Endocrine System

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Endocrine System by Mind Map: Endocrine System

1. Adrenocorticopic Hormone ACTH

1.1. Adrenal Cortex

1.1.1. Zona Glomerulosa

1.1.1.1. Aldosterone

1.1.1.1.1. response

1.1.1.1.2. targets

1.1.1.1.3. Imbalances

1.1.2. Zona Fasiculata

1.1.2.1. cortisol

1.1.2.1.1. response

1.1.2.1.2. targets

1.1.2.1.3. imbalance

1.1.3. Zona Reticularis

1.1.3.1. Androgens

1.1.3.1.1. target

1.1.3.1.2. stimulates

1.1.3.1.3. imbalance

2. Hypothalamus

2.1. Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone

2.2. Prolactin Releasing Hormone (females) Prolactin Inhibiting Hormone (males)

2.3. Thyrotropin Releasing hormone

2.4. Corticotropin Releasing hormone

3. Pineal Galnd

3.1. Melatonin

3.1.1. targets

3.1.1.1. brain cells

3.1.2. responds to

3.1.2.1. darkness

4. thymopoeitin

4.1. matures T Lymphocytes

5. Posterior Pituitary Gland

5.1. ADH

5.1.1. responds to

5.1.1.1. ^osmolarity of blood

5.1.1.2. v blood volume

5.1.1.3. v blood pressure

5.1.1.4. medications

5.1.1.4.1. nicotine

5.1.1.4.2. morphine

5.1.2. targets

5.1.2.1. renal tubules

5.1.3. imbalances

5.1.3.1. too much

5.1.3.1.1. increased blood pressure

5.1.3.2. too little

5.1.3.2.1. Diabetes Insipitus

5.2. Oxytocin

5.2.1. responds to

5.2.1.1. uterine stretch

5.2.1.2. suckling infant

5.2.2. targets

5.2.2.1. Uterus, contacts

5.2.2.2. mammary glands, let down

6. Anterior Pituitary Gland

6.1. Growth Hormone

6.1.1. Enhances insulin like growth factors from

6.1.1.1. liver

6.1.1.2. Bone

6.1.1.3. cartilage

6.1.1.4. muscle

6.1.2. targets

6.1.2.1. Many cells

6.1.2.1.1. stimulates

6.1.2.1.2. promotes

6.1.2.1.3. Mobilizes

6.1.3. Imbalances

6.1.3.1. too much

6.1.3.1.1. Gigantism

6.1.3.2. too little

6.1.3.2.1. dwarfism

6.2. Prolactin

6.2.1. responds to

6.2.1.1. suckling infant

6.2.2. targets

6.2.2.1. breast/mamary gland

6.2.3. stimulates

6.2.3.1. milk production

6.2.4. Imbalances

6.2.4.1. too little

6.2.4.1.1. not a problem

6.2.4.2. Hyperlactinemia

6.2.4.2.1. pituitary tumor

6.3. Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

6.3.1. Targets

6.3.1.1. Thyroid

6.3.1.1.1. Thyroid Hormones

6.3.1.1.2. Calcitonin Not stimulated by TSH

6.3.1.1.3. Parathyroid Hormone

6.4. Folic stimulating Hormone

6.4.1. targets

6.4.1.1. testes

6.4.1.1.1. increases production

6.4.1.2. ovaries

6.4.1.2.1. increases production

6.5. latinizing hormone

6.5.1. targets

6.5.1.1. ovaries

6.5.1.1.1. promotes

6.5.1.2. testes

6.5.1.2.1. promotes

6.6. Melanocyes stimulating hormone

6.6.1. melanocytes

6.6.1.1. darkening skin

7. Catecholamines

7.1. Adrenal Medula

7.1.1. Chromaffrin Cells

7.1.1.1. Epinephrin

7.1.1.2. Norepinephrine

7.1.1.3. Dopamine

7.1.2. Targets

7.1.2.1. many cells

7.1.2.1.1. increased

7.1.2.1.2. decreased