Endocrine Test 02/29

• Epinephrine


  Regulate "flight or fight" response and increases in heart rate and blood pressure (adrenal glands)
• Melatonin


  Regulates sleep and wake cycles (pineal gland)
• Calcitonin


  Lowers blood calcium levels (thyroid gland)
• Oxytocin


  stimulates contraction of uterus during childbirth (posterior pituitary)
• Follice-stimulating hormone (FSH)


  stimulates egg or sperm productions (anterior pituitary)
• Progesterone


  Cause breast development and control of the menstrual cycle (Gonads)
• antidiuretic hormone

  to prevent the kidneys from expelling too much water and decrease urine production (posterior pituitary gland)
• melanocyte-stimulating hormone


  stimulates the melanocytes to produce melanin (anterior pituitary)
• parathyriod hormone

  brings calcium out of the bones into the bloodstream for use by cells (parathyroid gland)
• Glucagon


  Raise blood glucose levels ( Pancreas)
• luteinizing hormone


  Stimulates the release of sex hormones (Anterior pituitary)
• Growth hormone


  stimulates growth of bones and muscles (anterior pituitary)