A 17-year-old girl has not had her first menstrual period (menarche) and has no signs of puberty-associated growth spurt,breast development,or pubic hair growth.Her pediatrician suspects hypogonadism/delayed puberty of some form.One form of hypogonadism is associated with loss of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons in the hypothalamus (Kallmann's syndrome) .This form of tertiary hypogonadism results in which of the following?
A) Increased levels of prolactin
B) Decreased levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
C) Increased levels of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
D) Increased levels of luteinizing hormone (LH)
E) Decreased levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
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Q1: The major target of growth hormone,which determines
Q3: The one pituitary tropic hormone that is
Q4: The cell type that expresses prohormone convertases
Q5: A 17-year-old girl has not had her
Q6: Elevated levels of ACTH can cause
Q7: The preprohormone preprovasophysin is synthesized in:
A)The pars
Q8: An example of a "short-loop" feedback loop
Q9: Hypothalamic releasing hormones are secreted from neuroendocrine
Q10: Pituitary glycoprotein hormones are heterodimers containing
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