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Corticotropin releasing hormone is released from the hypothalamus onto the anterior pituitary gland. The posterior pituitary gland releases oxytocin and vasopressin.
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Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) is released from the posterior pituitary gland
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland.
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e
Adrenocorticotropic hormone is secreted by the hypothalamus
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Cortisol acts on many tissues in the body, but in the brain, it mediates its effects by stimulating both mineralocorticoid receptors and glucocorticoid receptors.
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b
In the brain, cortisol acts on glucocorticoid receptors only
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Epinephrine and norepinephrine are released by the adrenal medulla by sympathetic stimulation and local effects of cortisol. They positively feedback to the pituitary gland, increasing the breakdown of POMC into adrenocorticotropic hormone.
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Epinephrine and norepinephrine released by the adrenal medulla feedback to increase the breakdown of POMC into adrenocorticotropic hormone
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) regulates secretion of glucocorticoid hormones from the zona fasciculata of the adrenal cortex.
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c
Adrenocorticotropic hormone is a peptide hormone that regulates the secretion of hormones from the zona reticularis of the adrenal cortex
Concept
Chapter
2693
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Synthesis and secretion of adrenal cortical hormone
Topic
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Reproductive Physiology
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Which of the following statements correctly describes a hormone involved in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis?
a