It's final exam time and you're finding yourself extremely stressed out. If we examined your blood, which of the following would we be likely to find?
A. Increased secretion of corticotropin from the hypothalamus
B. Increased secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) from the hypothalamus
C. Increased secretion of corticotropin from the anterior pituitary
D. Negative feedback to the adrenal cortex by adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
E. Decreased secretion of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) by the hypothalamus
Answer: C
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