Choose the Correct Sequence of Components Leading Up to Cortisol

question 118

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sequence of components leading up to cortisol release.

• A) Stressful stimulus, adrenal cortex, cortisol
• B) Stressful stimulus, hypothalamus, corticotropin-releasing hormone, anterior pituitary, adrenocorticotropin, adrenal cortex, cortisol
• C) Stressful stimulus, hypothalamus, adrenocorticotropin, adrenal cortex, cortisol
• D) Stressful stimulus, adrenal medulla, cortisol
• E) Stressful stimulus, adrenal medulla, epinephrine, adrenal cortex, cortisol

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