The Endocrine System Chapter 17
  1. Overview
    1. Endocrine system
      1. hormones
    2. Endocrinology
    3. Target cells
    4. Effects
    5. Slow
  2. Pituitary & Hypothalamus
    1. Location
    2. Posterior pituitary
      1. hormones
        1. oxytocin
        2. antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
    3. Anterior pituitary
      1. hormones
        1. growth hormone (somatotropin)
          1. insulin-like growth factors
        2. thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
          1. T3 & T4
        3. adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
          1. corticosteroid hormones
        4. gonadotropins
          1. follicle stimulating hormone
          2. luteinizing hormone
        5. prolactin
  3. Thyroid
    1. Location
    2. Hormones
      1. thyroid hormone (TH)
        1. T4 & T3
        2. goiter
        3. Graves' disease
      2. Calcitonin
  4. Parathyroid
    1. Location
    2. Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
  5. Adrenal Gland
    1. Location
    2. Adrenal cortex
      1. corticosteroids
        1. mineralocorticoids
        2. glucocorticoids
        3. gonadocorticoids
    3. Adrenal medulla
      1. catecholamines
        1. epinephrine (adrenaline)
        2. norepinephrine (noradrenalin)
  6. Pineal Gland
    1. Location
    2. MelatoninPancreas
    3. Location
      1. pancreatic islets
    4. Hormones
      1. insulin
        1. b cells
      2. glucagon
        1. a cells
        2. effects
          1. glycogenolysis
          2. gluconeogenesis
    5. Diseases
      1. diabetes mellitus
        1. ketone bodies
        2. ketoacidosis
      2. hyperinsulinism
  7. Gonads
    1. Ovaries
      1. estrogen & progesterone
    2. Testes
      1. testosterone
    3. Placenta
      1. human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) hormone
  8. Other Endocrine Glands & Tissues
    1. Adipose tissue
      1. leptin
      2. resistin
      3. adiponectin
    2. Enteroendocrine cells
      1. gastrin
      2. secretin
      3. cholecystokinin (CKK)
      4. incretins
    3. Kidneys
      1. erythropoietin
      2. renin
    4. Bone
      1. osteoclacin
    5. Skin
      1. cholacalciferol
    6. Thymus
      1. thymulin, thymopoietins, thymosins