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- Cortisol is a [...]corticoid.
- gluco
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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.
- glomerulosa
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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.
- fasciculata
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- When are levels of plasma cortisol the highest?
- Morning
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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.
- α1
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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?
- Decrease
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- What effect does cortisol have on IL-2 production?
- Decrease
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- What effect does cortisol have on lipolysis?
- Increase
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- Cortisol [...]creases the use of fatty acids for energy.
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- 91.7%
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- What are the 3 zones of the adrenal cortex?
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Zona glomerulosa
Zone fasciculata
Zona reticularis - 91.7%
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- The adrenal gland is composed of an outer [...] and an inner [...].
- cortex, medulla
- 91.7%
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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.
- down
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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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- 91.7%
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- Glucocorticoids [...]crease PLA2 activity.
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- 91.7%
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- Does cortisol activate the mineralocorticoid receptor?
- Yes
- 91.7%
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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.
- up
- 91.7%
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- Cortisol [...]creases bone formation.
- de
- 91.7%
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- Cortisol [...]-regulates the production of leukotrienes and prostaglandins.
- down
- 91.7%
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- What effect does cortisol have on leukocyte adhesion?
- Inhibition
- 91.7%
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- When are levels of plasma cortisol the lowest?
- Middle of the night
- 83.3%
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- Are cortisol and aldosterone free or bound to proteins in plasma?
- Both
- 83.3%
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- Glucocorticoids [...]crease nitric oxide production.
- de
- 83.3%
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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.
- in
- 75.0%
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- Cortisol [...]creases the synthesis of hepatic proteins.
- in
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- Which 2 stimuli up-regulate the release of CRH from the hypothalamus and thus the release of cortisol?
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Circadian rhythm
Stress - 75.0%
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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
- 75.0%
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- Glucocorticoids [...]crease glucose uptake into the cell.
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- 75.0%
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- Glucocorticoids [...]crease COX-2 expression.
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- 75.0%
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- Glucocorticoids [...]crease cytokine production.
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- 75.0%
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- Cortisol moderately [...]creases the use of glucose for energy.
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- 66.7%
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- Steroid hormone-receptor complexes are translocated to the nucleus as [...]mers.
- di
- 66.7%
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- Glucocorticoids [...]crease protein synthesis.
- de
- 66.7%
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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
- 58.3%
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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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