What Ensures That Blood Levels of a Specific Releasing Hormone

question 77

Multiple Choice

What ensures that blood levels of a specific releasing hormone are locally high in order to stimulate the pituitary?

• A) pulsatility of tropic hormone release
• B) hypothalamic -pituitary portal system
• C) degradation rates of tropic hormones
• D) affinity of the tropic hormones
• E) hepatic portal system

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Definitions:

Internal Attribution

The inference that a person's behavior is due to personal factors like character, motive, or belief.

Consistency Information

Information that supports the reliability or stability of a person's behavior or attitudes over time.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overestimate the effect of personality or disposition and underestimate the effect of the situation in explaining social behavior.

Internal Attributions

The explanation of an individual's behavior as a result of personal, internal qualities such as ability, personality, or effort.