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Endocrine Outline
Hormones you Need to Know (Function and Organ)
Growth Hormone
Oxytocin
Thymosin
Prolactin
Calcitonin
Glucagon
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
Parathyroid Hormone
Estrogen
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Testosterone
Progesterone
Follicle Stimulating Hormone
Antidiuretic Hormone
Melatonin
Luteinizing Hormone
Insulin
Catecholamine (Epinephrine and Norepinephrine)
Mineralocorticoids (Aldosterone)
Glucocorticoids (Cortisone and Cortisol)
Sex Chromosomes (Androgens vs. Estrogens)
Thyroid Hormone (Thyroxine and Triiodothyronine)
Organs:
Pituitary (Anterior and Posterior)
Adrenal (Cortex and Medulla)
Hypothalamus
Pineal
Thyroid
Thymus
Parathyroid
Pancreas
Short Answer:
Gonads (Ovaries and Testes)
List, Describe, and Give an example of the 3 Types
of Stimuli (Hormonal, Humoral, and Neural)
Endocrine System:
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Chemistry/Classification of Hormones
o Amino Acid Based, Steroids, Prostaglandins
Mechanism of Hormone Action
o Direct Gene Activation vs. Second Messenger System
Stimuli
o Hormonal, Humoral, Neural
Diseases and Disorders:
Gigantism
Pituitary Dwarfism
Acromegaly
Goiter
Cretinism
Myxedema
Graves Disease
Addison’s Disease
Cushing’s Syndrome
Hyperaldosteronism
Masculinization
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