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What is the percentage of free proteins in plasma?
Which hormones act on receptors inside the cytoplasm?
What is the function of the hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal circulation?
Which hormone is responsible for regulating growth?
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Which lobe of the pituitary gland is rudimentary in humans?
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What is the function of the hypothalamo-hypophyseal tract?
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What is the function of the endocrine system?
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What is the relationship between the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland?
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How do hormones regulate cellular-level functions?
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What is the role of target cell receptors in hormone function?
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Which of the following is NOT a function of hormones at the organ-system level?
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What is the main difference between the endocrine system and the nervous system?
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What is the main effect of growth hormone on bones after puberty?
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Which proteins are formed by the liver under the influence of growth hormone?
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How does growth hormone affect protein metabolism?
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What effect does growth hormone have on carbohydrate metabolism?
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How does growth hormone influence fat metabolism?
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Which metabolic process does growth hormone NOT directly stimulate?
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What is the main manifestation of pituitary dwarfism?
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What is the cause of Laron dwarfism?
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Which of the following is a manifestation of acromegaly?
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Which pituitary hormone is responsible for regulating growth?
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What is the main manifestation of pituitary infantilism?
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What is the main manifestation of gigantism?
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Which of the following hypothalamic nuclei are responsible for secreting releasing or inhibitory hormones that affect the anterior pituitary gland?
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Which of the following hormones are synthesized and secreted by the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus?
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What is the direct connection between the hypothalamus and the suprarenal medulla responsible for?
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Which of the following statements about hormone chemistry is correct?
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Which of the following statements about the forms of hormones in blood is correct?
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Which of the following statements about the transport of hormones in the blood is correct?
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