NEHEMIAH MIRANDA SCIENCE ACTIVITY

G10 - ST. HANNIBAL MS. ARIANNE NEGRILLO

Hormone Name and Function What releases it? Where does it go?
Abbreviation

Growth Hormone Stimulates the The anterior pituitary To the anterior

Releasing Hormone release of Growth gland/s pituitary
(GHRH) Hormone (GH) somatotrophs in the
portal venous system

Corticotropin Suppresses appetite, Hypothalamus It carries it to the

Releasing Hormone increases anxiety, anterior lobe of the
(CRH) and improves pituitary
memory and selective
attention.

Gonadotropin Stimulates the Hypothalamus Anterior Pituitary

Releasing Hormone release of Thyroid
(GnRH) Stimulating Hormone
(TSH)

Thyrotropin Stimulates the Hypothalamus Anterior Pituitary

Releasing Hormone release of Follicle gland/s
(TRH) Stimulating Hormone
(FSH) and Luteinizing
Hormone (LH)

Prolactin Releasing Stimulates breast Low Calcium levels in Anterior Pituitary

Hormone milk production your blood
(PRH)

Prolactin Inhibiting An important factor Hypothalamus In the epidermis or

Hormone because of the dermis
(PIH) abnormal
cytotrophoblast
invasion of spiral
arterioles

Growth Hormone Stimulates the growth Anterior Pituitary In the Anterior

(GH) and repair of tissues Pituitary Gland/s
throughout the body

Thyroid Stimulating Controls production Anterior Pituitary Thyroid

Hormone of the thyroid
(TSH) hormones
 Triggers ovulation Anterior Pituitary Ovaries or Testes
and development of Gland/s
Luteinizing Hormone the corpus luteum
(LH) and the production of
progesterone.
Triggers testosterone
production

Follicle Stimulating Triggers growth of Anterior Pituitary Ovaires or Testes

Hormone ovarian follicles.
(FIH) Triggers sperm
production

Adrenocorticotropic Plays a large role on The Pituitary Gland/s Adrenal Glands

Hormone how the body
(ACTH) responds to stress

Prolactin (PRL) Milk production and The Pituitary Gland/s Breast

the development of
mammary glands
within breast tissues

Antidiuretic Hormone Controls the mineral The Pituitary Gland/s To your bloodstream
(ADH) concentration of and kidneys
blood through
WATER RETENTION
in the kidneys

Oxytocin Affects uterine The Pituitary Gland/s Uterus and Breasts

contractions in or Hypothalamus
pregnancy and birth
and stimulates the
release of breast milk

Hormone Name and Function What Produces it? Non-Steroid or

Abbreviation Steroids

Thyroxine and : needs iodine to Thyroid Follicular Non-Steroid

Triiodothyronine properly function Cells

Calcitonin Lowers blood calcium Thyroid Gland/s Non-Steroid

and phosphate ion
levels and increases
the rate of bone
disposition

Parathyroid Hormone Controls calcium level Parathyroid Non-Steroid

(PTH) of blood

Aldosterone Controls calcium level Adrenal Cortex Non-Steroid

of blood
Insulin Affects glucose Adrenal Cortex Non-Steroid
metabolism,
increases blood
concentration of
amino acids,
promotes releases of
fatty acids from
adipose tissue,
increases blood
glucose
concentration by
stimulating liver cells
to undergo
gluconeogenesis

Adrenal Androgens May play as a role in Adrenal Cortex Steroid

a early development
of reproductive
organs

Epinephrine and also known as Adrenal Medulla Steroid

Norepinephrine adrenaline, plays an
important role in your
body's fight-or-flight
response

Glucagon help regulate your Pancreas Alpha Cells Non-Steroid

blood glucose (sugar)
levels

Insulin glucose, a sugar that Pancreas Beta Cells Non-Steroid

is the body's
Pancreas beta cells
primary source of
energy. Glucose then
enters the
bloodstream

Somatostatin prevents the Pancreas Delta Steroid

production of other
hormones in your
endocrine system
and certain
secretions in your
exocrine system

Melatonin Regulates circadian Pineal Gland/s Non-Steroid

rhythms
Thymosin stimulate the Thymus Gland/s Non-Steroid
production of T cells

Estrogen Plays a role in the Ovaries Steroid

development of
secondary sex
characteristics, bone
growth and
development

Progesterone to prepare the Ovaries or Testes Steroid

endometrium (lining
of your uterus) for a
fertilized egg to
implant and grow

Testosterone regulate sex drive Testes Steroid

(libido), bone mass,
fat Testes
distribution, muscle
mass and strength,
and the production of
red blood cells and
sperm