(i) Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH): This hormone stimulates sperm and egg production.
(ii) Luteinizing Hormone (LH): This hormone helps release the ovum from the follicle, form the corpus luteum and produce estrogen and progesterone.
(iii) Prolactin hormone: It controls the production and secretion of milk from the mammary gland.
(iv) Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH): This hormone regulates the growth of the thyroid gland and the production of thyroxine hormone.
(v) Adrenal stimulating hormone (ASH): It regulates the secretion of adrenal cortex.
(vi) Somatotropic hormone (STH) : It regulates body growth.
(vii) Oxytocin hormone: It accelerates uterine muscle contraction during childbirth. Helps in secretion of milk from mammary glands.
(viii) Vasopressin Hormone (ADH): It regulates the amount of water in urine.
(ix) Gonadrotropic hormone (GTH) : It helps in growth of genitals.