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Review Questions: Section 1

QUESTIONS

In the following multiple choice questions, choose the letter corresponding to the
one best answer.

1. Releasing hormones for the cells in the adenohypophysis are produced
in the:

A. pars distalis.

B. pars tuberalis.

C. pars intermedia.

D. hypothalamus.

E. pars nervosa.

2. The releasing hormones reach the target cells in the adenohypophysis
(anterior pituitary) via:

A. axonal transport.

B. superior hypophyseal arteries.

C. the hypothalamohypophyseal tract.

D. the hypothalamohypophyseal portal system.

E. the posterior pituitary.

3. What do Herring bodies contain?

A. Releasing hormones

B. Oxytocin and vasopressin (ADH)

C. Inhibitory hormones

D. Secretory neurons

E. Capillary plexuses

4. The hormone that affects total body growth and energy production is:

A. adrenocorticotropic hormone.

B. dopamine.

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