

  Raises blood sugar
• Somatostatin

  Blocks insulin and glucagon
• Calcitriol

  Helps calcium and bones
• Renin

  Control blood pressure
• Erythropoietin

  Makes red blood cells
• Estrogens

  Female traits
• Progesterone

  Maintains pregnancy
• Androgens (Testosterone)


  Male traits
• Estradiol

  Regulates function
• Inhibin

  Stops FSH
• Prolactin

  Milk production
• Relaxin

  Loosens pelvis for childbirth