LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
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Chapter 20, Problem 3WYL
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To determine:
The types of hormones secreted by the hypothalamus to regulate the functioning of the anterior pituitary.
Introduction:
Endocrine glands are the glands of the endocrine system which secretes the hormones directly into the blood. Hypothalamus is a type of endocrine gland. The special cells of hypothalamus secrete specific hormones that influence the secretory activity of the anterior pituitary gland.
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