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BOOK QUESTION - HHIS

ENDOCRINE GLANDS

QuestionAnswer
Which of the following accurately describes glucocorticoids Are produced in response to stimulation by ACTH
Pitocin is a trade name of a hormone produced in what endocrine tissue Pars nervosa
What hormone is produced in response to decreased blood calcium levels? Parathyroid hormone
Fludrocortisone is a mineralocorticoid used to treat Addison patients. Response to this drug indicates that which region of the adrenal glands was involved in the disease Zona glomerulosa
A glucagonoma is a malignant tumor consisting of what cells? A or α cells
Secretion, chemical modification and storage, reuptake, and digestion of a protein occur in epithelial cells of what endocrine tissue Thyroid gland
Secretion in what neuroendocrine cell is controlled directly by neural activity and involves a hormone that generally slows metabolic activity at night Pinealocyte
The pars distalis is not a good candidate for such transplantation studies for which one of the following reasons Its cells stop functioning when separated from the hypothalamohypophyseal portal system
A biopsy of her thyroid gland shows dense lymphocytic infiltration with germinal centers throughout the parenchyma and a battery of further tests is carried out, which also suggest thyroiditis. Elevated TSH levels
Blood tests indicate high levels of estrogen-related hormones and cortisol. Which of the following tentative diagnoses is consistent with all of these symptoms? A benign tumor involving cells in the adenohypophysis
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