Passmed ENDOCRINE

Question 1

Where does parathyroid hormone act in the kidney to increase calcium reabsorption?

Answer 1

distal convoluted tubule

Question 2

Parathyroid hormone is secreted by the _____ cells of the parathyroid glands

Answer 2

chief

Question 3

which hormone promotes water reabsorption in the collecting ducts of the kidneys by the insertion of aquaporin-2 channels

Answer 3

ADH

Question 4

what can be used to treat cranial DI

Answer 4

desmopressin (an analogue of ADH)

Question 5

Cortisol is produced by the zona ______ of the adrenal gland.

Answer 5

fasciculata

Question 6

Cortisol is produced by the zona ______ of the adrenal gland.

Answer 6

fasciculata

Question 7

Beta blockers inhibit the release of insulin, true or false

Answer 7

true

Question 8

give an example of a steroid with very high glucocorticoid activity, minimal mineralocorticoid activity

Answer 8

dexamethasone

Question 9

where is calcitonin secreted from

Answer 9

c cells of the thyroid gland