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Hormone Binding Proteins and Endocrine Homeostasis

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Which type of feedback is the most common control mechanism in the body?

Hormonal feedback

Positive feedback

Endocrine feedback

Negative feedback (correct)

What does negative feedback involve?

Inhibition or dampening of the initial hormone release (correct)

Direct stimulation of the hormone release mechanism

Amplifying the stimulus for hormone release

Enhancing the initial hormone release

What is depicted in Figure 16–3 of the text?

A diagnostic strategy for hypothyroidism

A network of feedback responses

Feedback inhibition of endocrine axes (correct)

A summary of endocrine disorders

What does normal levels of TSH in a patient being evaluated for hypothyroidism tend to rule out?

<p>A defect at the level of the thyroid gland itself</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does an elevated TSH level in a patient being evaluated for hypothyroidism suggest?

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Hormone Binding Proteins and Endocrine Homeostasis

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Questions and Answers

Which type of feedback is the most common control mechanism in the body?

What does negative feedback involve?

What is depicted in Figure 16–3 of the text?

What does normal levels of TSH in a patient being evaluated for hypothyroidism tend to rule out?

What does an elevated TSH level in a patient being evaluated for hypothyroidism suggest?

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