THYROID HORMONE’S EFFECTS
METABOLIC RATE: INCREASED BMR
CALOROGENIC: INCREASED HEAT PRODUCTION(OXIDATIVE METABOLISM)
SYMPATHOMIMETIC: FLIGHT OR FIGHT
CARDIOVASCULAR:INCREASES RESPONSIVENESS OF HEART
GROWTH: ESSENTIAL FOR NORMAL GROWTH OF SKELETAL SYSTEM (PERMISSIVE OR SYNERGYSTIC WITH GH, INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR), CNS, ANS
NERVOUS SYSTEM:DEVELOPMENT AND ADULT ACTIVITY