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How many hormones do the five types of anterior pitiutary cells secrete?
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∙ 13y ago
Five different hormones are secreted.
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∙ 13y ago
The five types of anterior pituitary cells secrete several hormones. Gonadotroph cells secrete luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), corticotroph cells secrete adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), lactotroph cells secrete prolactin (PRL), somatotroph cells secrete growth hormone (GH), and thyrotroph cells secrete thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH).
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Do the pancreatic islets secrete their hormones into the same duct system by the exocrine secretory cells?
No. The islets are endocrine and secrete their products directly into the bloodstream.
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No
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What do secretory cells of the islets of Langerhans secrete?
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