Adrenal Cortex physiology Quiz

Question	Answer
A baby born with 11B hydroxylase deficiency high or low blood pressure
True or False: 17 a hydroxylase deficiency causes increased androgens in the blood
the region of the adrenal cortex that secretes mineralocorticoids
A baby born with21 hydroxylase deficiency has ___ blood pressure.
True or False: 17 a hydroxylase deficiency causes increased mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids.
melanocortin receptor involved in anorexia
the region of the adrenal cortex that secretes androgens
Cortisol cause an increase in gluconeogensis and a _____ in glucose uptake.
pregnenolone is converted to progestrone in which organelle of the cell?
True or False: A female baby born with defective CYP21 has increased production of DHEA, causing ambiguous genitalia.
patients with an adrenal tumor will have high or low levels of ACTH?
defective gene in lipoid hyperplasia
Gene responsible for encoding 11B hydrolase
melanocortin receptor involved in pigmentation
A baby born with 21 hydroxylase deficiency will have _____ mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid levels.
responsible for the conversion of corticosterone to aldosterone
this congential adrenal hyperplasia occurs as a result of defective CYP11B2
T/F: Cortisol acts as a negative feedback regulator at the anterior pituitary and hypothalamus
True or False: Cortisol levels generally peak around midnight.
True or False: 17 a hydroxylase deficiency causes increased blood pressure
True or False: The melanocortin family of receptors are G protein coupled receptors.
the region of the adrenal cortex that secretes glucocorticoids
these 2 enzymes catalze the conversion of pregnenolone to progesterone
T/F: Cortisol can only bind the glucocorticoid receptor.
Gene responsible for encoding 3B hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
A baby born with 11B hydroxylase deficiency high or low glucocorticoids.
CAH characterized by salt wasting, normal glucocorticoids, normal androgens, and low blood pressure
what catalyzes the conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone?
A baby born with defective CYP21 will have high or low levels of ACTH?

Question	Answer
no steroids are made in this disorder
these 2 enzymes catalze the conversion of pregnenolone to DHEA.
True or False: Cortisol decreases red blood cell production.
Gene responsible for encoding 21 hydroxylase
ADH (vasopressin) and Corticotropin releasing hormone cause the release of what hormone from the anterior pituitary?
T/F: Adrenal gland size is proportional to the stimulation of the gland.
Primary Addison's disease is caused by a deficiency of ____.
Cortisol acts to coordinate actions in the muscle and liver. It causes the release of Amino acids by the muscle for uptake by the liver for what metabolic process?
melanocortin receptor that binds ACTH stimulating steroidogenesis
True or False: A baby born with 11B hydroxylase deficiency will have increased androgen production leading to ambiguous genitalia in females
Secondary Addison's disease is caused by a deficiency of ____.
Cortisol acts to _____ lipolysis.
True or False: aldosterone synthase deficiency presents with ambiguous genitalia
Gene responsible for encoding for aldosterone synthase
conversion of cholesterol to pregenolone takes place in what organelle
gene responsible for encoding 11 B hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
steroidogenesis begins with what compound
Gene responsible for encoding 17 a hydroxylase and 17 20 desmolase
True or False: Glucocorticoid and Mineralocorticoid receptors are intracellular acting primarily by regulating transcription
inactive form of cortisol
Pro-opiomelanocortin is the precursor for what hormone released from the anterior pituitary?
can cause ambiguous genitalia in males and absent puberty in females because androgens are not able to be made. can occur as a result of defective CYP17
catalyzes the conversion of progesterone to 11-deoxycorticosterone
hormone disorder chasracterized by high levels of ACTH. Patients generally have a redistribution of fat to the truncal areas of the body, with muscle wasting at the extremties
True or False: Patients with Cushing's disease have normal circadian rhythm of ACTH release.
True or False: overstimulation of cortisol can cause diabetes.
channel responsible for transporting cholesterol into the mitochondria
catalyzes the conversion of cortisol to cortisone so that it can be inactivated
conversion of 11-deoxycortisol to cortisol is catalyzed by what enzyme

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