What hormones do the ovaries produce
estrogen, progesterone, inhibin, and relaxin
When are inhibin and relaxin produced in women and what do they do
during pregnancy inhibin inhibits FSH and relaxin relaxes cartilage so pubic symphysis can widen during birth
What hormones do the testes produce
testosterone and inhibin
When do males produce inhibin
When sperm levels become too high, Inhibin inhibits/reduces spermatogenesis
Where is melatonin produced and when is it secreted the most
the pineal gland
-secreted more in darkness
What is melatonin though to do
setting the body’s biologic clock
What hormone does the atria of the heart produce and why
Atrial-natriuretic protein (ANP), produced when atria are stretched , aids in reduction of blood volume/pressure
What 3 hormones are produced in the kidneys and what do they do
What 2 hormones do adipose tissue produce and what do they do
2. Adiponectin= helps reduce insulin resistance
Name the hormones produced by the Thymus to promote T cell maturation
What 4 hormones does the liver produce and what do they do
Name 4 digestive tract hormones and there function
Where are Eicosanoids found
all cells except RBCs
True or False Eicosanoids are local hormones
True, para and autocrine
What are 2 types of eicosanoids
Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes
Where is Histamine synthesized and how is it stimulated
- stimulated by physical trauma to cells containing histamine
What is the function of Histamine
Where is Serotonin synthesized
cells of the intestine, brain, CNS
True or False Serotonin is store in platelets
true
What are the 3 stress response stages