Leutinizing Hormone, Follicle Stimulating Hormone, Hormone Tests

Question 1

What are FSH and LH known as together?

Answer 1

gonadotropin

Question 2

What is the function of LH and FSH?**

Answer 2

stimulate gonads
essential for reproduction
regulate aspects of gonadal function in both sexes

Question 3

What is the function of LH?**

Answer 3

secrete sex steroids
helps make testosterone
helps make estrogen

Question 4

How does LH help make testosterone?**

Answer 4

LH binds to Leydig cells to make testosterone

Question 5

How does LH help make estrogen?**

Answer 5

Theca cells respond to LH, which converts to testosterone

granulosa cells then convert testosterone to estrogen through granulosa cells

Question 6

What can happen if a patient is on statin drugs?

Answer 6

it could lead to infertility

Question 7

What are some serious problems that can occur because of hormone imbalance?

Answer 7

arthritis, asthma, autoimmune dieseases, cancer, chronic fatigue, depression, diabetess, fibromyalgia, heart disease, hypertension, hypotension, immune system disease, inflammation, infertility, osteoporosis, thyroid problems

Question 8

What is the function of FSH?

Answer 8

stimulates maturation of ovarian follicles

support sperm maturation and supports function of Stertoli cells

Question 9

how is LH and FSH regulated?

Answer 9

by pulses of GnRH

Question 10

What is the negative feedback for GnRH?

Answer 10

sex steroids inhibit secretions of GnRF, which have negative effects on gonadotrophs

Question 11

What are the symptoms of low FSH and LH in men?**

Answer 11

erectile dysfunction, decreased libido, infertility, low energy

Question 12

What are the symptoms of high FSH in males?**

Answer 12

headaches, visual impairment, hormonal deficiencies

Question 13

What are the symptoms of low and high FSH in females?**

Answer 13

oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea, infertility

Question 14

What is the most frequently prescribed drug for fertility?**

Answer 14

Clomid

Question 15

What are some side effects of clomid?**

Answer 15

headache, abnormal uterine bleeding, breast tenderness or discomfort, bluured vision, flushing, nausea, vomitin, diarrhea, pelvic pain, denderness, pressure or swelling

Question 16

What is gastrin?**

Answer 16

comes from G cells in the stomach

increase gastric acid secretion

Question 17

What is somatostatin?

Answer 17

D cells in gastrointestinal tract

reduces gastrin and stomach acid

Question 18

What is Grehlin?**

Answer 18

in the stomach

stimulates appetite

Question 19

What is CCK?

Answer 19

found in duodenum, jejunum (I cells

feeling of satiety, reduces appetite

Question 20

What is secretin?**

Answer 20

found in duodenum, jejunum (I cells)

dilution and neutralization of stomach acid

Question 21

What is motilin?**

Answer 21

found in small intestine and colon

controls peristalsis

Question 22

What could it mean if there is low T4 in the body?**

Answer 22

diseased thyroid gland or

nonfunction pituitary gland not stimulating thyroid gland

Question 23

What does it mean if the T4 is low and TSH is too high?**

Answer 23

thyroid gland problem

Question 24

What could it mean if the T4 is low and TSH is low?**

Answer 24

pituitary gland problem

Question 25

What happens when thyroid becomes deficient?

Answer 25

TSH will rise in response to dropping T3 and T4

Question 26

What happens if T3 and T4 are low in the blood and TSH doesn’t rise?

Answer 26

there is an impaired pituitary gland function

Question 27

During an iodine uptake scan, who takes up too little iodine and who takes up too much iodine?

Answer 27

little- hypothyroid

much- hyperthyroid