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What is the anatomical division of the pituitary gland?
What is the anatomical division of the pituitary gland?
- Cerebrum and cerebellum
- Pars distalis and pars intermedia
- Anterior and posterior lobes
- Adenohypophysis and neurohypophysis (correct)
What is the primary function of growth hormone?
What is the primary function of growth hormone?
- Stimulate thyroid hormone production
- Trigger ovulation and testosterone release
- Increase milk production in mammary glands
- Stimulate cell growth and division (correct)
Which hormone is responsible for regulating thyroid function and hormone production?
Which hormone is responsible for regulating thyroid function and hormone production?
- Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
- Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
- Luteinizing hormone (LH)
- Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) (correct)
Which hormone plays a crucial role in reproductive health and fertility in both males and females?
Which hormone plays a crucial role in reproductive health and fertility in both males and females?
What is the primary function of prolactin?
What is the primary function of prolactin?
Which hormone targets the adrenal cortex to produce glucocorticoids like cortisol?
Which hormone targets the adrenal cortex to produce glucocorticoids like cortisol?
Which part of the pituitary gland is connected to the hypothalamus via the portal system?
Which part of the pituitary gland is connected to the hypothalamus via the portal system?
Which hormone does NOT play a role in calcium homeostasis?
Which hormone does NOT play a role in calcium homeostasis?
What is the embryological division of the pituitary gland?
What is the embryological division of the pituitary gland?
Which hormone is produced in the anterior pituitary and plays a role in the female reproductive cycle?
Which hormone is produced in the anterior pituitary and plays a role in the female reproductive cycle?
What is the main connection between the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland?
What is the main connection between the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland?
Where are oxytocin and antidiuretic hormones produced, stored, and released from?
Where are oxytocin and antidiuretic hormones produced, stored, and released from?
How are hypothalamic hormones delivered to the anterior pituitary for regulation?
How are hypothalamic hormones delivered to the anterior pituitary for regulation?
What do hypothalamic hormones specifically target within the anterior pituitary?
What do hypothalamic hormones specifically target within the anterior pituitary?
How are hypothalamic hormones named according to their targets?
How are hypothalamic hormones named according to their targets?
What regulates the secretion of oxytocin and antidiuretic hormones?
What regulates the secretion of oxytocin and antidiuretic hormones?
Why are names and abbreviations of hypothalamic hormones crucial?
Why are names and abbreviations of hypothalamic hormones crucial?
