Endocrine 6: Adrenal Gland

Question 1

two parts of the adrenal gland

Question 2

what happens in the adrenal cortex

Question 3

what happens in the adrenal medulla

Question 4

how does cathecolamines get released from the adrenal medula

Question 5

what stimulates epi release

Question 6

what does epi do to your liver, fat, heart, intestine, kidney, muscles, brain, resp

Question 7

how do epipens counter act allergy symptoms

Question 8

adrenal zones from out to in

Question 9

what secretes aldosterone

Question 10

what secretes glucocorticoids

Question 11

what secretes sex hormones

Question 12

what secretes catecholomines

Question 13

how is cholesterol turned into androstenedione

Question 14

how is cholesterol turned into estrone

Question 15

how is cholesterol turned into testosterone

Question 16

how is cholesterol turned into estradiol

Question 17

how is cholesterol turned into cortisol

Question 18

how is cholesterol turned into aldosterone

Question 19

how is cholesterol turned into corticosterone

Question 20

how is cholesterol turned into DHT

Question 21

What does ACTH do to androgens

Question 22

What do androgens do in children

Question 23

What do androgens do in women

Question 24

What do androgens do in adult men

Question 25

What does aldosterone to to the distal nephron

Question 26

What secretes cortisol, meaning that cortisol is a type of ________

Question 27

what pathway controls cortisol secretion

Question 28

What is the secretion pathway in short term fight or flight stress

Question 29

What is the secretion pathway in long term stress

Question 30

how does the body respond to short term stress

Question 31

how does the body respond to long term stress

Question 32

what does cortisol protect against

Question 33

what are the four metabolic effects of cortisol

Question 34

What does cortisol do on the bones

Question 35

What does cortisol do on the immune system

Question 36

What does cortisol do on the liver

Question 37

What does cortisol do on the muscles

Question 38

What does cortisol do on the adipose tissue

Question 39

What does cortisol do on the pancreatic insulin

Question 40

what is CRH

Question 41

what is ACTH

Question 42

What is the pathway and end result of cortisol

Question 43

how is cortisol regulated

Question 44

when will cortisol drugs be used

Question 45

what negative effect can long term cortisol drugs have

Question 46

what is not produced enough in addisons disease

Question 47

what causes addisons disease

Question 48

what are symptoms of addisons disease

Question 49

why do addisons patients have low bp

Question 50

why do addisons patients have hypoglycemia

Question 51

what happens in cushings disease

Question 52

what are causes of cushings disease

Question 53

what are symptoms of cushings disease

Question 54

a tumour will lead to higher or lower production of the hormone made in the tumour area?

Question 55

how are cortisol and aldosterone related