Endocrine Systems

NAME OF GLAND HORMONE(S) PRODUCED FUNCTION OF HORMONE

Hypothalamus

TRH ( thyrotropin-releasing hormone )

PRH/PIH (prolactin-releasing/inhibiting hormone)

CRH (corticotrophin-releasing hormone)

GHRH/GHIH (growth hormone releasing/

Inhibiting hormone)

GnRH (gonadotropin-releasing hormone)

Stimulates Anterior Pituitary (as a group)

- stimulates TSH release

- stimulate/inhibits prolactin release

- stimulates ACTH release

- stimulates/inhibits growth hormone

release

- stimulates FSH / LH release in puberty

Anterior Pituitary

(adenohypophysis) *(tropic)

TSH * (thyroid-stimulating hormone / thyrotropin)

ACTH * (adrenocorticotropic hormone)

Gonadotropins:

FSH * (follicle-stimulating hormone)

LH * (lutinizing hormone)

GH (growth hormone)

PRL (prolactin)

Stimulates Thyroid Gland  thyroid hormone

Stimulates Adrenal Cortex 

corticosteroid hormones / glucocorticoids

(helps the body to resist stressors)

Regulates function of gonads

Stimulates sperm / egg production

Stimulates production of gonadal hormones

Stimulates growth

(especially bones / skeletal muscles)

Promotes lactation (breast milk production)

Posterior Pituitary

(neurohypophysis) ADH (antidiuretic hormone) (vasopressin)

Oxytocin Conserves water;

inhibits/prevents urine formation

Uterine contractions during childbirth;

Breast milk ejection; arousal / cuddle hormone

Thyroid Gland Thyroid hormone:

T4 (thyroxine)

T3 (triiodothyronine)

Calcitonin Affects most every cell in the body:

increases basal metabolic rate

increases body...