endocrine 13

Question 1

what does an increase in sympathetic activity lead to in terms of glucose controlling hormone release

Answer 1

promotes glucose metabolism
increased glucagon
increased epinephrine
inhibition insulin

Question 2

how is GH release controlled

Answer 2

GHRH/ GHIH

Question 3

polydipsia

Answer 3

excessive thirst or drinking

Question 4

what is C-peptide

Answer 4

inactive fragment cleaved from insulin pro hormone

Question 5

how are steroid hormones transported

Answer 5

bound to carrier proteins e.g. albumin

Question 6

what type of hormone is lipophilic

Answer 6

steroid hormone

Question 7

what connects anterior pituitary to hypothalamus

Answer 7

capillary portal system

Question 8

what hormone regulates circadian rhythm

Answer 8

melatonin

Question 9

function of glucocorticoid hormone

Answer 9

influences glucose metabolism

Question 10

when do girls grow fast

Answer 10

start of puberty

Question 11

treatment raised ACR

Answer 11

ACE inhibitors

Question 12

what is release of oxytocin triggered by

Answer 12

labour

suckling

Question 13

what is vasopressin release triggered by

Answer 13

increased plasma osmolarity

decreased plasma volume/ BP

Question 14

what hormone type(s) are:

• vasopressin
• oxytocin

Answer 14

neurohormones (peptide)

Question 15

insulinoma

Answer 15

insulin secreting tumour

Question 16

where are hypothalamic/ posterior pituitary neurohormones synthesised

Answer 16

magnocellular neurons

Question 17

complication of weight loss surgery

Answer 17

malnutrition
DVT/PE
anastomic leak
infection
vit and mineral deficiencies
excess skin
hair loss

Question 18

6 types of hormones that affect growth

Answer 18

• GH
• oestrogen/ testosterone
• IGF-1
• thyroid
• glucocorticoids
• insulin

Question 19

what could cause advanced bone ageing

Answer 19

• tall stature
• premature adrenarche
• overweight
• early puberty
• congenital adrenal hyperplasia
• overgrowth syndromes

Question 20

function of satiety centre

Answer 20

promotes fullness by suppressing feeding centre

Question 21

what effect does insulin have in NaKATPase activity

Answer 21

increases it

Question 22

most useful body proportion measurement

Answer 22

difference between trunk and leg length

Question 23

glucogenolysis

Answer 23

glycogen ->glucose