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Vitamins are essential micronutrients that human body needs to grow. You may get deficiency diseases for low levels of any vitamins. There are 13 vitamins that human body needs.

Hormone Gland Origin Target Tissue Functions Adrenocorticotropic Pituitary (anterior) Adrenal cortex Triggers secretion of hydrocortisone from the adrenal gland Growth hormone Pituitary (anterior) Throughout body Stimulates growth and development Follicle-stimulating Pituitary (anterior) Sex glands Stimulates female egg maturation and male sperm production Luteinizing hormone Pituitary (anterior) Sex glands Stimulates female ovulation and male secretion of