Prolactin (PRL), Secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland: promotes milk secretion, Somatotropin, Screted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland; growth hormone, Testosterone, Male hormone secreted by the testes, thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH): Thyrotropin, Secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. TSH acts on the thyroid gland to promote its functioning, thyroxine (T4), Secreted by the thyroid gland, also called tetraiodothyronine. T4 increases metabolism in cells, triiodothyronine (T3), Secreted by the thyroid gland T3 increases metabolism in cells, vasopressin, Secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, antidiuretic hormone (ADH), catecholamines, Hormones derived from an amino acid and secreted by the adrenal medulla. Epinephrine is a catecholamine. , corticosteroids, Hormones (steroids) produced by the adrenal cortex. Ex. cortisol, aldosterone, androgens, and estrogens, electrolyte, Mineral salt found in the blood and tissues and necessary for proper functioning of cells, potassium, sodium and calcium , glucocorticoid, Steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex, regulates glucose, fat, and protein metabolism. Cortisol raises blood sugar and is part of the stress response., homeostasis, Tendency of an organism to maintain a constant internal environment e, hormone, Chemical secreted by an endocrine gland, that travels through the blood to a distant organ or gland where it influences the structure or function of the organ or gland, hypothalamus, Region of the brain laying below the thalamus and above the pituitary gland. It secretes releasing factors and hormones that affect the pituitary gland, mineralocorticoid, Steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex to regulate mineral salts (electrolytes) and water balance in the body. Aldosterone is an example, receptor, Cellular or nuclear protein that binds to a hormone so that a response can be elicited, sellla turcica, Cavity at the base of the skull, contains the pituitary gland, sex hormones, Steroids (androgens and estrogens) produced by the adrenal cortex to influence male and female sexual characteristics, Sympathomimetic, Pertaining to mimicking or copying the effect of the sympathetic nervous system. Adrenaline (epinephrine) is an example and it raises blood pressure and heart rate and dilates airways., steroid, Complex substance related to fats (derived from a sterol, such as cholesterol), and which many hormones are made. Ex. estrogens, androgens, glucocorticoids, and mineralocorticoids.

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