Question

Give technical terms for the following:

Group of hormones which influence other endocrine glands to produce hormones.

Answer 1

Tropic hormones:

1. Tropic hormones are hormones that control the action of another gland.
2. They signal another gland to release a different hormone.
3. They are generally released from the Anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.

Tropic hormones of the anterior pituitary:

1. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
2. Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
3. Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
4. Luteinizing hormone (LH)
5. Prolactin (PRL)
6. Growth hormone (GH)