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What is the primary function of trophic hormones?
What is the primary function of trophic hormones?
- To stimulate other endocrine glands to produce their specific hormones (correct)
- To control the negative feedback system of hormone production
- To directly affect the target endocrine glands
- To regulate the release of hormones from the anterior pituitary gland
How does the hypothalamus regulate trophic hormone production?
How does the hypothalamus regulate trophic hormone production?
- Through the release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
- By controlling the release of hormones from the anterior pituitary gland (correct)
- Directly through the release of trophic hormones
- By inhibiting the negative feedback system of trophic hormone production
What is the role of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) in the regulation of gonadal hormones?
What is the role of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) in the regulation of gonadal hormones?
- GnRH has no direct role in the regulation of gonadal hormone production
- GnRH inhibits the production of gonadal hormones
- GnRH directly stimulates the production of gonadal hormones
- GnRH released by the hypothalamus stimulates the anterior pituitary to release gonadotropic hormones (correct)
What is the difference between organizational and activational effects of hormones during development?
What is the difference between organizational and activational effects of hormones during development?
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How do contraceptives interfere with the regulation of gonadal hormones?
How do contraceptives interfere with the regulation of gonadal hormones?
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Which of the following is NOT a key feature of trophic hormones?
Which of the following is NOT a key feature of trophic hormones?
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