E N D o CR in e S Yst em PH Ysi Olo Gy: Review Sheet
E N D o CR in e S Yst em PH Ysi Olo Gy: Review Sheet
E N D o CR in e S Yst em PH Ysi Olo Gy: Review Sheet
EXERCISE
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1.Matcheachofthehormonesinthelefthandcolumnwithitssource.
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thyroxine _
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estrogen
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insulin
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follicle
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3. Whatistheroleofthe
hypothalamus in the
productionofthyroxine
andTSH?
releasing hormone
(TRH) travel from the
hypothalamus to the
pituitarygland?
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5. Whataretropichormones?
6. Inthemetabolismexperiment,whatwastheeffectofthyroxineontheoverallmetabolicrateoftheanimals?
7. Usingtherespirometermanometer,youobservedtheamountofoxygenbeingusedbyanimalsinaclosedchamber.What
happenedtothecarbondioxidetheanimalsproducedwhileinthechamber?
8. (a)Iftheexperimentalanimalsinthechamberwereengagedinphysicalactivity(suchasrunninginawheel),howwould
thischangetheresultsofthemetabolismexperiment?
(b)Whatchangeswouldyouexpecttoseeinfluidlevelsofthemanometer?
9. Why didnt the administration of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) have any effect on the metabolic rate of the
thyroidectomizedrat?
10. Whydidnttheadministrationofpropylthiouracilhaveanyeffectonthemetabolicrateofeitherthethyroidectomizedrat
orthehypophysectomizedrat?
11.Explainwhyovariectomizedratswereusedinthis
experimentandcorrelatethistotheirbaselineTscore.
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12. Recapyourpredictionsregardingtheeffectsofcalcitoninandestrogenonbonedensityandexplainwhyyoumadethose
predictions.
13. Whywasoneoftheovariectomizedratsinjectedwithsaline?
14. Whateffectdidtheadministrationofestrogeninjectionshaveontheestrogentreatedrat?
15. Whateffectdidtheadministrationofcalcitonininjectionshaveonthecalcitonintreatedrat?
16. Howdidyourresultscomparetoyourpredictions?
17. Whatisaglucosestandardcurve,andwhydidyouneedtoobtainoneforthisexperiment?
18. Whichpatient(s)hadglucosereading(s)inthenormalrange?
19. Whichpatient(s)hadglucosereading(s)inthediabeticrange?
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20. Whichpatient(s)hadglucosereading(s)intheimpairedrange?
21. DescribethediagnosisforPatient3.
22. WhichpatientwouldmostlikelybediagnosedwithCushingsdisease?Why?
23. WhichtwopatientshavehormonelevelscharacteristicofCushingssyndrome?
24. Patient2isbeingtreatedforrheumatoidarthritiswithprednisone.Howdoesthischangethediagnosis?
25. WhichpatientwouldmostlikelybediagnosedwithAddisonsdisease?Why?