Gland Colour Hypothalamus5-Red Anterior pituitary6-Light green Posterior pituitary2-Dark green Thyroid2-Violet Parathyroids1-Brown Pancreas2-Yellow Adrenal glands3-Orange Testes1-Blue Ovaries2-pink

FRONT OF CARD ACTH-RF BACK OF CARD TARGET: Anterior Pituitary RESULT: Release ACTH

FRONT OF CARD GnRH BACK OF CARD TARGET: Anterior Pituitary RESULT: Release LH and FSH

FRONT OF CARD TSH-RF BACK OF CARD TARGET: Anterior Pituitary RESULT: Release TSH

FRONT OF CARD ADH BACK OF CARD Produced in hypothalamus and stored in posterior pituitary

FRONT OF CARD Oxytocin BACK OF CARD Produced in hypothalamus and stored in posterior pituitary

FRONT OF CARD GH BACK OF CARD TARGET: Most tissues in the body RESULT: Growth

FRONT OF CARD TSH BACK OF CARD TARGET: Thyroid gland RESULT: Thyroxine

FRONT OF CARD ACTH BACK OF CARD TARGET: Adrenal cortex RESULT: Aldosterone & Cortisol

FRONT OF CARD FSH BACK OF CARD TARGET & Results Ovary – eggs and estrogen Testes - Sperm

FRONT OF CARD LH BACK OF CARD Target & Result Ovary - Ovulation, Progesterone & estrogen Testes - Testosterone

FRONT OF CARD Pro lactin BACK OF CARD TARGET: Mammary glands RESULT: milk pro duction

FRONT OF CARD ADH TARGET: KIDNEY Released due to dehydration RESULT:  water reabsorption  water in blood More concentrated urine BACK OF CARD

FRONT OF CARD Oxytocin BACK OF CARD Target & Result Uterus – contractions Mammary Glands - R elease of milk from mammary glands

FRONT OF CARD Thyroxine BACK OF CARD TARGET: Most body cells RESULT: Increase metabolic rate

FRONT OF CARD Calcitonin BACK OF CARD TARGET: Bones RESULT: Decreases blood calcium (antagonistic to parathyroid) Adds Ca 2+ to bones!

FRONT OF CARD P arathyroid Hormone (PTH) BACK OF CARD TARGET: bones (mainly) RESULT: Increases blood calcium (antagonistic to thyroid) Takes Ca 2+ OUT of bones!

FRONT OF CARD Aldo s terone BACK OF CARD TARGET: Kidney RESULT: Increases s odium absorption from the kidney to blood; water follows by osmosis

FRONT OF CARD Cortisol BACK OF CARD TARGET: Most tissues “long term stress” RESULT:  aa in blood  liver  glucose Anti-inflammatory

FRONT OF CARD Epinephrine norepinephrine BACK OF CARD TARGET: most cells “short –term stress” RESULT:  HR and BP Heart rateBlood Pressure

FRONT OF CARD Insulin BACK OF CARD TARGET : Liver RESULT:  blood glucose levels. Glucose  glycogen

FRONT OF CARD Glucagon BACK OF CARD TARGET: Liver RESULT:  blood glucose Glycogen  glucose

FRONT OF CARD testosterone BACK OF CARD TARGET: most body cells RESULT: sperm production and primary & secondary sex characteristics

FRONT OF CARD Estrogen BACK OF CARD TARGET: Most tissues RESULT: secondary sex characteristics, growth of endometrium

FRONT OF CARD Progesterone BACK OF CARD TARGET: Uterus RESULT: growth and maintenance of endometrium (prevents contractions)