| A | B |
|---|
| Growth hormone (GH) | Growth and development |
| LH | Stimulates ovulation |
| thyroxine | Metabolism rate |
| FSH | Stimulates estrogen production |
| vasopressin | Dilutes blood and increases blood volume |
| ACTH | Stimulates adrenal cortex |
| oxytocin | Uterine contractions |
| testosterone | Male secondary sex hormones |
| adrenalin | “fight or flight response” |
| TSH | Stimulates thyroid |
| estrogen | Development of female reproductive organs |
| prolactin | Breast and milk production |
| parathormone | Prevents hypocalcemia |
| calcitonin | Causes blood to be stored in bones; Prevents hypercalcemia |
| insulin | Carbohydrate metabolism |
| corticoids | Affects metabolism of protein, fat and glucose |
| progesterone | helps maintain pregnancy |
| thymosin | stimulates T-lymphocytes |
