Exam 16: The Endocrine Glands

Indicate the metabolic effects of each of the hormones below by using the answer code (options may be used more than once or not at all): a.increases b.decreases c.has no effect on *Insulin _____ blood glucose _____ blood fatty acids _____ blood amino acids _____ muscle protein *Glucagon _____ blood glucose _____ blood fatty acids _____ blood amino acids _____ muscle protein *Epinephrine _____ blood glucose _____ blood fatty acids _____ blood amino acids _____ muscle protein *Cortisol _____ blood glucose _____ blood fatty acids _____ blood amino acids _____ muscle protein *Growth hormone _____ blood glucose _____ blood fatty acids _____ blood amino acids _____ muscle protein

What does the "iodine pump" refer to?

Identify the factors associated with each of the biochemical processes by using the answer code (options may be used more than once or not at all): -stimulated by glucagon and cortisol

Which statement is correct for aldosterone?

Which of the following does NOT regulate aldosterone secretion?

The "iodine pump" actively transports hormone-bound iodine from the thyroid gland into the circulation.

Sympathetic stimulation inhibits the secretion of insulin.

When a student experiences psychological and emotional stress,what won't they secrete at higher levels?

What stimulates the release of PTH from the parathyroid gland?

What is NOT an action of cortisol?

Indicate which hormone abnormality is responsible for the symptoms listed by using the answer code (options may be used more than once or not at all): -female pseudohermaphroditism

The chemical reactions involving the three classes of energy-rich organic molecules are collectively known as _____________________.

Which statement is correct for catecholamines?

Which statement concerning thyroid hormones is INCORRECT?

The thyroid gland stores enough thyroid hormone to supply the body's needs for several months.

Indicate which characteristics apply to the hormones by using the answer code (options may be used more than once or not at all): a.epinephrine b.cortisol c.aldosterone d.dehydroepiandrosterone *____ produced by the zona glomerulosa *____ produced by the zona fasciculata and zona reticularis *____ adrenal androgen *____ enhances K⁺ elimination *____ stimulates protein degradation *____ stimulates lipolysis *____ essential for life *____ exerts a glucose-sparing effect by inhibiting glucose uptake by many tissues but not the brain *____ important in the stress response *____ a catecholamine *____ a steroid *____ secretion is stimulated by the sympathetic nervous system *____ stored in chromaffin granules *____ promotes female sex drive *____ secretion is stimulated via the renin-angiotensin system *____ promotes Na⁺ retention *____ stimulates hepatic gluconeogenesis *____ stimulates hepatic glycogenolysis *____ inhibits CRH and ACTH in negative-feedback fashion *____ secretion is directly stimulated by an increase in plasma K⁺ *____ increases blood glucose levels *____ increases blood amino acid levels *____ increases blood fatty acid levels *____ exerts anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects at pharmacological levels *____ secretion is largely controlled by ACTH *____ secreted in excess in Conn's syndrome *____ secreted in excess in Cushing's syndrome *____ secreted in excess in adrenogenital syndrome *____ secreted in excess by a pheochromocytoma *____ deficient in Addison's disease increases the heart rate

_____________________ is the most important physiological regulator of thyroid hormone secretion.

Which one of the following statements is FALSE?

Indicate which hormone abnormality is responsible for the symptoms listed by using the answer code (options may be used more than once or not at all): -female masculinization; hirsutism

_____________________ is primarily controlled by the release of renin.