Which Would Be the Effect of a Blood Clot That

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which would be the effect of a blood clot that blocked the vessels of the hypothalamo-pituitary portal system in the infundibulum between the hypothalamus and the anterior pituitary gland?

• A) secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) would decrease and the adrenal cortex would atrophy
• B) secretion of gonadotropins will decrease and the gonads will hypertrophy
• C) secretion of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) would decrease
• D) secretion of prolactin would decrease
• E) secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) would increase

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