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Chapter 26, Problem 3TYK
The body is able to maintain a relatively constant level of thyroid hormone in the blood because
a. thyroid hormone stimulates the pituitary to secrete thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH).
b. thyroid hormone inhibits the secretion of TSH-releasing hormone (TRH) from the hypothalamus.
c. TRH inhibits the secretion of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland.
d. thyroid hormone stimulates the hypothalamus to secrete TRH.
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