Which statement regarding vasopressin is incorrect?
A) It is produced in the hypothalamus.
B) It stimulates uterine smooth muscle contraction.
C) It increases kidney reabsorption of water.
D) It is a potent arteriolar vasoconstrictor.
E) It is released when the osmolarity of the plasma increases.
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Q67: Hormone secretion from the anterior pituitary gland
Q68: Growth hormone
A)increases the uptake of amino acids
Q69: The _ releases corticotropin in response to
Q70: Hypophysiotropic hormones
A)control the release of oxytocin and
Q71: The hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal system
A)carries anterior pituitary hormones
Q73: A portal system exists between the
A)adrenal cortex
Q74: _ is not a characteristic of oxytocin.
A)Stimulating
Q75: LH stimulates the
A)cells that destroy the cells
Q76: Growth hormone
A)closes the epiphyseal plate of long
Q77: _ is not a function of GH.
A)Increasing
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