Which of the following statements about the pituitary gland is false? The anterior portion synthesizes and secretes its own hormones. The posterior portion is an extension of the hypothalamus. Neurosecretory cells in the anterior pituitary secrete stored hormones that were synthesized by the hypothalamus. The pituitary often works in concert with the hypothalamus to control neuroendocrine signaling.
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Which of the following statements about the hypothalamus and pituitary gland is true? A. The anterior pituitary gland is an extension (a downgrowth) of the hypothalamus that contains neurosecretory neurons. B. The hypothalamus secretes releasing and release-inhibiting hormones that regulate hormone synthesis and secretion by the posterior pituitary gland. C. The anterior pituitary gland synthesizes and secretes releasing and release-inhibiting hormones that regulate hormone production and secretion by the hypothalamus. D. The hypothalamus has two lobes - an anterior lobe and a posterior lobe. E. The hypothalamus synthesizes and secretes releasing and release-inhibiting hormones that regulate hormone production and secretion by the anterior pituitary gland.
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Which of the following statements about the hypothalamus and pituitary gland is true? A. The anterior pituitary gland synthesizes and secretes releasing and release-inhibiting hormones that regulate hormone production and secretion by the hypothalamus. B. The hypothalamus synthesizes and secretes releasing and release-inhibiting hormones that regulate hormone production and secretion by the anterior pituitary gland. C. The anterior pituitary gland is an extension (a downgrowth) of the hypothalamus that contains neurosecretory neurons. D. The hypothalamus has two lobes - an anterior lobe and a posterior lobe. E. The hypothalamus secretes releasing and release-inhibiting hormones that regulate hormone synthesis and secretion by the posterior pituitary gland.
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