The effects of cortisol may be remembered with the mnemonic "A BIG FIB": A: _____B: Blood pressure (increased, via alpha1)I: Insulin resistance (increased)G: Gluconeogenesis (increased)F: Fibroblast activity (decreased)I: Inflammatory/Immune response (decreased)B: Bone formation (decreased)
#2
Amine hormones include _____ hormones and catecholamines (epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine)
#3
The _____ cell system is also called the diffuse neuroendocrine system.
#4
Aldosterone leads to _____ apical K+ conductance
#5
Cortisol (glucocorticoids) up-regulates _____ receptors on arterioles, increasing their sensitivity to catecholamines (i.e. norepinephrine and epinephrine)
#6
Cortisol causes a(n) _____ in growth hormone secretion
#7
Prolactin deficiency occurs with destruction of the _____ and results in the failure to lactate (females)
#8
The zona _____ secretes androgens, such as dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and androstenedione
#9
Calcitriol _____ Ca2+ and phosphate release into the bloodstream by stimulating osteoblasts to activate osteoclasts
#10
Chronic exposure of PTH stimulates osteoblasts to express _____, which binds to RANK on osteoclast surfaces to increase activity
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Flashcard 1: The effects of cortisol may be remembered with the mnemonic "A BIG FIB": A: _____B: Blood pressure (increased, via alpha1)I: Insulin resistance (increased)G: Gluconeogenesis (increased)F: Fibroblast activity (decreased)I: Inflammatory/Immune response (decreased)B: Bone formation (decreased)
Answer: increased Appetite
Flashcard 2: Amine hormones include _____ hormones and catecholamines (epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine)
Answer: thyroid
Flashcard 3: The _____ cell system is also called the diffuse neuroendocrine system.
Answer: APUD
Flashcard 4: Aldosterone leads to _____ apical K+ conductance
Answer: increased
Flashcard 5: Cortisol (glucocorticoids) up-regulates _____ receptors on arterioles, increasing their sensitivity to catecholamines (i.e. norepinephrine and epinephrine)
Answer: 1
Flashcard 6: Cortisol causes a(n) _____ in growth hormone secretion
Answer: decrease
Flashcard 7: Prolactin deficiency occurs with destruction of the _____ and results in the failure to lactate (females)
Answer: anterior pituitary
Flashcard 8: The zona _____ secretes androgens, such as dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and androstenedione
Answer: reticularis
Flashcard 9: Calcitriol _____ Ca2+ and phosphate release into the bloodstream by stimulating osteoblasts to activate osteoclasts
Answer: increases
Flashcard 10: Chronic exposure of PTH stimulates osteoblasts to express _____, which binds to RANK on osteoclast surfaces to increase activity
Answer: RANKL
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