Mineralocorticoid - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

When patients administer regular insulin (Humulin R U-500), they should be taught: Answer 10 units of Humulin R U-500 is equal to 10 units on a U-500 insulin syringe. Radioiodine therapy is safe to administer to: Answer A 30-year-old man who desires natural fatherhood-used to tx hyperthyroidism and does not cause infantility or birth defects in the offspring of tx'd pts A pt who has Addison's disease has received a prescription for fludrocortisone. Fludrocortisone acts by: Answer Regulat...

BIO 202 Final Exam Question and answers already passed 2024 The most important mineralocorticoid regulator of electrolyte concentrations in extracellular fluids is ________. - correct answer aldosterone Which organ is responsible for synthesizing the hormone atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)? - correct answer the heart Dave has discovered a new lipid-soluble hormone. Which of the following is true regarding this hormone? - correct answer will be bound to a transport protein in the blo...

Problem with autocrine Correct Answer mutations in cells that cause proliferation (cancer) can use autocrine signalling to speed up proliferation. Use autocrine growth factors and has no down regulation Difference b/w autocrine and juxtacrine Correct Answer same cell vs neighbouring cell Both have 2 step process Agonist vs antagonist examples Correct Answer Cortisol -> agonist effect on mineralocorticoid to maintain ion and water balance Spironalactone -> Antagonist prevention o...

Virtually all of the protein or amino acid-based hormones bind to plasma membrane receptors and exert their effects through intracellular ________. A) calcium B) second messengers C) nucleotides D) deactivating ions - ANSWERB) second messengers Which of the following is not a category of endocrine gland stimulus? A) neural B) humoral C) hormonal D) enzyme - ANSWERD) enzyme Which of the following hormones suppresses appetite and increases energy expenditure? A) leptin B) ren...

BIO 202 Arizona State University -BIO 202 Final Exam with complete solutions The most important mineralocorticoid regulator of electrolyte concentrations in extracellular fluids is ________. - correct answer aldosterone Which organ is responsible for synthesizing the hormone atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)? - correct answer the heart Dave has discovered a new lipid-soluble hormone. Which of the following is true regarding this hormone? - correct answer will be bound to a transport protein...

Slower - The Endocrine system is a major controlling system in the body that works ________ than that of the Nervous System. Nervous System - Other major body system that acts to maintain homeostasis. Hormones - The endocrine system uses chemical messengers called? nerve impulses - The nervous system uses _________ to communicate. circulatory system - What system transports hormones throughout the body? Receptors - All cells do not respond to endocrine system stimulation. Only tho...

PATHO 370 Midterm Study Guide (Dr. Song) Question and answer already passedHomeostasis Reflects a tendency to stabilize an organism's functional systems, despite changes both internally and externally Allostasis Intricate regulatory processes orchestrated by the brain and the ability to successfully adapt to changes ‣ Dynamic process that maintains or re-establishes homeostasis in light of environmental and lifestyle changes Clinical Manifestations Signs and symptoms or evid...

Normal Blood Pressure - Answer <120/80 Prehypertension 120-139 or 80-89 - Answer 120-139 or 80-89 Stage 1 hypertension - Answer 140-159 or 90-99 Stage 2 hypertension - Answer >160 or >100 Causes of hypertension - Answer Chronic kidney disease Coarctation of the aorta Cushing syndrome and other glucocorticoid excess states including chronic steroid therapy Drug-induced or drug-related Obstructive uropathy Pheochromocytoma Primary aldosteronism and other minera...

APEA Endo 2024 Exam Questions with Answers All Correct When patients administer regular insulin (Humulin R U-500), they should be taught: - Answer-10 units of Humulin R U-500 is equal to 10 units on a U-500 insulin syringe. Radioiodine therapy is safe to administer to: - Answer-A 30-year-old man who desires natural fatherhood-used to tx hyperthyroidism and does not cause infantility or birth defects in the offspring of tx'd pts A pt who has Addison's disease has received a prescripti...

What is the 5th intercostal space? - answer-The gap inferior to the 5th rib, superior to the 6th rib What is adrenaline? - answer-A sympotomatic catecholamins causing quickening of the heart rate, strengthening of the heart's contraction and opening the bronchioles What is aldosterone? - answer-A steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that regulates the balance of salt and water in the body When is aldosterone secreted? - answer-In response to low salt What does aldosterone ...