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- - Cortisol is a [...]corticoid.
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- - Cortisol [...]creases blood glucose levels.
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- - Cortisol [...]creases gluconeogenesis.
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- - Steroid hormone receptors are [...]tracellular.
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- - The zona [...] of the adrenal cortex controls salt and water balance.
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- - The zona [...] of the adrenal cortex regulates carbohydrate levels.
  - fasciculata
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- - What is the main hormone secreted in the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal gland?
  - Aldosterone
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- - Aldosterone is secreted in the zona [...] of the adrenal gland.
  - glomerulosa
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- - What is the main hormone secreted in the zona fasciculata of the adrenal gland?
  - Cortisol
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- - Cortisol is secreted in the zona [...] of the adrenal gland.
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- - When are levels of plasma cortisol the highest?
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- - Cortisol is also called [...].
  - hydrocortisone
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- - Glucocorticoids [...]crease gluconeogenesis.
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- - Glucocorticoids [...]crease osteoblast activity.
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- - Glucocorticoids [...]crease osteoclast activity.
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- - Glucocorticoids [...]crease histamine release.
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- - Glucocorticoids [...]crease IgG production.
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- - The enzyme 11βHSD converts [...] into [...].
  - cortisol, cortisone
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- - Cortisol up-regulates the expression of [...] receptors on blood vessels.
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- - What effect does cortisol have on histamine release from mast cells?
  - Block
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- - What effect does cortisol have on eosinophil survival?
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- - What effect does cortisol have on IL-2 production?
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- - What effect does cortisol have on lipolysis?
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- - Cortisol [...]creases the use of fatty acids for energy.
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- - What are the 3 zones of the adrenal cortex?
  - Zona glomerulosa
    Zone fasciculata
    Zona reticularis
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- - The adrenal gland is composed of an outer [...] and an inner [...].
  - cortex, medulla
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- - Hydrocortisone is another name for the hormone [...].
  - cortisol
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- - Cortisol [...]-regulates the release of ACTH from the anterior pituitary.
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- - Cortisol [...]-regulates the release of CRH from the hypothalamus.
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- - [...] is the precursor of all steroid hormones.
  - Cholesterol
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- - Glucocorticoids [...]crease protein breakdown.
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- - Glucocorticoids [...]crease complement in plasma.
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- - Glucocorticoids [...]crease PLA2 activity.
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- - Does cortisol activate the mineralocorticoid receptor?
  - Yes
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- - Does aldosterone activate the mineralocorticoid receptor?
  - Yes
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- - Cortisol [...]-regulates the expression of α1 receptors on blood vessels.
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- - Cortisol [...]creases bone formation.
  - de
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- - Cortisol [...]-regulates the production of leukotrienes and prostaglandins.
  - down
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- - What effect does cortisol have on leukocyte adhesion?
  - Inhibition
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- - When are levels of plasma cortisol the lowest?
  - Middle of the night
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  - Both
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- - Glucocorticoids [...]crease nitric oxide production.
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- - Does cortisone activate the mineralocorticoid receptor?
  - No
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- - Why is the enzyme 11βHSD expressed in aldosterone-sensitive tissues?
  - To prevent cortisol activating the mineralocorticoid receptor by converting it into cortisone
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- - Cortisol [...]creases the degradation of non-hepatic proteins.
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- - Cortisol [...]creases the synthesis of hepatic proteins.
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- - Which 2 stimuli up-regulate the release of CRH from the hypothalamus and thus the release of cortisol?
  - Circadian rhythm
    Stress
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- - In the adrenal gland, which 2° messenger is activated by ACTH to stimulate the production of cortisol?
  - cAMP
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- - Which 2 plasma proteins bind cortisol and aldosterone?
  - Corticosteroid binding globulin<br>Albumin
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- - Glucocorticoids [...]crease glucose uptake into the cell.
  - de
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- - Glucocorticoids [...]crease COX-2 expression.
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- - Glucocorticoids [...]crease cytokine production.
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- - Cortisol moderately [...]creases the use of glucose for energy.
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- - Steroid hormone-receptor complexes are translocated to the nucleus as [...]mers.
  - di
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- - Glucocorticoids [...]crease protein synthesis.
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- - Which enzyme is expressed in aldosterone-sensitive tissue to prevent cortisol from activating the mineralocorticoid receptor?
  - 11-β hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
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- - What is the embryological origin of the adrenal cortex?
  - Mesoderm
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- - The adrenal medulla receives a [...]ergic [...]ganglionic [...]pathetic input.
  - cholin, pre, sym
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- - Does cortisol or aldosterone have a greater affinity for the mineralocorticoid receptor?
  - Equal
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- - Which enzyme converts cortisol into cortisone?
  - 11βHSD
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- - In the adrenal gland, which enzyme liberates cholesterol from lipid droplets in order to allow cortisol synthesis?
  - Cholesterol ester hydrolase
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- - When steroids have entered the cell and bound to a cytoplasmic receptor, [...] dissociates from the receptor.
  - hsp90
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