Hormone that stimulates the activity of the gonads (sex glands)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
1. Stimulates the endocrine activity of the cortex portion of the adrenal gland
2. Stimulates the secretion of glucocorticoids from the adrenal glands
3. These hormones are important in the response to stress
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
Influences the growth and activity of the thyroid gland
Growth hormone (GH)
Metabolic hormone that plays an important role in determining body size
Has major effects on the growth of muscle and long bones of the body
Prolactin (PRL)
Stimulates breast development and promotes and maintains lactation by the mammary glands after childbirth
May stimulate testosterone production in males
Oxytocin
Stimulates powerful uterine contractions during birth and also causes milk ejection in the lactating mother
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH, also called vasopressin)
Causes the distal and collecting tubules of the kidneys to reabsorb more water from the urinary filtrate, thereby reducing urine output and conserving body water to prevent dehydration
Thyroid hormone (TH)
Includes two types: triiodothyronine and thyroxine
