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Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Concordat of Worms


Definitions:

ADH

Antidiuretic Hormone, also known as vasopressin, a hormone that regulates water balance in the body by increasing water reabsorption in the kidneys.

Oxytocin

A hormone and neurotransmitter involved in childbirth and lactation, also associated with empathy, trust, sexual activity, and relationship-building.

Anterior Pituitary

The front part of the pituitary gland, which secretes hormones regulating various physiological processes, including growth and reproduction.

Follicle-Stimulating Hormone

A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the growth of follicles in the ovaries and spermatogenesis in the testes.

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