Adrenocorticotropic Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

State IBEC book GlossaryArchard-Thiers Syndrome - correct answer A hormonal disorder seen in postmenopausal women with diabetes, characterized by growth of body hair in a masculine distribution Acne - correct answer Anybody up for a disease of the skin with the formation of an eruption of papules or pustules Acquired - correct answer Incurred as a result of factors acting from for originating outside of the organism, not inherited Acute - correct answer Sharp, having severe symptoms in ...

What 3 hormonal axes are attributed to most physical changes in adolescents? correct answer: 1) Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis 2) Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) 3) Growth hormone (GH) axis What hormones are attributed to Hypothalamic-pituitary-GONADAL (HPG) axis? correct answer: 1. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), also called luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) 2. Luteinizing hormone (LH) 3. Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) 4. Estrogen 5. T...

A&P- ATI Practice Exam Questions with Complete Solutions Which of the following substances is involved in the destruction of ingested pathogens? A lymphatic fluid B stomach acid C. Bicarbonate D. lipase - Answer ️️ -B. Stomach acid Which of the following is the iron containing component of a red blood cell? A. fibrinogen B. albumin C. hemoglobin D. erythropoietin - Answer ️️ -C. Hemoglobin Which of the following structures is located between the descending colon and the rectu...

actin - Answer active memory - Answer adrenal glands - Answer adrenocorticotropic hormone - Answer agnosia - Answe

16. The amplification of the signal from a water-soluble hormone is achieved through an increase in - cAMP in the cytoplasm Water-soluble hormones affect target cells by binding to - plasma membrane receptors How do endocrine hormones reach their target cells? - Hormones are transported through the blood stream to target cells. What is the role of activated protein kinases? - Phosphorylate proteins. Cyclic AMP is degraded by - phosphodiesterase Which of the following enzymes are i...

body's process for adapting to high hormone level correct answer: To adapt to high levels of hormones, some cells have the capacity to decrease the number of receptors for that hormone through the process of down-regulation. Cushing's Syndrome correct answer: excessive ACTH (Adrenocorticotropic hormone) production most commonly caused by an adrenal adenoma or a non-pituitary adenoma as is often seen with lung cancer. Clinical signs and symptoms: weight gain and hyperpigmentation of skin. ...

compound interest - 30 60 90 triangle 45 45 90 triangle - Solubitlity Rules - 1) group 1, NO3-, NH4+, ClO4-, C2H3O2- (acetate) soluble salt 2) Most Ag+, Pb2+, Hg2 (2+) salt insoluble (exept when paired with above). Plant Hormones (A CAGE) - Auxin / IAA (indoleacetic acid): plant growth, elongation, phototropism Cytokinin: stimulates cytokinesis Abscisic Acid (ABA): growth inhibitor. delay growth. Gibberellins: cell growth Ethylene: gas, ripen fruit and leaf abscissionAnterior Pituita...

Advanced Pathophysiology NR 507 Final Exam Already Graded A Fat Soluble Hormones Steroids Water Soluble Hormones Need 2nd Messenger to transport across phospholipid membranes Pituitary Hormones TSH, GH, ACTH, FSH, LH, Oxytocin, ADH, Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone Anterior Pituitary Acct for 75% of total weight of pituitary gland. Three regions, pars distalis, parts tuberalis, and pars intermedia. Pars distalis is major component of Anterior Pituitary and source of Anterior Pituitary Hormones....

Hyperventilation What activation is useful for detecting absence seizures? sleep activation What activation is useful for detecting benign rolandic epilepsy? Anterior Cerebral Artery Which artery supplies the frontal pole and mesial cortex of frontal/parietal lobes? CN VIII (Vestibulocochlear) Which nerve is affected with neurofibromatosis/Von Recklinhausen's? ACTH (Adrenocorticotropic hormone) What drug treats infantile spasms? Active Sleep ________ ___...

NR 507 WEEK 5 QUIZ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Aldosterone synthesis and secretion are primarily regulated by the (Points : 2) renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. A surgical individual just arrived on the unit from the postanesthesia care unit. This person’s respirations are 4 per minute and shallow. As the nurse calls for assistance, the person suddenly feels jittery and breathing quickens. Which of the following feedback loops is operating for the nurse in this situation? (Poin...