Hormone/Gland/Target

Created by

Lauren Griffith

Cards (34)

FROM pancreas (beta cells) TO liver, muscle, fat
Insulin
FROM pancreas (alpha cells) TO liver
Glucagon
FROM pancreas (delta cells) TO alpha & beta cells of pancreas
Somatostatin (GH-RIH)
FROM adrenal cortex TO kidney
Mineralocorticoids (aldosterone)
FROM adrenal cortex TO most tissues (liver, muscle, fat)
Glucocorticoids (cortisol)
FROM adrenal cortex TO many tissues
Androgens (testosterone & estrogen)
FROM adrenal medulla TO many tissues
Epinephrine/norepinephrine
FROM kidney TO bone marrow
Erythropoietin
FROM thymus TO immune tissues
Thymosin
FROM pineal body TO hypothalamus
Melatonin
FROM ovaries/testes TO anterior pituitary
Inhibin
FROM testes TO most cells
Testosterone
FROM ovaries TO most cells
Estrogen
FROM ovaries TO uterus, breasts, CNS
progesterone
FROM placenta TO corpus luteum of ovaries
Placental hormones (HCG, estrogens, progesterone)
FROM hypothalamus TO anterior pituitary
Releasing or inhibiting hormones
FROM hypothalamus TO anterior pituitary cells
Growth hormone inhibiting hormone (somatostatin)
FROM hypothalamus TO anterior pituitary cells that secrete PRL
Prolactin releasing/inhibiting hormones
FROM hypothalamus TO anterior pituitary cells that secrete TSH
thyrotropin releasing hormone
FROM hypothalamus TO anterior pituitary cells that secrete ACTH
Corticotropin releasing hormone
Released FROM posterior pituitary TO kidney
ADH
Released FROM posterior pituitary TO mammary glands & uterus
Oxytocin
Where is oxytocin formed?
Hypothalamus
Where is ADH formed?
Hypothalamus
What 2 hormones are formed in the hypothalamus but released from the posterior pituitary?
ADH & oxytocin
FROM anterior pituitary TO many sites/most tissues
Growth hormone
FROM anterior pituitary TO ovaries and mammary glands
Prolactin (PRL)
FROM anterior pituitary TO thyroid gland
Thyroid stimulating hormone
FROM anterior pituitary TO adrenal cortex
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
FROM anterior pituitary TO gonads (testes/ovaries)
Follicle stimulating hormone
FROM anterior pituitary TO ovaries & testes
Luteinizing hormone
FROM thyroid TO many cells
Thyroid hormone, T3, T4
FROM thyroid TO bone
Calcitonin
FROM parathyroid TO bone,kidney
Parathyroid hormone (parathormone)