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Endocrine Function I (PART 2)

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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Acromegaly

#2
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TSH - full name

Back (Answer)

Thyrotropin or thyroid-stimulating hormones

#3
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TSH - specific target organ(s)

Back (Answer)

Thyroid gland

#4
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TSH - principle biological effects

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Stimulation of thyroid hormone formation and secretion

#5
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TSH - chemical nature

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Glycoproteins

#6
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FSH - full name

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Follicle-stimulating hormones

#7
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FSH - specific target organ(s)

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Testis or ovary

#8
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FSH - principle biologic effects

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Men: spermatogenesis and seminiferous tubule development Women: follicular growth

#9
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FSH - chemical nature

Back (Answer)

Glycoprotein

#10
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LH - full name

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Luteinizing hormone

#11
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LH - target organ(s)

Back (Answer)

Testis or ovary

#12
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LH - principle biologic effects

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Men: stimulation of interstitial tissue; androgen secretion m Women: stimulation of ovulation; corpus luteum formation; progesterone secretion

#13
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LH - chemical nature

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Glycoprotein

#14
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PRL - full name

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Prolactin

#15
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PRL - target organ(s)

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Mammary Gland

#16
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PRL - principle biologic effects

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Mammary gland proliferation; initiation of milk secretion, insulin antagonist

#17
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PRL - chemical nature

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Protein

#18
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GH: - full name

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Growth hormone (somatotropin)

#19
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GH: - target organ(s)

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body as a whole

#20
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GH: - principle biologic effects

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growth of bone and muscle

#21
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GH: - chemical nature

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protein

#22
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ACTH: - full name

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Adrenocorticotrophic hormone

#23
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ACTH: - target organ(s)

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Adrenal cortex

#24
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ACTH: - principle biologic effects

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Adrenocortical hormone biogenesis and release