Using the Letter Code, Indicate Which Characteristics Apply to Which

question 96

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

• 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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Definitions:

Secretory Cells

Cells that produce and release substances such as enzymes, hormones, or mucus.

Pancreatic Acini

The small clusters of cells in the pancreas that produce digestive enzymes.

Digestive Enzymes

Proteins secreted by the digestive system that break down food into nutrients that can be absorbed into the bloodstream.

Eosinophils

are a type of white blood cell involved in allergic reactions and the fight against parasitic infections.