A tropic hormone targets and stimulates an endocrine organ or gland to release another
hormone. Which of the following answers correctly connects the tropic hormone with its target
organ and the subsequent hormone released?
a. Thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) - posterior pituitary-thyroid stimulating
hormone (TSH)
b.
Luteinizing hormone (LH) - testes - testosterone
c. Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) - posterior pituitary-adrenocorticotropic
hormone (ACTH)
d.
Growth hormone releasing hormone - hypothalamus-growth hormone
e. All of the above answers are correct
f. Only answers A, B, and C are correct