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Question 1

The hypothalamus sends a releasing hormone to the anterior pituitary via:

Answer 1

a special pathway of blood vessels known as a portal system.

Question 2

A releasing hormone sent to the anterior pituitary will tell the____________ to release growth hormone.

Answer 2

anterior pituitary

Question 3

The hypothalamus will tell the anterior pituitary when to stop producing growth hormone by sending an _____________ through the portal system.

Answer 3

inhibiting hormone.

Question 4

The anterior pituitary sends gonadotropic hormones to the gonads, which are the ___________ and the _________________.

Answer 4

ovaries and the testes

Question 5

What are the names of the two gonadotropic hormones released by the anterior pituitary?

Answer 5

follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH)

Question 6

The anterior pituitary secretes thyrotropin, which is a _____________ hormone to the thyroid gland.

Answer 6

tropic