Histology MCQ 0006

Which of the following hormones is secreted by anterior pituitary cells that stain with acidic dyes?

a. ACTH

b. FSH

c. LH

d. Prolactin

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The Correct option is D

Explanation with High Yield Facts:

The cells of the anterior pituitary can be classified as chromophils & chromophobes (do not stain with dyes).

• The chromophils can be further divided into acidophils (stain with acidic dyes) and basophils (stain with basic dyes).
• The acidophils include the somatotropes, which secrete growth hormone, and the mammotropes, which secrete prolactin.
• The basophils include the corticotropes, which secrete ACTH (choice A), the gonadotropes, which secrete FSH and LH (choices B and C), and the thyrotropes, which secrete TSH.

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