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Course: Health and medicine > Unit 7

Lesson 4: Endocrine system quizzes

Introductory endocrine system quiz

The following table draws connections between the releasing hormones secreted by the hypothalamus to the hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and tells us the ultimate effect on the body. Let's use the drop down menus to fill in the blanks below.

Releasing hormone		Pituitary hormone		Effect
Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH)	right arrow		right arrow	Targets the liver, bone and muscles to stimulate body growth and increase metabolic rate
	right arrow	TSH	right arrow	Targets the thyroid gland to secrete T3 and T4
Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH)	right arrow		right arrow	Targets the adrenal gland to produce glucocorticoids which regulate metabolism and the stress response
Prolactin releasing hormone (PRH)	right arrow		right arrow	Targets the mammary glands to secrete milk
	right arrow	FSH	right arrow	Targets the reproductive system to produce sperm (in males) and eggs (in females)
	right arrow	LH	right arrow	Targets the ovaries to produce estrogen and progesterone and the testes to produce testosterone

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