Endocrine hormones 1. porpuse of endocrine system homoeostasis 2. homoestasis the ability to regulate and maintain a stable internal environment.

3. stimulates bone and muscle growth Growth hormone (--> G!1" #. stimulates mil$ production and secretion prolactin %. stimulates mil$ secretion during lactation o&ytocin '. responsible for female secondary se& characteristics estrogen (. stimulates metabolic activity thyroid hormone ). increases blood glucose level and decreases protein synthesis glucocorticoids* esp. cortisol +. responsible for male secondary se& characteristics testosterone* dihydrotestosterone (,-." 1/. prepares endometrium for implantation0maintenance of pregnancy progesterone 11. stimulates adrenal corte& to synthesi1e and secrete cortisol 23.12. stimulates follicle maturation in females and spermatogenesis in males !413. increases plasma calcium* increases bone resorption 5.1#. decreases plasma calcium* increases bone formation calcitonin 1%. stimulates ovulation in females and testosterone

synthesis in males 61'. stimulates thyroid to produce .- and upta$e iodine .41(. growth hormone (G-" anterior pituitary 1). thyroid hormone thyroid 1+. glucocorticoids (cortisol" adrenal corte& 7 1ona fasciculata 2/. progesterone ovaries* placenta 21. prolactin anterior pituitary 22. o&ytocin hypothalamus paraventricular nucleus 4tored in posterior pituitary 23. atrial natriuretic hormone (28-" heart 2#. glucagon alpha cells of pancreas 2%. testosterone testes (males" ovaries (females" adrenal corte& - 1one reticularis 2'. follicle-stimulating hormone (!4-" anterior pituitary 2(. vasopressin (2,-" supraoptic nucleus of hypothalamus 4tored in posterior pituitary 2). 3alcitonin parafolicular (c" cells of thyroid 2+. .hyroid-stimulating hormone (.4-" anterior pituitary 3/. epinephrine and norepinephrine chromaffin cells of adrenal medulla 31. insulin beta cells of pancreas 32. estradiol ovaries 33. estriol placenta 3#. estrone adipocytes 3%. estrogen in males testes 3'. parathyroid hormone (5.-" parathyroid gland 3(. somatostatin delta (," cells of pancreas 3). luteini1ing hormone (6-" anterior pituitary 3+. mineralocorticoids (aldosterone" adrenal corte& - 1ona

glomerulosa #/. adrenocorticotropic hormone (23.-" anterior pituitary Endo - -ormones - 2ctions and source of secretion 4tudy online at 9ui1let.com0:;tfgb