RAAS — Flashcards

What clinical features are seen in 17α-hydroxylase deficiency that are a result of decreased androgen levels in females? _____

ACE is primarily located in the vascular endothelium of the _____

Decreases in ECF volume (e.g. hemorrhage or decreased Na+) cause a decrease in renal perfusion pressure, which in turn increases secretion of the enzyme _____

Growth hormone inhibits its own secretion by stimulating the secretion of _____ from the hypothalamus

Dysfunction of the hypothalamus gland leads to _____ prolactin levels

Ovarian granulosa cells may produce _____, which stimulates FSH secretion from the anterior pituitary

The major mineralocorticoid produced in humans is _____

1° hyperaldosteronism does not directly cause edema or hypernatremia due to _____ and pressure naturesis mechanisms

Which arterioles of the kidney (afferent or efferent) are more sensitive to angiotensin II? _____

_____ is a hormone that increases renal Na+ reabsorption, thereby restoring ECF volume and blood volume to normal