A Student Asks the Professor How a Faulty Negative-Feedback Mechanism

question 3

Multiple Choice

A student asks the professor how a faulty negative-feedback mechanism results in a hormonal imbalance. What response by the professor is best?

• A)Hormones are not synthesized in response to cellular and tissue activities.
• B)Decreased hormonal secretion is a response to rising hormone levels.
• C)Too little hormone production is initiated.
• D)Excessive hormone production results from a failure to turn off the system.

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