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E-HEALTH MAGAZINE MAY 2014
Map of the Endocrine System
Analyzing glands
By Marcela Sofía Benavides
Endocrine
gland
Hypothalamus
Hormones
produced
Hypothalamic-‐
releasing,
or
hypothalamic-‐
inhibi5ng.
1-‐ADH
2-‐Oxytocin
Control
of
Hormone’s
ac3on
hormone
release
Control
the
release
of
Nega5ve
-‐
hormones
from
anterior
feedback.
pituitary
glands.
Disorders
1-‐Reabsorbs
water
at
1-‐Nega5ve
1-‐Diabetes
Insipitus
the
collec5ng
duct
of
feedback
(no
ADH)
the
nephron.
2-‐Posi5ve
2-‐Causes
labor
feedback
Posterior
pituitary
(contrac5on
of
the
uterus
and
dila5on
of
the
cervix),
and
milk
letdown
(reaching
nipple)
1-‐FSH
1-‐
Produc5on
of
sperm
1-‐Nega5ve
5-‐
Too
much
growth
2-‐LH
and
the
development
of
2-‐Nega5ve
hormone
as
a
child:
3-‐Prolac5n
follicle
3-‐Posi5ve
gigan5sm,
too
liSle
4-‐Thyroid
2-‐Produc5on
of
Feedback
as
child:
dwarfism,
s5mula5ng
testosterone,
ovula5on,
4-‐
Nega5ve
too
much
as
adult:
hormone
and
corpus
lutem
5-‐Nega5ve
acromegaly
Anterior
pituitary
5-‐
Growth
hormone 3-‐
Produc5on
of
milk
4-‐
S5mulates
the
release
of
thyroid
hormones
from
the
thyroid
gland.
5-‐S5mulates
the
growth
of
the
long
bone.
1-‐
Thyroid
1-‐
Affect
metabolism. 1-‐
Nega5ve
1-‐
Too
much
thyroid
hormones:
T3
and
1-‐Decrease
calcium
feedback
hormones:
T4
blood
levels
2-‐
Antagonis5c
hyperthyroidism
2-‐
Calcitonin
hormone
(graves
disease).
Too
liSle
thyroid
Thyroid
hormones:
hypothyroidism.
Low
in
children:
mix
edema
(mental
retarda5on)
1-‐
Parathyroid
1-‐
Increase
calcium
1-‐Antagonis5c
-‐
Parathyroid
hormones
blood
levels
1-‐Insulin
1-‐
Decrease
level
of
1
&
2:
-‐
2-‐Glucagon
glucose
Antagonis5c
Pancreas
2-‐
Increase
level
of
glucose
Estrogen
and
Secondary
female
sex
Nega5ve
-‐
Ovaries
Progesterone
characteris5cs.
feedback
Testosterone
Secondary
male
sex
Nega5ve
-‐
Testes
characteris5cs.
feedback