Match Each of the Following Terms with Its Function or Description

question 173

Multiple Choice

Match each of the following terms with its function or description.
-Substances produced by the hypothalamus that affect the functioning of the anterior pituitary gland

• A)Endocrine gland
• B)Exocrine gland
• C)Steroid hormone
• D)Nonsteroid hormone
• E)cAMP
• F)Hormone
• G)Target organ
• H)Hypersecretion
• I)Hyposecretion
• J)Prostaglandins
• K)Second messenger
• L)Adenohypophysis
• M)Neurohypophysis
• N)Tropic hormone
• O)Releasing hormone

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Definitions:

Corn

A cereal plant which yields large kernels set in rows on a cob; an important crop for food, livestock feed, and ethanol production.

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Agreements to buy or sell a particular commodity or financial instrument at a predetermined price at a specified time in the future.

Corn

A cereal plant that yields large grains, or kernels, set in rows on a cob; often grown as food for humans and fodder for animals.