Short Answer
Using the letter code, indicate which characteristics apply to which hormones.(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
____ produced by 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
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