A patient is shown to have very low levels of thyroid hormones.The body will respond by elevating which hormone?
A) growth hormone
B) adrenocorticotropic hormone
C) prolactin
D) thyroid-stimulating hormone

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When thyroid hormone levels are low in the body, the hypothalamus in the brain releases thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), which signals the anterior pituitary gland to release thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). TSH then stimulates the thyroid gland to produce and release more thyroid hormones. Therefore, the body will respond by elevating thyroid-stimulating hormone.

A Patient Is Shown to Have Very Low Levels of Thyroid