Chapter 27.2 - Endocrine System - Hormones

" That's what I call Bad Wrong !!!! "

Exocrine

Endocrine

Hormone

          Target cell

          Steroid hormones

          Protein hormones

Hypothalamus

Pituitary gland

          *Oxytocin

          *Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)

          *Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)

                    *Thyroxine

                              Goiter

          *Growth hormone (GH)

                    Acromegaly

          *Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)

          *Luteinizing Hormone (LH)

Pineal gland

          *Melatonin

                    Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Pancreas

          islets of Langerhans

                    *Glucagon

                    *Insulin

          Diabetes mellitus

                    Type 1

                    Type 2

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