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Hormones are molecules responsible for sending messages back and forth
between cells. Thanks to these molecules, all of the body's processes can
run flawlessly. Hormones control events we are not even aware of, from our
blood pressure to our growth.
hypothalamus 1 bones
growth hormone

thyroid-stimulating
hormone (TSH) 2
thyroid
gland
pituitary follicle-stimulating
gland hormone (FSH) 3 ovary
kidney
antidiuretic
8 hormone (ADH) 4
luteinizing hormone (LH) testicle
5
ovary
mammary 6
9 gland ACTH stimulating the testicle
adrenal cortex
oxytocin
7

10 adrenal
gland
uterus

1. Growth
2. Thyroid stimulation
3. Ovary and estrogen production
4. Sperm production
5. Release of ovum, and secretion of estrogen and progesterone
6. Production of testosterone
7. Control of adrenal cortex
8. Water retained by the kidneys
9. Milk secreted from mammary glands
10. Contraction of the womb

God bears witness that there is no deity but
Him, as do the angels and the people of
knowledge, upholding justice. There is no
deity but Him, the Almighty, the All-Wise.

(Qur'an, 3: 18)

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