Tropic hormones are hormones that act on other endocrine organs to stimulate or inhibit their hormone secretion. Examples include thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), which stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormones, and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), which stimulates the adrenal gland to produce cortisol.

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Tropic Hormones

Question 89

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Tropic hormones:

A) act on other endocrine organs.
B) are released from the thyroid gland.
C) regulate the metabolic state of the body.
D) suppress the immune system.
E) suppress the appetite.

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