Brandon's Endocrine System Is Releasing High Levels of Growth Hormones

question 170

Multiple Choice

Brandon's endocrine system is releasing high levels of growth hormones.Which of the following is most likely

• A) Brandon woke up less than an hour ago. 
• B) Brandon will fall asleep in the next 60 minutes. 
• C) Brandon fell asleep less than an hour ago. 
• D) Brandon will wake up in less than 60 minutes.

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Definitions:

Calcitonin

A hormone produced by the thyroid gland that lowers blood calcium levels by activating osteoblasts.

Thyroid Gland

An endocrine gland, consisting of irregularly spheroid follicles, lying in front and to the sides of the upper part of the trachea, in a horseshoe shape, with two lateral lobes connected by a narrow central portion, the isthmus; occasionally an elongated offshoot, the pyramidal lobe, passes upward from the isthmus in front of the trachea. It is supplied by branches from the external carotid and subclavian arteries, and its nerves are derived from the middle cervical and cervicothoracic ganglia of the sympathetic system. It secretes thyroid hormone and calcitonin.

Steroidal

Relating to or characterized by the presence of steroids, which are a large class of organic compounds with a characteristic molecular structure.

Cell Membrane

The outer limit of a cell that is thin and selectively permeable. It controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell.