Locations and Functions of Tropic and Non-tropic Hormones Flashcards

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Tropic Hormones
Stimulate another endocrine gland to release a subsequent hormone that will act on its target cells.

- Do not cause a direct response
Non-tropic hormones
Act directly on their target cell
FSH
- location
- function
- Anterior Pituitary
- Simulate the production of ova and sperm
LH
- location
- function
- Anterior Pituitary
- Simulates ovaries and testes
TSH
- location
- function
- Anterior Pituitary
- Stimulates the thyroid gland
ACTH
- location
- function
- Anterior Pituitary
- Stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete glucocorticoids
Oxytocin
- location
- function
- Posterior Pituitary
- Uterus contractions and mammary gland cells
ADH (Vasopressin)
- location
- function
- Posterior Pituitary
- Regulates blood osmolarity through reabsorption of water in the kidneys
Epinephrine
- location
- function
- Adrenal medulla
- Fight or Flight Response
Norepiniephrine
- location
- function
- Adrenal medulla
- Fight or Flight Response
Mineralcorticoids (i.e. aldosterone)
- location
- function
- Adrenal cortex
- Reabsorpiton of Na+ and water and excretion of K+ in kidneys; increase blood volume
Glucocorticoids
- location
- function
- Adrenal cortex
- Raise blood glucose levels; possible suppression of immune system