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    This document summarizes the major endocrine glands and hormones in the human body, including their sources and major actions. The hypothalamus controls the pituitary gland and releases hormones that stimulate or inhibit the release of other pituitary hormones. The pituitary gland regulates many other endocrine glands and tissues through releasing hormones like growth hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and gonadotropins. Other major endocrine glands discussed are the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal glands, pancreas, kidneys, ovaries, and testes - each secreting hormones that regulate processes like metabolism, growth, sexual development, calcium levels, and more.

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    This document summarizes the major endocrine glands and hormones in the human body, including their sources and major actions. The hypothalamus controls the pituitary gland and releases hormones that stimulate or inhibit the release of other pituitary hormones. The pituitary gland regulates many other endocrine glands and tissues through releasing hormones like growth hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and gonadotropins. Other major endocrine glands discussed are the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal glands, pancreas, kidneys, ovaries, and testes - each secreting hormones that regulate processes like metabolism, growth, sexual development, calcium levels, and more.

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    Source Hormone Major Action: Adrenal Cortex

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    This document summarizes the major endocrine glands and hormones in the human body, including their sources and major actions. The hypothalamus controls the pituitary gland and releases hormones that stimulate or inhibit the release of other pituitary hormones. The pituitary gland regulates many other endocrine glands and tissues through releasing hormones like growth hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and gonadotropins. Other major endocrine glands discussed are the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal glands, pancreas, kidneys, ovaries, and testes - each secreting hormones that regulate processes like metabolism, growth, sexual development, calcium levels, and more.

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    SOURCE HORMONE MAJOR ACTION

    Hypothalamus Releasing and inhibiting hormones Controls the release of pituitary hormones
     Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)
     Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)
     Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GNRH)
     Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
    Somatostatin Inhibits growth hormone and thyroid-stimulating hormone
    Anterior Pituary Growth Hormone (GH)  Stimulates growth of bone and muscle
     Promotes protein synthesis and fat metabolism
     Decreases carbohydrate metabolism
    Adrecorticotropic hormone (ACTH)  Stimulates synthesis and secretion of adrenal cortical
    hormones
    Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)  Stimulates synthesis and secretion of thyroid hormone
    Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)  Female: stimulate growth of ovarian follicle, ovulation
     Male: stimulates sperm production
    Luteinizing hormone (LH)  Female: stimulates development of corpus luteuem
    Release of oocytes
    Production of estrogen and progesterone
     Male: stimulates secretion of testosterone
    Development of interstitial tissues of testes
    Prolactin  Prepares female breasts for breast-feeding
    Posteror pituary Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)  Increases water reabsorption by kidney
    Oxytocin  Stimulates contractin of pregnant uterus, milk ejection from
    breasts after childbrirth
    Adrenal Cortex Mineralocorticosteroids (mainly aldosterone)  Increase sodium absorption, potassium loss by kidney
    (upper potion of the Glucocorticoids (mainly cortisol)  Affects metabolism of all nutrients
    kidney)
     Regulates blood glucose levels
     Affect growth
     Has inflammatory
     Decreases effects of stress
    Adrenal androgens  Have minimal intrinsic androgenic activity
    Adrenal Medulla Epinephrine  Serve as neurotransmitter for the symphathetic nervous
    Norepinephrine system
    Thyroid (follicular Thyroid hormones: triiodothyronine (T3) and  Increase the metabolic rate; increase protein and bone
    cells) thyroxine (T4) turnover; increase responsiveness to catecholamine;
    necessary for fetal and infant growth and development
    Thyroid C cells Calcitonin  Lowers blood calcium and phosphate levels
    Parathyroid cells Parathorme (PTH, parathyroid hormone)  Regulates serum calcium
    Pancreatic islet cells Insulin  Lowers blood glucose by facilitating glucose transport across
    cell membrane of muscle, liver and adipose tissue
    Glucagon  Increases blood glucose concentration by stimulation of
    glycogenolysis and glyconeogenesis
    Somatostatin  Delays intestinal absorption

    Kidney 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D  Stimulates calcium absorption of glucose


    Renin  Activates rennin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
    Erythropoietin  Increases red blood cell production
    Ovaries Estrogen  Affects development of female sex organs and secondary
    sex characteristics
    Progesterone  Influences menstrual cycle; stimulating growth of uterine
    wall; maintains pregnancy
    Testes Androgens, mainly testosterone  Affect development of male sex organs and secondary sex
    characteristics; aid in sperm production

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