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30 Cards in this Set
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What is synthesized in the zona glomerulosa?
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aldosterone
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What is synthesized in the zona fascicularis?
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cortisol
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What is synthesized in the zona reticularis?
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sex hormones
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What is synthesized in the medulla?
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epi, NE
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Where does the left adrenal gland drain?
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L adrenal v. L renal v., IVC
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Where does the right adrenal gland drain?
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right adrenal v. to IVC
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What is the post pituitary derived from?
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neuroectoderm
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What is the ant pituitary derived from?
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oral ectoderm
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What hormones are found in the acidophils?
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GH, prolactin
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What hormones are found in the basophils?
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FSH, LH, ACTH, TSH
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Which subunit is common to TSH, LH, FSH, hCG?
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alpha subunit
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What do the alpha endocrine cells of the panc secrete?
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glucagon
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What do the beta endocrine cells of the panc secrete?
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insulin
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What do the delta endocrine cells of the panc secrete?
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somatostatin
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What pitiutary adenoma is assoc. with ammenorrhea?
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prolactinoma...I GnRH...I ovulation
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What inhibits GH release?
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somatostatin
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What stimulates GH release?
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GHRH
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Which cholesterol synthesis enzyme deficiency causes HTN?
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11-beta and 17-alpha hydroxylase
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Which cholesterol synthesis enzyme deficiency causes HoTN?
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21-beta hydroxylase
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Which enzyme deficiency causes masculinization?
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21-beta and 11-beta hydroxylase
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Which enzyme deficiency causes female pseudohermaphroditism?
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21-beta hydroxylase
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Where does Vit D3 come from?
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sun exposure in skin
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What inc TBG?
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pregnancy
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What dec TBG?
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liver failure
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Which GLUT transporter is found in muscle and adipose?
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GLUT4, insulin dependent
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Which GLUT does the brain and RBCs use?
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GLUT1--insulin independent
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What is VMA in the urine assoc. with?
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pheochromocytoma
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What is HVA in the urine assoc. with?
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neuroblastoma in children
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What is Chvdstek's sign?
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tap facial n. contraction of facial muscles
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What is Trousseau's sign?
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occlude brachial a with BP cuff--carpal spasm
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