Endocrine system

Released from the pancreas; causes liver to convert glycogen to glucose

• Glucagon
• Insulin
• Estrogen
• Adrenaline

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

This hormone triggers to development of the cells (follicles) around the egg cell

• LH
• FSH
• TSH
• ACTH

Released from the pituitary; this hormone helps to regulate the body's water balance

• TSH
• Oxytocin
• Aldosterone
• ADH

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

If you have diabetes, you most likely have a problem with this hormone.

• ADH
• Glucagon
• Insulin
• PTH

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

This hormone is released from the thyroid to stimulate the removal of calcium from the bone; balances the calcium levels in blood when it is too high.

• Calcitonin
• PTH
• Melatonin
• Cortisol

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

When levels of calcium are low in the blood, this hormone is released, from this gland.

• ADH, pituitary
• Glucose; pancreas
• T3/T4, thyroid
• PTH, parathyroid

Aldosterone targets kidneys, stimulating the reabsorption of sodium. It is released from:

• Adrenals
• Liver
• Thyroid
• Pituitary

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which hormone is released in higher levels at night to repair damaged tissues?

• Growth hormone
• Thyroid hormone
• Thymopoietin
• Cortisol

During puberty, the hypothalamus would release ____________ to promote development of testes and ovaries.

• Gonadotropin Releasing hormone
• FSH
• LH
• TH

The 2 hormones stored by the posterior pituitary are

• OT and ADH
• ADH and LH
• LH and FSH
• TH and LH