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HORMONES & THEIR DESCRIPTIONS

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Total cards: 20•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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tryptophan-derived and induces sleep

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Melatonin

#2
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hypothalamic secretion also referred to as somastostain

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GHIH

#3
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responsible for the maturation of ovarian follicles

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FSH

#4
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increases the blood levels of prolactin

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PRF

#5
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hyperglycemic glycogenolytic factor from the pancreas

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Glucagon

#6
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major hormone derived from proopiomelanocortin gene

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ACTH

#7
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derived from mammotrophs

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PRL

#8
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principal hormone in the maintenance of corpus luteum

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LH

#9
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stimulates the production of pituitary FSH & LH

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GnRH

#10
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stimulates the release of thyroid hormones

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TSH

#11
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decreases the level of the blood MSH

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MIF

#12
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source of urinary 5’-hydroxyindole acetic acid

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Serotonin

#13
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another name is somatotropin

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GH

#14
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peptide hormone for milk ejection and uterine contraction

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Oxytoxin

#15
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directly regulates the production of aquaporins in collecting due

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ADH

#16
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stimulates production of thyroid-stimulating hormne

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TRH

#17
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cardiac peptide that decreases blood sodium

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ANF

#18
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otherwise known as somatocrinin

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GHRH

#19
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believed as a dopamine-like inhibitor of prolactin

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PIF

#20
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stimulates the production of beta-endorphins

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CRH