Quiz 2 Flashcards
How did metabolic rates of three different rats compare to each other (One normal, one w/o thyroid (thyroidectomized), and one w/o pituitary (hypophysectomied))
Rats w/o thyroid or pituitary gland had slower BMRs
What did injecting thyroxine (T4) do to the rats?
Increased BMR
What did injecting TSH do to the rats?
Increased BMR and created goiter in normal rat and rat without pituitary
Rat without thyroid did not respond to TSH
What did injecting propylthiouracil (iodination blocker) do to the rats
Normal rat and rat with no piuitary increased BMR
no effect on rat without a thyroid
what is a standard curve?
A calibrated curve used to graph the relationship between response and concentration of something being measured
How do measurements of fasting plasma glucose relate to health?
Diabetes!
When the body doesn’t make enugh insulin- cells can’t use glucose to meet energy needs (FBG > 125)
Cortisol and ATCH levels in cushings syndrome (promary hypercortisolism)
High cort
Low ACTH
Cortisol and ATCH levels in iatrogenic cushing syndrome
High cortisol
Low ACTH
Cortisol and ATCH levels in cushings disease (secondary hyperrcortisolism)
Has tumor in pituitary
High cortisol
High ACTH
Cortisol and ATCH levels in Addisons disease (primary adrenal insufficiency)
Low cortisol
High ACTH
Cortisol and ATCH levels in secondary adrenal insufficency (hypopituitraism)
Low cortisol
Low ACTH
monocyte
basophill
eosinophill
neutrophill