MATCHING Hormones of the Pituitary Gland

question 46

Multiple Choice

MATCHING
Hormones of the Pituitary Gland
Match each hormone with its function.

-Oxytocin

• A)Stimulates growth of bones, muscles, and other organs
• B)Causes thyroid gland to secrete thyroid hormone
• C)Promotes reabsorption of water in the kidney tubules
• D)Reacts with receptor sites in the adrenal gland to stimulate secretion of cortical hormone
• E)Promotes development of glandular tissue in female breast during pregnancy
• F)Stimulates development of eggs in the ovaries and sperm in the testes
• G)Causes ovulation to occur
• H)Causes contraction of smooth muscle in wall of uterus

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