Section 3
Regulation of Body Processes
By Boundless
The contrasting actions of antidiruetic hormone and aldosterone work to regulate the level of water in the body.
Male and female gonads are regulated by FSH and LH from the pituitary; their production is stimulated by GnRH, secreted by the hypothalamus.
The levels of glucose in the blood are regulated by the hormones insulin and glucagon from the pancreas, and T3 and T4 from the thyroid.
Blood levels of calcium are regulated by the parathyroid hormone, which acts on the bones, kidneys, and intestines to keep levels constant.
Body growth is controlled by growth hormone (GH), produced by the anterior pituitary, and IGF-1, whose production is stimulated by GH.
The adrenal glands respond to either short-term or long-term stressors by releasing different hormones that act differently on the body.