You are scheduled to give a seminar to your fellow med school students, and have chosen to speak about the pituitary. What important points will you include? (Check all that apply.)
_____ The posterior pituitary is derived from the brain, while the anterior pituitary is not.
_____ The anterior pituitary is derived from the brain, while the posterior pituitary is not.
_____ The pituitary is a compound endocrine gland.
_____ Each half of the pituitary secretes one important hormone.
_____ Some pituitary hormones have sex-specific effects.
_____ If there is too little iodine in the diet, the pituitary can grow into a goiter.
_____ The pituitary is responsible for producing at least nine major hormones.
__X__ The posterior pituitary is derived from the brain, while the anterior pituitary is not.
_____ The anterior pituitary is derived from the brain, while the posterior pituitary is not.
__X__ The pituitary is a compound endocrine gland.
_____ Each half of the pituitary secretes one important hormone.
__X__ Some pituitary hormones have sex-specific effects.
_____ If there is too little iodine in the diet, the pituitary can grow into a goiter.
__X__ The pituitary is responsible for producing at least nine major hormones.
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