A 30-year old woman has the anterior lobe of her pituitary gland surgically removed because of...

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A 30-year old woman has the anterior lobe of her pituitary glandsurgically removed because of a tumor. Without hormone replacementtherapy, which of the following would occur after theoperation?

A. Absence of menstration (menses)

B. Failure to secrete catecholamines in response to stress

C. Failure to secrete insulin in a glucose tolerance test

D. Failure to secrete Parathyroid hormone (PTH) in response tohypocalcemia.

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ANSWER IS OPTION A ABSENCE OF MENSTRUATION EXPLANATION when anterior pitutary gland is removed the Follicle stimulating hormone and luteinising hormones are no longer secreted and these hormones are directly    See Answer
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