Endocrinology — Flashcards

In bone, 1,25-(OH)2 D3 acts syngergistically with PTH to stimulate _____ activity and bone resorption

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)

The actions of PTH are coordinated to produce an increase in serum _____ and a decrease in serum phosphate (PO43-)

The levels of TBG and total thyroid hormone are _____ with pregnancy and oral contraceptive use

The _____ cells of the islets of Langerhans compose 10% of the islet and secrete somatostatin

Estrogen deficiency leads to increased cycles of _____, increasing risk of osteoporosis.

The overall effect of PTH on bone is to promote bone _____, which delivers both Ca2+ and phosphate to extracellular fluid

One role of TSH on the thyroid gland is to increase both _____ and secretion of thyroid hormones by the follicular cells

In bone, the long-term effect of PTH is bone _____ via indirect action on osteoclasts

The parathyroid glands have _____ receptors that negatively regulate secretion of PTH