Tropic hormones are those hormones which have other endocrine glands as their targets. True or False?

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
True. Tropic hormones are those hormones which have other endocrine glands as their targets. Usually, the endocrine gland secretes a hormone that brings about many metabolic effects. But pituitary gland secretes hormones which make other endocrine glands to secrete their respective hormones in turn. This is the reason it is known as a master endocrine gland. It acts as a controller of other endocrine glands.

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