Physiology - Lab 4 PhysioEx 4 Quiz Review

normal T score

+1 to -0.99

osteopenia T score

-1.0 to -2.49

What is the range in the blood for hormone concentration?

-10^-9 to 10^-12 molar

osteoporosis T score

-2.5 and below

How many experiments will you perform on how many rats?

-4 experiments -3 rats

How much glucose consumed during a meal is stored as glycogen?

-75%

What secretes calcitonin?

-C cells in the thyroid gland

What are examples of tropic hormones?

-TRH: stimulates the release of TSH from the pituitary gland -TSH: stimulates production of thyroxine -ACTH -CRH

cAMP is synthesized from what?

-a molecule of ATP

What does soda lime do?

-absorbs the carbon dioxide given off by the rat

What secretes cortisol?

-adrenal cortex

Cortisol release is stimulated by what?

-adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

Why do steroid hormones and thyroxine interact with the nucleus?

-affect the transcription of various proteins that the cell can synthesize

The metabolic rate will be indicated by what?

-amount of oxygen the rate consumes per time per body mass

What are the two forms of metabolism?

-anabolism -catabolism

follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

-anterior pituitary peptide hormone that stimulates ovarian follicle growth

Peptide and catecholamine attach to what and cause what?

-attach to a plasma-membrane receptor -causes a second-messenger cascade in the cytoplasm of the target cell

Hormones bind to what and where?

-bind to high-affinity receptors -located on the target cell's surface, in its cytosol, or in its nucleus

What carries hormones to their target cells?

-blood

catabolism

-breakdown of large molecules into smaller molecules via enzymatic reactions -breaking of chemical bonds releases energy that the cell can use

metabolism

-broad range of biochemical reactions occurring in the body

anabolism

-building up of small molecules into larger molecules via enzymatic reactions -energy is stored in the chemical bonds when larger molecules are formed

The physiological response to hormones can vary depending on what?

-chemical nature of the hormone -receptor location in the target cell

ACTH release is stimulated by what?

-corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)

hypocortisolism

-decreased cortisol in the blood

Addison's disease

-decreased cortisol in the blood is caused by gradual destruction of the adrenal cortex and elevated ACTH levels -primary adrenal insufficiency

A patient with FPG values greater than or equal to 126 mg/dl in two FPG tests is diagnosed with what?

-diabetes

propylthiouracil

-drug that inhibits the production of thyroxine

Hormones are secreted from where?

-ductless endocrine glands

Which two body systems coordinates and integrates the functions of different physiological systems?

-endocrine system -nervous system

If TSH levels are too high, what happens to the thyroid gland?

-enlarges resulting in a goiter

Steroid hormones and thyroxine enter what and interact with what?

-enter the target cell -interact with the nucleus

Ovarian follicles produce and secrete what?

-estrogen

Estrogen affects what?

-female body and homeostasis -stimulation of bone growth and protection against osteoporosis

Glucose absorbed from the blood is used for what?

-fuel for metabolism -stored as glycogen

When glucose levels in the plasma fall below a certain value, the alpha cells of the pancreas are stimulated to release what?

-glucagon

physician-induced Cushing's syndrome

-glucocorticoid hormones (prednisone) are administered to treat rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, or lupus

The endocrine system plays a critical role in maintaining what?

-homeostasis

Humans are what kind of organisms?

-homeothermic

insulin

-hormone produced by the beta cells of the endocrine portion of the pancreas

oxytocin

-hormone that causes the muscle layer of the uterus (myometrium) to contract during childbirth

glucagon

-hormone that stimulates the breakdown of stored glycogen into glucose which is released back into the blood

The chemical structure of the hormone is important in determining what?

-how it will interact with target cells

Cushing's disease

-hypercortisolism caused by an anterior pituitary tumor -increased levels of ACTH

How does the TRH travel from the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland?

-hypothalamic-pituitary portal system

Where is TRH secreted from?

-hypothalamus

When circulation levels of thyroxine are low, what happens?

-hypothalamus secretes more TRH

How does negative feedback impact hormones?

-if the body needs a particular hormone, the hormone will be produced until there is too much of it -once there is too much of the hormone, its release will be inhibited

Cushing's syndrome

-if the increased cortisol in the blood is caused by an adrenal gland tumor -iatrogenic -"steroid diabetes": results in hyperglycemia

FPG values between 110 and 126 mg/dl indicate what?

-impairment or borderline impairment of insulin-mediated glucose uptake by cells

The TSH causes the thyroid gland to do what?

-increase in size -secrete thyroxine into the general circulation

hypercortisolism

-increased cortisol in the blood

The increased levels of thyroxine influences what to do what?

-influences hypothalamus -reduce production of TRH

What was the purpose of this physioex?

-investigate the effects of thyroxine and TSH on a rat's metabolic rate

What organs filter the excess glucose out of the plasma?

