Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Research has indicated that prostaglandins work by increasing the number of hormone receptors produced by a cell.
2. Another name for the posterior pituitary gland is the adenohypophysis.
3. One of the main differences between the anterior and posterior pituitary glands is that one is made of glandular tissue and one is made of nerve tissue.
4. The pituitary gland sits in the “Turkish saddle.”
5. Many of the posterior pituitary hormones are tropic hormones.


1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE

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