Question

The number of hormones secreted by anterior pituitary is
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8

Answer 1

The answer to this question is five.  

When it comes to the anterior pituitary, it contains 5 types of endocrine cells.

They are actually defined by five different types of hormones.

It includes thyrotropes (TSH), somatotropes (GH), gonadotropes (LH and FSH), Lactotropes (PRL) and corticotropes (ACTH).

The anterior pituitary actually regulates many physiological processes such as growth, lactation, stress, and reproduction.