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GH produced by what? - somatotrophs what inhibits GH - glucose and mental stress what increases GH - physical stress and exercise what happens when you have too much GH? - Giantism: prior to puberty Acromegaly: after puberty What happens when you have too little GH? - dwarfism: individuals do not produce GHRH pygmies: not alot of igf-1 and no GH receptor on liver what does GH do? - increase in size, cell division, and protein uptake Hypothalamic control of GH - + GHRH (somatocrinin) - G...

GMS-/2025 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS GMS-/2025 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 3 components of endocrine system - gland, hormone, target organ/cell accretion - synthesis at site of resorption to remove calcium and phosphate from blood acidophils - somatotrophs, lactotrophs acute regulation of EPI/NE - increased sympathetic activity increases TH, so you get increased EPI/NE (no negative feedback because another result is increased secretio...

Endocrinology boards ABIM Exam Questions With Verified Answers. What are primary, secondary, and tertiary disease? - answerPrimary - problem with the gland that secretes the hormone (ie: thyroid doesn't produce thyroid hormone) Secondary - problem is the gland that controls the primary gland (ie. pituitary doesn't produce TSH to stimulate the thyroid) Tertiary - problem with the gland that controls the secondary gland that controls the primary gland (ie. hypothalamus not producing TRH ...

BMS 430 exam 1 Questions & Answer 100% Verified GH produced by what? Correct answer-somatotrophs what inhibits GH Correct answer-glucose and mental stress what increases GH Correct answer-physical stress and exercise what happens when you have too much GH? Correct answer-Giantism: prior to puberty Acromegaly: after puberty

uestion 1 1 out of 1 points Under which of these conditions are you most likely to observe a depression in plasma prolactin levels? Selected Answer: b. Increased stimulation of dopaminergic neurons of the hypothalamus Correct Answer: b. Increased stimulation of dopaminergic neurons of the hypothalamus  Question 2 1 out of 1 points The secretion of growth hormone by the somatotrophs of the anterior pituitary gland can be inhibited under the following conditions except; Selected ...

A&P Exam 1: Endocrine system. The neuroendocrine system performs all of the following except: a) Communication b) Control c) Conduction d) Integration In the endocrine system, secreting cells send hormones to signal specific: a) Basal cells b) Neurons c) Target cells d) Effector cells Endocrine glands are ductless glands; a few endocrine glands are made up of what? a) Neurotransmitters b) Epithelial tissues c) Neurosecretory tissue d) None of the above The thymus gland: a) Promo...

ENDOCRINOLOGY BOARDS ABIM EXAM LATEST VERSION ACTUAL EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES What are primary, secondary, and tertiary disease? - Answer️️ -Primary - problem with the gland that secretes the hormone (ie: thyroid doesn't produce thyroid hormone) Secondary - problem is the gland that controls the primary gland (ie. pituitary doesn't produce TSH to stimulate the thyroid) Tertiary - problem with the gland that controls the secondary gland that co...

A&P Exam 1: Endocrine system. The neuroendocrine system performs all of the following except: a) Communication b) Control c) Conduction d) Integration In the endocrine system, secreting cells send hormones to signal specific: a) Basal cells b) Neurons c) Target cells d) Effector cells Endocrine glands are ductless glands; a few endocrine glands are made up of what? a) Neurotransmitters b) Epithelial tissues c) Neurosecretory tissue d) None of the above The thymus gland: a) Prom...

BIOL 235- Chapter 18 Endocrine System, 100% accurate Hormones Secretion of endocrine cells that alters the physiological activity of target cells of the body. Exocrine Gland Gland that secretes its products into ducts that carry the secretions into body cavities, into the lumen if a organ or to the outer surface of the body. ex) Sudoriferous, Sebaceous, mucous, digestive. Endocrine Gland Gland that secrets hormones into interstitial fluid and then blood, ductless gland. E...

Under which of these conditions are you most likely to observe a depression in plasma prolactin levels? Selected Answer: b. Increased stimulation of dopaminergic neurons of the hypothalamus Correct Answer: b. Increased stimulation of dopaminergic neurons of the hypothalamus  Question 2 1 out of 1 points The secretion of growth hormone by the somatotrophs of the anterior pituitary gland can be inhibited under the following conditions except; Selected Answer: d. Stress Correct An...