Identify the incorrectly matched pair:

1.

Hyposecretion of growth hormone in childhood

Dwarfism

2.

Hyposecretion of growth hormone in adulthood

Cretinism

3.

Hypersecretion of growth hormone in childhood

Gigantism

4.

Hypersecretion of growth hormone in adulthood

Acromegaly

Subtopic:  Adenohypophysis & Hypothalamus |
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The only hormone secreted by pars intermedia of hypophysis is:

1. MSH 2. GnRH
3. Vasopressin 4. Prolactin
Subtopic:  Adenohypophysis & Hypothalamus |
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ADH and oxytocin are synthesized by:

1. Anterior pituitary 2. Hypothalamus
3. Pars intermedia 4. Pars nervosa
Subtopic:  Adenohypophysis & Hypothalamus | Prolactin & Posterior Pituitary |
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The releasing hormones and inhibitory hormones secreted by hypothalamus reach anterior pituitary by:

1. portal circulation 2. axons
3. general circulation 4. lymph
Subtopic:  Adenohypophysis & Hypothalamus |
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