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 adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) would decrease and the adrenal cortex would atrophy
B) secretion of gonadotropins will decrease and the gonads will hypertrophy
C) secretion of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) would decrease
D) secretion of prolactin would decrease
E) secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) would increase

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A blood clot blocking the hypothalamo-pituitary portal system would prevent hypothalamic hormones from reaching the anterior pituitary, leading to decreased secretion of ACTH and subsequent atrophy of the adrenal cortex.

Which Would Be the Effect of a Blood Clot That