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Which type of feedback is the most common control mechanism in the body?
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?
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?
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?
What does normal levels of TSH in a patient being evaluated for hypothyroidism tend to rule out?
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What does an elevated TSH level in a patient being evaluated for hypothyroidism suggest?
What does an elevated TSH level in a patient being evaluated for hypothyroidism suggest?
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