| A | B |
|---|
| growth and development | growth hormone |
| stimulates melanocytes to increase skin pigment | melanocyte stimulating hormone |
| stimulates milk secretion by mammary glands | prolactin |
| stimulates cortex of adrenal glands | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| stimulates thyroid gland | thyroid stimulating hormone |
| stimulates development of ova/ovaries and sperm/testes | follicle stimulating hormone |
| stimulates secretion of sex hormones by gonads | luteinizing hormone |
| stimulates contraction of uterus/relese of milk by mammary glands | oxytocin |
| stimulates water reabsorption in kidney | antidiuretic hormone |
| control catabolic metabolism/protein synthesis in body cells | thyroxine and triiodothyronine |
| reduces calcium and phosphate levels in blood | calcitonin |
| increases calcium and reduces phosphate levels in blood | parathyroid hormone |
| fight or flight response | epinephrine and norepinephrine |
| maintain body fluid balance(K+ and Na+)and regulate blood pressure | mineralocorticoids |
| stimulate glycogen formation/storage, increase resistance to stress, reduce inflammation | glucocorticoids |
| stimulate sex characteristics, sex cell development | sex hormones |
| stimulate glycogen to glucose | glucagon |
| stimulates glucose to glycogen, cell uptake of glucose | insulin |
| stimulate development female sex chacteristics, ovarian cycle, menstrual cycle | estrogen |
| stimulate development of male sex characteristics, sperm cell production | testosterone |
| inhibit gonad activities, regulate body rhythms | melatonin |
| stimulates maturation of T lymphocytes | thymosin |
