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What type of cell is responsible for producing growth hormone (GH)?
What type of cell is responsible for producing growth hormone (GH)?
- Corticotrophs
- Somatotrophs (correct)
- Lactotrophs
- Thyrotrophs
Which hormone is produced by the gonadotrophs?
Which hormone is produced by the gonadotrophs?
- Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
- Prolactin (PRL)
- Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
- Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) (correct)
What is the primary function of the hypothalamus?
What is the primary function of the hypothalamus?
- To regulate the autonomic nervous system
- To produce hormones
- To coordinate the endocrine and nervous systems (correct)
- To control body temperature
What type of cell is responsible for producing prolactin (PRL)?
What type of cell is responsible for producing prolactin (PRL)?
What is the difference between a neurosecretory neuron and a conducting neuron?
What is the difference between a neurosecretory neuron and a conducting neuron?
Which type of cell stains poorly with dyes and is known as 'chromophobes'?
Which type of cell stains poorly with dyes and is known as 'chromophobes'?
What is the function of the sinusoids in the adenohypophysis?
What is the function of the sinusoids in the adenohypophysis?
Which of the following is not a part of the adenohypophysis (anterior pituitary)?
Which of the following is not a part of the adenohypophysis (anterior pituitary)?
Which hormone is produced by the thyrotrophs in the adenohypophysis?
Which hormone is produced by the thyrotrophs in the adenohypophysis?
What is the function of the hypothalamic-hypophyseal portal system?
What is the function of the hypothalamic-hypophyseal portal system?
What is the main function of the pineal gland?
What is the main function of the pineal gland?
Which type of hormone has an intracellular method of action?
Which type of hormone has an intracellular method of action?
What is the function of Prolactin (PRL) on dopaminergic neurons in the hypothalamus?
What is the function of Prolactin (PRL) on dopaminergic neurons in the hypothalamus?
Which hormone stimulates the immune system by promoting proliferation and differentiation of lymphocytes?
Which hormone stimulates the immune system by promoting proliferation and differentiation of lymphocytes?
What is the role of Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) in the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)?
What is the role of Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) in the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)?
Where does thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) bind to stimulate the synthesis and storage of thyroglobulin?
Where does thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) bind to stimulate the synthesis and storage of thyroglobulin?
How do triiodothyronine (T3) or tetraiodothyronine (T4) regulate the production of TRH and TSH?
How do triiodothyronine (T3) or tetraiodothyronine (T4) regulate the production of TRH and TSH?
Where is Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) released from and what system does it act on?
Where is Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) released from and what system does it act on?
What type of hormone is corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)?
What type of hormone is corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)?
What is the primary function of CRH?
What is the primary function of CRH?
What is the role of ADH (antidiuretic hormone) in the CRH-ACTH pathway?
What is the role of ADH (antidiuretic hormone) in the CRH-ACTH pathway?
What is the main function of ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone)?
What is the main function of ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone)?
How do glucocorticoids regulate the CRH-ACTH pathway?
How do glucocorticoids regulate the CRH-ACTH pathway?
What is the primary role of the hypothalamic-hypophyseal portal system?
What is the primary role of the hypothalamic-hypophyseal portal system?
What does FSH signal the production of in both males and females?
What does FSH signal the production of in both males and females?
Where does LH bind to signal the production of testosterone in females?
Where does LH bind to signal the production of testosterone in females?
What is another name for LH when it binds to interstitial cells in males?
What is another name for LH when it binds to interstitial cells in males?
Which cells in the male reproductive system does FSH bind to?
Which cells in the male reproductive system does FSH bind to?
What do gonadal steroids do when they bind to cells of the hypothalamus and pars distalis?
What do gonadal steroids do when they bind to cells of the hypothalamus and pars distalis?
What do inhibin and activin, as members of the TGF-beta superfamily, do in relation to FSH?
What do inhibin and activin, as members of the TGF-beta superfamily, do in relation to FSH?
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