The anterior pituitary
A) is controlled by steroid hormones from the hypothalamus.
B) is derived from an outpocketing of the embryonic brain.
C) secretes hormones into a portal system that runs between it and the hypothalamus.
D) releases large amounts of endorphins to significantly reduce pain.
E) secretes prolactin and several tropic hormones involved in reproduction.
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Q153: Hypothalamic portal blood vessels
A) constrict in response
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