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In addition to removing waste products generated by body cells the kidneys have several other essential homeostatic functions:
1. Regulating blood volume and blood pressure, by adjusting the volume of water lost in urine, releasing erythropoietin, and releasing renin.
2. Regulating plasma concentrations of sodium, potassium, chloride, and other ions.
3. Controlling calcium ion levels through the synthesis of calcitriol.
4. Helping to stabilize blood pH, by controlling the loss of hydrogen ions and bicarbonate ions.
5. Conserving valuable nutrients while excreting organic waste products, mainly nitrogenous wastes such as urea and uric acid.
6. Assisting the liver in detoxifying poisons.
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The hormone that stimulates the release of growth hormone is called?
growth hormone-releasing hormone from the hypothalamus
Which is the hormone produced by Pituitary gland?
Several hormones are produced by the pituitary gland including the endocrine hormones: Thyroid stimulating hormone, human growth hormone, prolactin, and adrenocorticotropic hormone. Gonadotropins: luietinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone. And lastly melanocyte stimulating hormones.
Which hormone is stored in the anterior pituitary gland?
The anterior pituitary gland stores and releases several hormones, including growth hormone, prolactin, thyroid-stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone.
What organ signals the pituitary to release the growth hormone?
It's the master gland that secreat all the homones
How many hormones does the pituitary gland secrete?
Anterior pituitary secretes the growth hormone. Thyroid stimulating hormone, prolactin, ACTH or adrenocorticotrophic hormone, Follicle stimulating hormone, Leutenizing hormone, melanocyte stimulating hormone etc are secreted by anterior pituitary gland.
What kind of hormone is FSH Is it a peptide hormone a steriod hormone or a thyroxine hormone?
peptide hormone
Which hormone is personality hormone?
thyroid hormone
Which endocrine glands is secreting an excess of hormone when a giant is produced?
Growth hormone is the hormone. It is secreted by anterior pitutory
What hormone requires a releasing hormone from the hypothalamus for it secretion?
Growth hormone, thyroid stimulating hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, prolactin, adrenocorticotropic hormone all require releasing hormones from the hypothalamus.
The hormone that stimulates the release of growth hormone is called?
growth hormone-releasing hormone from the hypothalamus
What are hormone levels?
Amount of hormone is called hormone level .
Hormone that is also called the ovulating hormone?
Luteinizing Hormone
What hormone is the body's major metabolic hormone?
Thyroid Hormone
What does it mean if a hormone is a tropic hormone?
"Trophic" describes any hormone that controls the secretion of another hormone
What hormone gives you energy?
the hormone that gives you energy is your sex hormone.
When a hormone opposes the action of another hormone it is called?
an antagonistic hormone
Which hormone is the salt and water losing hormone?
Atrial natriuretic hormone
