| A | B |
|---|
| T3 & T4 | Metabolic hormones |
| Parathyroid hormone (Parathormone) | Increases blood calcium levels |
| Anterior Pituitary hormones | Control other endocrine glands |
| Calcitonin | Decreases blood calcium levels |
| Prolactin | Milk production & secretion |
| Human growth hormone | Growth & repair; stimulates protein synthesis |
| Follicle Stimulating hormone | Stimulates egg & sperm formation |
| Oxytocin | Enhances uterine contraction during labor; stimulates milk ejection |
| Hypothalamus hormones | Stimulates & inhibits secretion of anterior pituitary hormones |
| Thyroid Stimulating hormone | Stimulates synthesis and release of T3 & T4 |
| Posterior Pituitary | Does not synthesize hormones; storage only |
| Luteinizing hormone | Promotes the secretion of estrogen & progesterone in females; promotes the secretion of testosterone in males |
| Adrenocorticotropic hormone | Stimlates the secretion of cortisol |
