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____ inhibits prolactin release from the anterior pituitary .
Prolactin‐release inhibiting factor also known as dopamine ____ prolactin release from the anterior pituitary .
Prolactin‐release inhibiting factor also known as dopamine inhibits ____.
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) promotes ____d plasma osmolarity.
____ promotes increased water retention and deceased plasma osmolarity.
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) promotes increased ____.
____ stimulates uterine contractions and breast milk EJECTION among other functions.
Oxytocin stimulates ____ among other functions.
The ____ releases hormones that regulate stress , growth , reproduction , and lactation .
The anterior pituitary releases hormones that regulate ____.
____ has the following effects: In males, it triggers spermatogenesis and stimulates Sertoli cells . In females, it stimulates the developm…
FSH has the following effects: In males, it
____ is a gonadotropin that induces ovulation.
LH is a ____
____ stimulates the production and release of cortisol .
ACTH stimulates ____ .
____ stimulates the thyroid to produce Thyroxine (T4) and Triiodothyronine (T3) , which will stimulate metabolism.
TSH stimulates the ____ to produce Thyroxine (T4) and Triiodothyronine (T3) , which will stimulate metabolism.
TSH stimulates the thyroid to produce ____.
____ stimulates milk PRODUCTION .
Prolactin stimulates ____.
____ are released from the anterior pituitary and decrease pain .
Endorphins are released from the ____.
____ stimulates growth and cell reproduction.
Growth hormone stimulates ____.
The ____ releases oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH) .
The posterior pituitary releases ____ .
The pancreas secretes digestive enzymes into the ____.
The ____ secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum.
The pancreas secretes ____ enzymes into the duodenum.
α -islet cells of the pancreas release ____.
____-islet cells of the pancreas release glucagon.
ß -islet cells of the pancreas release ____.
-islet cells of the pancreas release insulin.
____ signals liver, muscle, and fat cells to take in glucose from the blood.
Insulin signals ____ cells to take in glucose from the blood.
Insulin signals liver, muscle, and fat cells to ____
____ causes the liver to convert stored glycogen into glucose .
Glucagon causes the ____ to convert stored glycogen into glucose .
Glucagon causes the liver to ____
____ inhibits GH and also leads to lower insulin and lower glucagon .
Somatostatin (GHIH) ____.
δ -islet cells of the pancreas release ____.
____ -islet cells of the pancreas release somatostatin.
____ are glands that produces gametes (sex cells) and sex hormones.
Gonads are glands that ____
____ is the primary male sex hormone and is an anabolic steroid.
Testosterone is the primary ____
____ is the primary female sex hormone and leads to the development of secondary sexual characteristics.
Estrogen is the primary ____.
The ____ is in the neck, below the Adam’s Apple, and secretes T 3 and T 4 hormones that regulate metabolism.
The thyroid gland is in the neck, below the Adam’s Apple, and secretes ____
____.
____ is released by the thyroid gland and builds bone
Calcitonin is released by the ____
The parathyroid gland's primary function is to maintain the body’s ____ levels so that the nervous and muscular systems can function proper…
The ____ primary function is to maintain the body’s Ca 2+ and K + levels so that the nervous and muscular systems can function properly.
____ stimulates bone breakdown .
Parathyroid hormone stimulates ____.
The pineal gland secretes ____.