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An emergency room nurse is triaging victims of a multi-casualty event. Which client should receive care first?

A nurse cares for a client who has facial burns. The client asks, “Will I ever look the same?” How should the nurse respond?

This hormone stimulates ovulation as well as production of estrogen and progesterone in females.

This hormone promotes the release of glucocorticoids and androgens.

____________________ hormone is secreted by the ______________________ gland and stimulates gamete production (sperm and egg/follicle).  

This hormone promotes lactation (milk production) in females.

Refer to the image below of endocrine organs in the brain.  Which endocrine organ is labeled B?  Ignore label A for this question.  Note: anterior is on the left side of the image; posterior is on the right side of the image.

Growth hormone (GH) has growth-promoting effects in the body and is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland.

The role of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) is to stimulate the thyroid gland to secrete thyroid hormones (T4 and T3).  

The endocrine gland that is probably malfunctioning if a person has a high metabolic rate is the posterior pituitary gland.