The Releasing Hormones That Are Made in the Hypothalamus Travel

question 22

Multiple Choice

The releasing hormones that are made in the hypothalamus travel to the anterior pituitary via the:

• A) Vessels of the zona fasciculata
• B) Infundibular stem
• C) Hypophyseal stalk
• D) Portal hypophyseal blood vessels

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Definitions:

Mammary Glands

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Ancestral Trait

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Platypuses

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Venom

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