Hormones of the posterior lobe of the pituitary are synthesized in neuronal cell bodies of the hypothalamus and transported to the pituitary by axonal transport.
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Question 2) The effect of some tropic hormones is to stimulate release of other tropic hormones.
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Question 3) The pituitary portal circulation refers to the blood vessels linking the anterior pituitary with the target glands of anterior pituitary hormones.
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Question 4) The primary function of thyrotropin is to stimulate secretion of thyroid hormones.
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Question 5) The liver is a target gland of growth hormone.
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Question 6) A general name for a hormone that regulates mineral ion homeostasis is tropic hormone.
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Question 7) A precursor of cortisol is cholesterol.
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Question 8) The adrenal cortex is part of the autonomic nervous system.
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Question 9) The receptors for estradiol, T3, and vasopressin are all located in the nuclei of target cells.
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Question 10) Unlike neurons, endocrine cells generally do not act as integrators of various kinds of positive or negative inputs.
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