-kidneys

What is one of the effects and potential health problems of menopause?

-loss of bone density (osteoporosis and bone fractures)

secondary adrenal insufficiency

-low levels of cortisol due to damage to the anterior pituitary -low levels of ACTH

The synthesis of cAMP makes the cell more what?

-metabolically active -more able to respond to a stimulus

Glycogen is stored in what types of cells?

-muscle and liver cells

homeothermic

-need to maintain a fixed body temperature to maintain the activity of the various metabolic pathways in the body

Positive or negative feedback is important in regulating hormone secretion, synthesis, and effectiveness at target cells?

-negative feedback

Do the organs of the endocrine system function independently?

-no, the activities are coordinated

FPG values less than 110 mg/dl is considered what?

-normal

What is an example of a hormone being regulated by positive feedback?

-oxytocin

hypothalamus

-participant in thyroxine and TSH production -primary endocrine gland -secretes several hormones that affect the pituitary gland

examples of fast-acting hormones

-peptide -catecholamine

calcitonin

-peptide hormone -counteracts development of osteoporosis -inhibits osteoclast activity -stimulates calcium uptake and deposition in long bones

iatrogenic

-physician induced

The production of thyroxine is controlled by what?

-pituitary gland (hypophysis)

Insulin is vital to the regulation of what?

-plasma glucose levels or "blood sugar"

Where is oxytocin released from?

-posterior pituitary

T score

-quantitative measurement of the mineral content of bone -indicator of the structural strength of the bone -screen for osteoporosis

hypophysectomized rat

-rat whose pituitary gland has been surgically removed

thyroidectomized rat

-rat whose thyroid gland has been surgically removed

ovariectomized rats

-rats that no longer produce estrogen because their ovaries were surgically removed

osteoporosis

-reduction in the quantity of bone -decreased bone mass -increased susceptibility to fractures

Increased levels of cortisol negatively feed back to inhibit what?

-release of both ACTH and CRH

Tropic hormones stimulate what?

-secretion of other hormones

The increase in TSH further stimulates what?

-secretion of thyroxine from the thyroid gland

A hormone-receptor complex can exert a biological action through what?

-signal-transduction cascades and alteration of gene transcription at the target cell

Inability of body cells to take up glucose from the blood is also a result from what?

-skeletal muscle cells undergoing protein catabolism

hypothalamic-pituitary portal system

-specialized arrangement of blood vessels that consists of a single portal vein that connects two capillary beds -transports many hormones from the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland

examples of slow-acting hormones

-steroid -thyroxine

Estrogen is what kind of hormone?

-steroid hormone

The TRH stimulates what to produce what?

-stimulates anterior pituitary -produces TSH which then stimulates the thyroid to produce thyroxine

After menopause, what happens to the ovaries?

-stop producing and secreting estrogen

Cortisol is important in the body's response to what?

-stress

Where is thyroxine secreted?

-thyroid gland (in the neck)

The pituitary gland secretes what?

-thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

What hormone is directly linked to thyroxine and TSH secretion?

-thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)

What is the most important hormone for maintaining metabolism and body heat?

-thyroxine (thyroid hormone...tetraiodothyronine or T4)

endocrine glands

-tissues that have an epithelial origin -secrete hormones into the ECF

Why does the hypothalamus secrete more TRH?

-to stimulate the pituitary gland to secrete more TSH

corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)

-tropic hormone from the hypothalamus

adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

-tropic hormone released by the anterior pituitary

The hypothalamus primarily secretes what kind of hormones?

-tropic hormones

When the pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin, what results?

-type 1 diabetes mellitus

When the pancreas produces sufficient insulin but the body fails to respond, what results?

-type 2 diabetes mellitus

Where can target cells be located?

-very close to or very far from the source of the hormone

A hypophysectomized rat is missing its ______. a) pituitary gland b) thyroid gland c) adrenal gland d) hypothalamus

A

Excess glucose can be found in the urine ________. a) when the transport maximum for reabsorption in the kidney tubules is exceeded, as a result of type 1 diabetes or as a result of type 2 diabetes b) as a result of type 2 diabetes c) as a result of type 1 diabetes d) when the transport maximum for reabsorption in the kidney tubules is exceeded

A

High levels of cortisol would normally provide negative feedback to the ________. a) anterior pituitary and the hypothalamus b) hypothalamus c) posterior pituitary and the hypothalamus d) anterior pituitary e) posterior pituitary

A

Propylthiouracil injections resulted in goiter formation in _________. a) the normal rat b) the thyroidectomized rat c) the hypophysectomized rat d) the normal rat and the hypophysectomized rat

A

The baseline T score for the rats was indicate of ________. a) osteoporosis, because their ovaries were removed b) osteopenia, because their ovaries were remvoed c) osteopenia, because their anterior pituitary was removed d) osteoporosis, because they were postmenopausal e) osteoporosis, because their anterior pituitary was removed

