TYK310
Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH):
a) Is cleaved from pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC), a large- molecular weight precursor protein produced by the anterior pituitary.
b) Stimulates adrenal cholesterol desmolase.
c) Release from the anterior pituitary is inhibited by cortisol.
d) Stimulates steroid production in all zonae of the adrenal cortex.
e) All of the above are true.
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Answer
Answer e. All of the statements are correct about ACTH.
Notes
- This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.