Endocrine System:

Hypothalamus

GnRH, CRH, TRH, PRH, GHRH, ADH, oxytocin, somatostatin, vasopressin

Pituitary Gland

Posterior Lobe

Oxytocin storage

Uterus & Mammary glands

ADH (vasopressin) storage

Kidneys

decrease in urine production

Anterior Lobe

PRL

Mammary glands

LH

Ovaries

Progesterone

Testes

Testosterone

FSH

Ovaries

Estrogen

Testes

Spermatogenesis

TSH

Thyroid Gland

Calcitonin

Ca in bones

Parathyroid Gland

PTH

Ca in blood

T3

T4

GH (somatotropin)

Liver & body

ACTH

Adrenal Gland

Adrenal Medulla

Norepinephrine

Epinephrine (Adrenaline)

Adrenal Cortex

Mineralocorticoids

Aldosterone

Na & water retention

Androgens, Estrogens

Testes, Ovaries

Glucocorticoids

Hydrocortisone (cortisol)

Corticosterone

Abbreviation Key
GnRH: gonadotropin-releasing hormone
CRH: corticotropin-releasing hormone
TRH: thyrotropin-releasing hormone
PRH: prolactin-releasing hormone
GHRH: growth hormone-releasing hormone
LH: luteinizing hormone
PL: prolaction
FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone
ACTH: Adrenocorticotropic hormone
GH: growth hormone
TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone
T3: triiodothyronine
T4: thyroxine
PTH: parathyroid hormone

Pancreas

Islet of Langerhans

Insulin

Drives glucose into cells

Glucagon

liver converts glycogen
to glucose

Pineal Gland

Melatonin

sleep cycles

Thymus Gland

Thymosin

T-cell production
stimulation