A

Using this assay, glucose concentration is _______. a) directly proportional to optical density b) inversely proportional to the volume of blood sampled c) inversely proportional to optical density d) directly proportional to the volume of blood sampled

A

Which of the following hormones is regulated by a positive feedback mechanism? a) oxytocin b) thyroxine c) TRH d) TSH

A

Which of the following is NOT characterized by high levels of cortisol in the blood? a) Addison's disease b) Cushing's syndrome c) iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome d) Cushing's disease

A

Which patient would be diagnosed with secondary adrenal insufficiency? a) patient 1 b) patient 2 c) patient 4 d) patient 5 e) patient 3

A

Which patients would be diagnosed with primary hypercortisolism? a) patients 2 and 5 b) patients 3 and 4 c) patients 3 and 5 d) patients 4 and 5

A

In this experiment, optical density is measured using a _________. a) thermocycler b) spectrophotometer c) caliper d) microscope

B

Thyroxine is a __________. a) hormone that works through a second-messenger system b) slow-acting hormone that enters the nucleus c) hormone that enters the nucleus d) slow-acting hormone e) slow-acting hormone that works through a second-messenger system

B

Which of the following is INCORRECTLY matched with its secreting organ? a) TRH - hypothalamus b) TSH - posterior pituitary c) thyroxine - thyroid gland d) triiodothyronine - thyroid gland

B

Which of the following showed the greatest improvement in vertebral bone density for the rats? a) FSH b) estrogen c) saline d) calcitonin

B

Which of the patients tested was (were) in the diabetic range? a) patients 3 and 4 b) patients 3 and 5 c) patient 3 d) patients 3, 4, and 5

B

An abnormally high level of which of the following will result in goiter? a) thyroxine b) either TRH or TSH c) TSH d) TRH e) either thyroxine or TRH

C

Glucose is stored in the human body as ________. a) glucagon b) insulin c) glycogen d) plant starch

C

The target cells for the hormone ACTH are located in the ________. a) posterior pituitary b) anterior pituitary c) adrenal cortex d) hypothalamus

C

Which hormone stimulates the breakdown of polymerized glucose? a) glycogen b) insulin c) glucagon d) plant starch

C

Which of the following is INCORRECTLY matched with its primary secreting organ? a) estrogen - ovaries b) calcitonin - thyroid gland c) FSH - ovaries d) all of the above are matched correctly

C

Which of the following is INCORRECTLY matched with one of its functions? a) FSH - stimulates ovarian follicle growth b) estrogen - provides protection against osteoporosis c) calcitonin - inhibits osteoblast activity d) all of the above are matched correctly

C

Which rat(s) was euthyroid without any injections? a) the normal rat and the hypophysectomized rat b) the hypophysectomized rat c) the normal rat d) the thyroidectomized rat

C

A decrease in the level of thyroxine would increase the secretion of _______. a) neither TSH nor TRH b) TSH c) TRH d) both TSH and TRH

D

Glucose remains in the bloodstream as a result of ______. a) type 2 diabetes mellitus b) type 1 diabetes mellitus c) type 1 diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus d) type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus e) diabetes insipidus

D

Iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome is _______. a) a result of treatment with glucocorticoid hormones b) often referred to as "steroid diabetes" c) physician induced d) all of the above are correct

D

Inhibiting osteoclast activity would prevent _______. a) osteoporosis b) ovariectomy c) osteopenia d) osteopenia and osteoporosis

D

Peptide hormones include which of the following? a) estrogen b) calcitonin c) follicle-stimulating hormone and estrogen d) follicle-stimulating hormone and calcitonin e) follicle-stimulating hormone

D

The injection of TSH resulted in goiter in ________. a) the hypophysectomized rat b) the normal rat c) the thyroidectomized rat d) the normal rat and the hypophysectomized

D

Tropic hormones include which of the following? a) cortisol, ACTH, and CRH b) ACTH c) CRH d) both ACTH and CRH e) cortisol

D

Which of the following improved the vertebral bone density of the rats? a) FSH b) estrogen c) saline d) both calcitonin and estrogen e) calcitonin

D

Why did the TSH have NO effect on the BMR of the thyroidectomized rat? a) the metabolism of the rat is already too low b) the metabolism of the rat is already too high c) the rat is missing its pituitary gland d) the rat is missing its thyroid gland

D

Replacement therapies for which two hormones were tested in this experiment? a) saline and calcitonin b) saline and estrogen c) FSH and calcitonin d) FSH and estrogen e) estrogen and calcitonin

E

Which of the patients tested was (were) in the borderline range for insulin-mediated glucose uptake? a) patients 2 and 3 b) patient 3 c) patient 2 d) patient 4 e) patients 2 an 4

E

Which patient would be diagnosed with secondary hypercortisolism? a) patient 1 b) patient 5 c) patient 2 d) patient 4 e) patient 3

E