Match the Hormone Abnormalities, Labelled A

question 235

Multiple Choice

Match the hormone abnormalities, labelled a. through n., with the symptoms listed. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.)
-deformed bones, especially weight-bearing bones

• A)catecholamine excess
• B)catecholamine deficiency
• C)mineralocorticoid excess
• D)glucocorticoid excess
• E)mineralocorticoid glucocorticoid deficiency
• F)adrenal androgen excess in adult women
• G)adrenal androgen excess in prepubertal boys
• H)adrenal androgen excess before birth in females
• I)parathyroid hormone deficiency
• J)parathyroid hormone excess
• K)vitamin D deficiency
• L)vitamin D excess
• M)insulin deficiency
• N)insulin excess

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Definitions:

Aldaric Acid

A type of sugar acid obtained by oxidizing both the aldehyde group and the primary alcohol group of an aldose to carboxylic acids.

Optically Active

Refers to substances capable of rotating the plane of polarized light due to the presence of chiral molecules.

Bromine Water

An aqueous solution of bromine used as a reagent to test for the presence of unsaturation in organic compounds.

Aldaric Acid

A type of sugar acid resulting from the oxidation of both the aldehyde and primary alcohol groups of an aldose.