Which would be the effect of a blood clot that blocked the vessels of the hypothalamo-pituitary portal system in the infundibulum between the hypothalamus and the anterior pituitary gland?
A. Secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) would increase
B. Secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) would decrease and the adrenal cortex would atrophy
C. Secretion of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) would decrease
D. Secretion of prolactin would decrease
E. Secretion of gonadotropins will decrease and the gonads will hypertrophy
Answer: B
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