PATHOLOGY MCQ
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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Question
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What gland deals with stimulating the thyroid glands to produce thyroid hormones?
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Pituitary
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Adrenals
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Thyroid
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Pineal Body
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Your hypothalamus releases thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), which triggers your pituitary gland to release thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), which stimulates your thyroid to release T3 and T4.
Detailed explanation-2: -The hypothalamus releases thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) into the hypothalamic-hypophyseal portal system to the anterior pituitary gland. TRH stimulates thyrotropin cells in the anterior pituitary to the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH).
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