| Term | Definition |
| gland located in the middle of the head | pituitary gland |
| the pituitayr that produces 6 hormones | anterior pituitary |
| anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates maturation of ova nd sperm cells | follicle stimulating hormone |
| anterior hormone that leads to the development of corpus luteum in females nd release of testosterone in males | luteinizing hormone |
| anterior hormone that iz released after pregnancy nd lead to milk production | prolactin |
| anterior hormone tha tstimulate the thyroid | thyroid stimulating hormone |
| anterior that stimulate teh adrenal cortex to relaese | adrenocorticotrophic hormone |
| hormone released by adrenal cortex | corticoids |
| posterior that regulates kidney water keeping skills | antidiuretic hormone |
| stimulates uterin contracton during birth | oxytocin |
| thyroid gland produces this hormone to takes calcium | calcitonin |
| these hornones are amino acids | peptide hormones |
| insulin is an example of | peptide hormones |
| antidiuretic is example of | peptide hormones |
| hormone made of choloesteorl | steroid hormones |
| testostoerone an estrogen example of | steroid hormones |