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Why are tropic hormones so called?
Tropic derives from the suffix "-tropin" meaning stimulating, therefore tropic hormones stimulate their target organs to do something.
What is the medical terminology combining form meaning to act upon?
-tropin .......... ............ stimulate; act on-tropin ..... ........ .............. stimulate; act on
What ias the difference between gonadal hormone and gonadotropin?
Gonadal hormones are those hormones that are actually released from the gonads (ex. estrogen, testosterone). Gonadotropins are hormones that CAUSE the release of gonadal hormones, gonadotropins are released from the anterior pituitary gland(tropin means "releasing" so gonadotropin is a gonad hormone releasing hormone) an example of this would be FSH-- follicle stimulating hormone.
A hormone that influences an endocrine gland other than its source?
Tropin
What does the suffix tropin mean?
-tropin is a suffix in medical terminology that indicates the stimulating effect of a substance, especially a hormone, on its raget organ. An example would be gonadotropins such as luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH).
What chemicals are release by endocrine?
It is called Hormones
What are topic hormones?
These hormones stimulate the secretion of other hormones. Many hormones of hypothalamus are topic hormones.
What are hormones made from cholesterol called?
Steroid Hormones
The chemical secretions of the endocrine glands are called?
i think is hormones
Blood in your hormones?
Hormones are transported by blood.So there are hormones in blood.
What are the hormones for arthritis?
There are no hormones for arthritis.
What is the difference between adrenal hormones and thyroid hormones?
Adrenal hormones come from you adrenal glands and thyroid hormones come from your thyroids.
