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endocrine system

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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endocrine system

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• made of glands that release hormones • works slower than the nervous system but has effects that last longer

#2
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what does the endocrine system control

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• growth • development • metabolism • stress • water + electrolyte balance • reproduction • homeostasis

#3
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how hormones work

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• released into bloodstream • travel to target tissues • bind to specific receptors • produced by endocrine and exocrine glands

#4
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endocrine glands

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• no ducts • hormones go straight into ur blood

#5
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exocrine glands

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• have ducts (saliva, sweat, bile)

#6
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main endocrine glands

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• hypothalamus • pituatary • thyroid • parathyroid • adrenal • gonads • placenta • thymus

#7
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gonadotropin RH

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tells anterior pituitary release LH and FSH

#8
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growth hormone RH

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tells anterior pituitary release GH

#9
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growth hormone IH (somatostatin)

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inhibits groth hormone release

#10
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thyrotropin RH

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tells anterior pituitary release TSH

#11
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prolactin RH

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tells anterior pituitary release prolactin

#12
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prolactin IH

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• dopamine • inhibits prolactin

#13
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corticotropin RH

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tells anterior pituitary release ACTH ACTH tells adrenal cortex to make cortisol

#14
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oxytocin

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uterine contractions + milk ejection

#15
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ADH

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kidneys retain water + constrict blood vessels

#16
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releasing hormones (from the hypothalamus)

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• TRH • GnRH • GHRH • CRH • PRH

#17
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inhibiting hormones

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• dopamine (PIH) • somatostatin (GHIH)

#18
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pituitary gland

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master gland

#19
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anterior pituitary hormones (FLATPGM)

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• FSH • LH • ACTH • TSH • Prolactin • GH • MSH

#20
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FSH

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matters ovarian follicles/sperm

#21
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LH

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ovulation + sex hormone production

#22
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ACTH

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stimulates adrenal cortex (cortisol)

#23
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TSH

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stimulates thyroid (T3/T4)

#24
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prolactin

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milk production