ENDOCRINE WORKSHEET 3
HUMAN ENDOCRINE HORMONES
Directions: Listed below are the major hormones produced by the human body.
Next to each gland listed below, write the name of the hormone or hormones it produces.
1. pituitary ____TSH___ ACTH FSH, growth hormone, prolactin , Luteinizing hormone
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2. thyroid _____ thyroxin, calcitonin
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3. parathyroid ____ parathormone
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4. adrenal _____ adrenaline , aldosterone , cortisol , noradrenaline
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5. pancreas (islets of Langerhans)_______ insulin , glucagon’s
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6. testis_ testosterone
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7. ovary__ progesterone, estrogen
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Next to each of the functions listed below, write the name of the hormone that produces this effect.
8.
raises the blood sugar and increases the
heartbeat and breathing rates
cortisol_____________________________________
9. causes glucose to be removed from the blood
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and stored
insulin
10. influences the development of female secondary _____________________________________
sex characteristics ovaries
11. promotes the conversion of glycogen to glucose ___ Glucagon's
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12. controls the metabolism of calcium
_ Parathyroid
hormone____________________________________
13. promotes the reabsorbation of sodium and
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potassium ions by the kidney aldosterone
14. influences the development of male secondary
____ testosterone
sex characteristics
15. stimulates the elongation of the long bones of
hormone___________________________________
the body
16. stimulates the secretion of hormones by the
hormone___________________________________
cortex of the adrenal glands
17. regulates the rate of metabolism in the body
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18. stimulates the development of eggs in the
hormone____________________________________
female’s ovary
19. involved in the regulation of carbohydrate,
insulin___________________________________
protein and fat metabolism
20. stimulates the production of thyroxin
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__ growth
__ adrenocorticotropic
_ thyroid-stimulating hormone
_ Luteinizing
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__ follicle-stimulating hormone