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Functions of endocrine system

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  1. Regulates multiple organs
  2. Maintains growth and reproductive needs
  3. Respond to fluctuations within the internal environment
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Study of processes involved in the regulation and integration of cells and organ systems by hormones

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Endocrinology

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Endocrine glands of the brain

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Hypothalamus gland and pineal gland

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Transitory endocrine gland

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Placenta

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Type of communication where the cell recognizes itself as the target cell

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Autocrine

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Signaling molecule is received by a neighboring cell (type of communication)

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Paracrine

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Characteristics of neuron doctrine communication

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  1. Secreted by neuron
  2. Travels via blood
  3. Acts on distant target cells
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Mode of travel for endocrine communication

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Via blood

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Precursor of secretory peptides

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Prehormone/preprohormone

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What happens to secretory hormones after its synthesis

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Stored in secretory vesicles

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At what terminal of nascent peptides can signal peptides be found

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N-terminal

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Where are the receptors of hydrophilic peptides found

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Membrane-bound/surface of cell membrane

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Signals from hydrophilic peptides are amplified by

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Second messengers

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Water-soluble hydrophilic peptides can enter the circulatory system (T/F)

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True

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Peptide hormones are biologically active and are free to interact with receptor of target cell when in what form

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Free form

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What condition of free hormones will result to the release of hormones from transport protein?

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Decreased levels of free hormones

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Extends the half-life of hormones

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Bound hormones

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The only 2 peptide hormones that work in bound form

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Growth hormone and IGF-1

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Onset and duration of peptide hormone

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Fast onset and short-time duration

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Number of amino acids for it to be considered a protein

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Greater than 100 amino acids

Peptide if less than 100 amino acids

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Peptide hormone: Rough ER

Steroid hormone: __________

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Smooth ER

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Steroid hormones are stored in secretory vesicles (T/F)

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False - peptide hormone not steroid

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Peptide hormone: water soluble

Steroid hormone:

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Lipid soluble/hydrophobic

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Peptide hormones are degraded by

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Peptidases

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Site of steroid hormone receptors

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Intracellular (cytoplasm or nucleus)

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Steroid hormones with cytoplasmic receptors

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Adenocorticosteroids, glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids

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Location of Vitamin D and sex steroid hormone receptors

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Inside nucleus

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Effect of steroid hormones

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Increase or decrease transcription of regulatory proteins by modulating gene expression

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Precursor of steroid hormone

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Cholesterol

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Steroid hormones have no storage, thus, must be synthesized after stimulus is received. How does the body compensate for this

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Large stores of cholesterol esters in cytoplasm vacuoles are available for steroid synthesis

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Amino acid derivatives

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Tyrosine or tryptophan

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Amino acids can function either as a peptide or a steroid (T/F)

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True

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Ioidothyronine, a steroid-like amine, is synthesized in

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Thyroid gland

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Ioidothyronine derivative

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Tyrosine

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34
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Half-life of T3 and T4

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T3- 18 days

T4- 7 days

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Thyroid hormone is a steroid-like amine. How is it similar to steroid hormones

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  1. Intracellular receptor (nucleus)
  2. Acts as a transcription factor
  3. Protein bound
  4. Slow onset and long duration
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Primary hormones produced by endocrine system

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Catecholamines

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Catecholamines are synthesized by

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Adrenal medulla and neurons

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Catecholamines are copackaged with

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ATP, Calcium, Chromogranins (proteins)

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After Catecholamines are synthesized, the final product is stored in

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Chromaffin granules

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Catecholamines are secreted in response to

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Sympathetic stimulation

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Catecholamines only circulate when bound to albumin (T/F)

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False - circulate either unbound or loosely bound to albumin

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Half-life of Catecholamines

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1-2 minutes

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Catecholamines are peptide-like amines. How are they similar to peptide hormones

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  1. Do not cross cell membrane
  2. Membrane-bound receptors
  3. Make use of second messengers
  4. Stored in vesicles
  5. Plasma form is unbound
  6. Fast onset and fast/short duration
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Cells and receptors exhibit specificity (T/F)

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False- only receptors exhibit specificity. Cells may have receptor for different hormones

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What are the cell membrane receptors

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GPCR, Catalytic, Cytokine

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How many domains does GPCR have? Describe each

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3 - extracellular (ligands bind), transmembrane (7 subunits), intracellular (G-protein bind)

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When inactivated, alpha subunit remains dissociated from beta-gamma subunit (T/F)

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False- alpha reforms with beta-gamma when inactivated

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Peptide hormones that bind Receptor Tyrosine Kinase

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Insulin
IGF-1
NGF

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Peptide hormones that bind to Cytokine receptors

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Prolactin
GH
Erythropoietin
Leptin

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In the mechanism of GPCR, GTP binds to which heterotrimer subunit?

