Recent Lessons

Show all results for ""

Feature Overview

Ace your exams with our all-in-one platform for creating and sharing quizzes and tests.

Quizzes

Create quizzes and tests automatically from your content using AI.

Flashcards

Automatically turn your notes into digital flashcards.

Share, Export & Embed

Share with classmates or export to Excel and your learning management system.

Stats & Reporting

Auto-grading quizzes and tests with detailed stats and reports.

Mobile Apps

The smarter way to study – wherever you are.

Pricing

Search...

32. Physiologic Properties of Adrenocortical Hormones

7 Questions

2 Views

32. Physiologic Properties of Adrenocortical Hormones

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz

Study Flashcards

Spaced Repetition

Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

Which hormones from the adrenal cortex are major sources of androgen in women?

Cortisol and corticosterone

Testosterone and dihydrotestosterone

Androstenedione and dehydroepiandrosterone (correct)

Estrogen and progesterone

Excess secretion of androgen can result in which of the following conditions?

Osteoporosis

Hyperthyroidism

Masculinization (correct)

Hypogonadism

What is the principal glucocorticoid that regulates carbohydrate, protein, lipid, and nucleic acid metabolism?

Estrogen

Progesterone

Testosterone

Cortisol (correct)

Which form of cortisol is the most accurate measure of cortisol activity?

Unbound cortisol Signup and view all the answers

What is the serum half-life of cortisol?

80 to 110 minutes Signup and view all the answers

Why are pharmacokinetic data based on serum levels not good indicators of cortisol activity?

Cortisol acts through intracellular receptors Signup and view all the answers

How are treatment schedules for glucocorticoid replacement therapy determined?

Based on the prolonged end-organ effect of glucocorticoids Signup and view all the answers