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What is the role of FSH in women?
What is the role of FSH in women?
- Regulates spermatogenesis
- Induces ovulation and the formation of corpora lutea
- Stimulates the formation of graafian follicles (correct)
- Produces testosterone
What is the function of somatostatin in hormone regulation?
What is the function of somatostatin in hormone regulation?
- Regulates thyroid hormone production
- Promotes pituitary hormone release
- Inhibits pituitary hormone release (correct)
- Stimulates ovulation
What is the role of the portal venous plexus in hormone regulation?
What is the role of the portal venous plexus in hormone regulation?
- Produces pituitary hormones
- Produces testosterone
- Regulates ovulation
- Carries hypothalamic factors to the anterior pituitary (correct)
Which transcription factor is involved in the differentiation of lactotrophs?
Which transcription factor is involved in the differentiation of lactotrophs?
What is the effect of dopamine on pituitary hormone release?
What is the effect of dopamine on pituitary hormone release?
Which hormone regulates spermatogenesis and testosterone production in males?
Which hormone regulates spermatogenesis and testosterone production in males?
What is the primary function of the binding proteins in the circulation of T3 and T4?
What is the primary function of the binding proteins in the circulation of T3 and T4?
What is the primary effect of T3 binding to thyroid hormone nuclear receptors in target cells?
What is the primary effect of T3 binding to thyroid hormone nuclear receptors in target cells?
What is the result of the stimulation of carbohydrate and lipid catabolism and protein synthesis by thyroid hormone?
What is the result of the stimulation of carbohydrate and lipid catabolism and protein synthesis by thyroid hormone?
What is the effect of goitrogens on the thyroid gland?
What is the effect of goitrogens on the thyroid gland?
What is the relative affinity of T3 compared to T4 for binding to thyroid hormone nuclear receptors?
What is the relative affinity of T3 compared to T4 for binding to thyroid hormone nuclear receptors?
What is the critical role of thyroid hormone in development?
What is the critical role of thyroid hormone in development?
What process helps maintain physiologic levels of hormones?
What process helps maintain physiologic levels of hormones?
What can disturb the normal activity of the endocrine system?
What can disturb the normal activity of the endocrine system?
What is the primary function of the pituitary gland?
What is the primary function of the pituitary gland?
What is the term for diseases associated with the development of mass lesions?
What is the term for diseases associated with the development of mass lesions?
What is the role of the hypothalamus in regulating the pituitary gland?
What is the role of the hypothalamus in regulating the pituitary gland?
What is necessary for the study of endocrine diseases?
What is necessary for the study of endocrine diseases?