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Peptide hormones that bind to receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK)

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Insulin
IGF-1
NGF

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Peptide hormones that bind to Cytokine Receptor

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Prolactin
GH
Erythropoietin
Leptin

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Effectors of adenylyl cyclase, Phospholipids C, Phospholipase A2

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adenylyl cyclase - cAMP
Phospholipids C - DAG (activate protein kinase C) and and IP3 (open calcium channels)
Phospholipase A2 - eicosanoids (releases arachidonic acid)

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Catalytic receptors posses enzymatic activity on the cytoplasmic side (T/F)

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Ligand of guanylyl cyclase receptor

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Receptor of “Transforming Growth Factor beta (ligand)”

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Serine/threonine kinase

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In Serine/Threonine Kinase Receptor, ligand binding to type II receptor leads to

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Dimerization of type I and type II receptors (type II phosphorylates type I)

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Type I phosphorylates SMAD, which complexes with co-SMAD. What does this complex do

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Act as a transcription factor

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In Tyrosine kinase receptor mechanism, ligand binding results to

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Dimerization and autophosphorylation

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Effectors of tyrosine kinase

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GRB2 and IRS1

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Receptor with a single membrane spanning domain

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Cytokine Receptors/ Tyrosine Kinase Associated Receptors

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Cytokine receptors do not posses any catalytic activity instead they are associated with tyrosine kinases like JAK protein (T/F)

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Mechanism of Cytokine receptors

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Ligand binding -> Dimerization then activation of JAK -> JAK phosphorylates STAT -> dimerize STAT dimer

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STAT dimer goes to the nucleus to act as

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Transcription factor

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Intracellular receptors are peptide receptors (T/F)

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False- steroid receptors not peptide

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Intracellular receptors function to modify protein synthesis through

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Gene expression

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2 types of intracellular receptors and describe in terms of their bound state

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  1. Cytoplasmic receptor (bound receptor)

2. Nuclear receptor (unbound receptor)

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Intracellular receptors of glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids

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Cytoplasmic receptor

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Intracellular receptor of progestins, androgens, estrogens, and vitamin D

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Nuclear receptor

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(T/F) Mechanism of cytoplasmic receptor:
Ligand binds in the cytoplasm -> dissociation of HSP -> ligand-receptor complex translocate to the nucleus -> complexes with HRE -> gene transcription is activated

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In nuclear receptors, how do steroids pass through the cytoplasmic membrane

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Steroid enters the nucleus through

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Nuclear pore

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Response counteracts the stimulus, shutting off the response loop

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Negative feedback

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Low levels of hormones: ______ production

High levels of hormones: ______ production

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Increase

Decrease

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Negative feedback ensures stability by

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Keeping a physiologic parameter within normal range

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Types of negative feedback loops

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Response-driven feedback loop and endocrine axis-driven feedback loop

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Negative feedback has little to do with the physiologic response to the hormone (T/F)

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In positive feedback, the stimulus causes a _______ in response

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Continuous increase

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Required to shut off positive feedback cycle

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Outside force

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Causes the sequential series of release of hormones

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In HPT Axis, what are the hormones involved

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Anterior Pituitary Hormones only

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Which glands are involved in the HPT Axis and identify their hierarchy

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Hypothalamus (1st tier)
Pituitary gland (2nd tier)
Peripheral endocrine gland (3rd tier)
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Type of hormone released by the following glands in HPT Axis:
Hypothalamus
Pituitary gland
Peripheral endocrine gland

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Hypothalamus: releasing hormone
Pituitary gland: stimulating hormone
Peripheral endocrine gland: final hormone

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Negative feedback targets which glands in HPT Axis

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Hypothalamus or pituitary gland

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Organs not directly controlled by anterior pituitary gland

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Free-standing endocrine organs (ex. Parathyroid gland and endocrine pancreas)

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When does the parathyroid gland secrete hormones

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When there is a decrease in ionized calcium

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Decrease in ionized calcium -> Parathyroid gland is stimulated -> secrete hormone-> PTH Hormone increase ______

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Serum calcium back to normal

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Type of feedback loop wherein a change in substrate level causes negative feedback

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Response-driven feedback

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Hypothalamic releasing hormones : ________

___________ : posterior pituitary

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Anterior pituitary

Nerve signals from hypothalamus

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Steroid-like amino acid derivatives (T3 and T4) are produced in

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