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6. Dopamine inhibits the release of

  • Thyroxine
  • Prolactin
  • Somatostatin
  • Thyroid stimulating hormone

7. What does the pars tuberalis do?

  • Secretes hormones such as oxytocin
  • Surrounds the anterolateral infundibulum
  • Secretes hormones such as thyroid stimulating hormone
  • Separates the anterior and posterior lobes

8. Which of these is not a function of cortisol?

  • Gluconeogenesis
  • Triggers inflammation
  • Maintains blood pressure
  • Triggers anti-stress pathway

9. Which of these stimulates heat loss via the parasympathetic nervous system?

  • Anterior nucleus
  • Mammillary nucleus
  • Posterior nucleus
  • Lateral nucleus

10. What does the paraventricular nuclei do?

  • Regulates circadian rhythm
  • Regulates appetite
  • Regulates osmolality
  • Regulates body temperature

11. Which of these is not part of the supraoptic region?

  • Anterior nuclei
  • Superchiasmatic nuclei
  • Ventromedial nuclei
  • Paraventricular nuclei

12. The arcuate nucleus is within what region of the hypothalamus?

  • Mammillary
  • Preoptic
  • Tuberal
  • Supraoptic

13. Thyrotropin releasing hormone comes from where?

  • Lateral nucleus
  • Arcuate nucleus
  • Paraventricular nucleus
  • Supraoptic nucleus

14. Which of these is not involved in appetite regulation?

  • Posterior nucleus
  • Ventromedial nucleus
  • Lateral nucleus
  • Dorsomedial nucleus

15. The diaphragma sellae covers

  • The superior surface of the pituitary
  • The hypothalamus
  • The inferior surface of the pituitary
  • The posterior surface of the pituitary

16. Prolactin is secreted from

  • Pars anterior
  • Pars intermedia
  • Pars tuberalis
  • Posterior pituitary gland

17. Where does GHRH come from?

  • Posterior pituitary
  • Anterior pituitary
  • Arcuate nucleus
  • Paraventricular nucleus