NEET Biology question

GnRH (Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone) stimulates the

(A)Pituitary to release the gonadotropin
(B)Pituitary for synthesis and release of gonadotropinCorrect
(C)Testis to release the gonadotropin
(D)Hypothalamus to release the gonadotropin

Answer: (B)

Solution

GnRH does not act on the testis directly, nor does it act on the hypothalamus (which is its own source), ruling out (c) and (d). GnRH, released by the hypothalamus, travels via the hypophyseal

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