Hormones Summary Table

Anterior Pituitary

• FSH (follicle stimulating hormone)
• Stimulates activity on ovaries and testes
• LH
• Stimulates activity in ovary (release of ovum)
• TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone)
• Stimulates thyroid gland
• Growth Hormone (GH)
• Stimulates bone and muscle growth
• Endorphins
• Inhibits perception to pain (also produced by the brain)
• Prolactin
• Causes milk secretion

Posterior Pituitary

• Oxytocin
• Causes uterus to contract
• Vasopressin (ADH/antidiuretic hormone)
• Causes kidney to withhold water

Thyroid (thyroid hormones)

• Thyroxine
• Regulates the metabolic rate in body tissue
• Calcitonin
• Decrease blood’s calcium levels

Parathyroid

• Parathyroid Hormone  
• Increase blood calcium concentration

Adrenal Cortex

• Glucocorticoids
• Increase blood glucose concentration
• Mineralocorticoids (Aldosterone)
• Increases Na⁺ and water reabsorption in kidney
• Cortical Sex Hormones
• Responsible for secondary sex characteristics (especially in men)

Adrenal Medulla

• Epinephrine
• Regulates metabolic rate
• Norepinephrine
• Regulates metabolic rate

Pancreas

• Glucagon
• Decrease blood sugar concentration
• Insulin
• Increase blood sugar concentration

Ovaries

• Estrogen
• Promotes female secondary sex characteristics
• Progesterone
• Gets uterus ready for pregnancy

Testes

• Testosterone
• Promotes male secondary sex characteristics