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ISBN: 9780134813448
Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
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Chapter 38.3, Problem 1TC
A common test of thyroid gland function is to measure the amount of thyroid-stimulating hormone circulating in the blood. What would you hypothesize is wrong in a person who has an abnormally high level of TSH?
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low plasma concentration of thyroid hormones due to reduced secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) by the pituitary gland
low plasma concentration of thyroid hormones and an enlarged thyroid gland
high plasma concentration of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) due to a deficiency of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)
high plasma concentration of thyroid hormones due to increased secretion of TSH by the pituitary gland
low plasma concentration of thyroid hormones and atrophy of the thyroid gland due to reduced concentrations of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
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