Question

Expand the biological abbreviation : ACTH

Answer 1

ACTH:

1. ACTH is a tropic hormone (tropic hormones stimulate the other endocrine gland to produce or secrete hormones)
2. It is secreted by the anterior pituitary.
3. It is a polypeptide, made up of 39 amino acid residues.
4. It acts on the adrenal cortex to secrete hormones(glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids and sex steroids).

Final answer:

The expanded biological abbreviation of ACTH is Adrenocorticotropic Hormone.