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Medical Surgical Endocrine Quizlet Questions
Question 1 of 5
Steroid hormones are
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Steroids are cholesterol-derived, lipophilic, and act via intracellular receptors to induce protein synthesis.
Question 2 of 5
The posterior pituitary
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The posterior pituitary releases ADH (vasopressin) stored from hypothalamic synthesis.
Question 3 of 5
The anterior pituitary
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The anterior pituitary (adenohypophysis) secretes mostly tropic hormones (e.g., TSH).
Question 4 of 5
The hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal system
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: It delivers hypothalamic hormones to control anterior pituitary secretion.
Question 5 of 5
Growth hormone, via , stimulates growth in a long bone to influence its length.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: IGF-1 from GH stimulates epiphyseal plate growth.