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2. Major Endocrine Organs: Pituitary (Hypophysis)
Pituitary gland
Releases 11 hormones made by either the hypothalamus or the pituitary itself
Regulates major metabolic processes on the body and other endocrine glands
Growth, stress, reproductive cycles, water balance

3. Pituitary hormones
Oxytosin
ADH
TSH
FSH LH
ACTH GH
PRL

4. Secretes thyroid hormone (TH) in two forms
Deals with metabolism, temperature, nerve and muscle development
Secretes calcitonin
lowers calcium levels

5. parathyroid
Figure 16.1

6. Secretes parathyroid hormone (PTH) Increases blood calcium levels

7. Adrenal hormones
Increases sodium and lowers potassium blood levels through the kidney
Raises blood volume and pressure
constricts blood vessels, and raises heart rate
Help body deal with stress
Epinephrine (adrenalin) and norepinephrine
Cause fight or flight response (short term)

8. Controls blood sugar levels Insulin
pancreas
Controls blood sugar levels
Insulin
Lowers blood sugar
Glucagon
Raises blood sugar

9. ovary Female primary sex organ; produces female sex hormones
Produces estrogen
Produces progesterone
Run the menstrual cycle
Development of the female body sexually

10. Produces male sex hormones
testis
Produces male sex hormones
Mainly secretes testosterone
Produces secondary sex characteristics and sex drive

11. Pineal gland
Produces melatonin
Involved with sleep patterns

12. thymus
secretes thymosin
Helps develop white blood cells

13. Part of the brain that controls the endocrine system
hypothalamus
Part of the brain that controls the endocrine system
Secretes several hormones that act on the pituitary