PGY 206 Exam 2 Updated Actual Questions
and CORRECT Answers
A hypersecreting adrenocortical tumor would be expected to produce the following plasma
levels: - CORRECT ANSWER high cortisol, high aldosterone, low CRH and low
ACTH
If a synthetic hormone DONOTHING is given there is no obvious change in any physiology
function. Administration of hormone GETBIG itself causes some muscle growth. When both
compounds are given together, the muscle growth is markedly increased much more than
with GETBIG alone. This is an example of hormones exerting: - CORRECT
ANSWER a permissive effect
For a hormone to exert an effect on its target tissue, the cells of that tissue MUST contain: -
CORRECT ANSWER a specific receptor protein that recognizes and binds to the
hormone
Which of the following chemicals is NOT found as a hormone? - CORRECT
ANSWER Triglycerides
If the hypothalamic-pituitary portal system was obstructed, there can be lots of endocrine
related problems. Which of these hormones would be most likely to have normal plasma
levels? - CORRECT ANSWER ADH (antidiuretic hormone)
A tumor develops in the hypothalamus of a 30 year old XY male and produces excess GHRH
(growth hormone releasing hormone). You would expect symptoms of: - CORRECT
ANSWER acromegaly
Oxytocin is : - CORRECT ANSWER synthesized in the hypothalamus and released
from the posterior pituitary
Aldosterone is secreted by the ____ of the adrenal cortex, in response to ____. - CORRECT
ANSWER zona glomerulosa : angiotensin II
and CORRECT Answers
A hypersecreting adrenocortical tumor would be expected to produce the following plasma
levels: - CORRECT ANSWER high cortisol, high aldosterone, low CRH and low
ACTH
If a synthetic hormone DONOTHING is given there is no obvious change in any physiology
function. Administration of hormone GETBIG itself causes some muscle growth. When both
compounds are given together, the muscle growth is markedly increased much more than
with GETBIG alone. This is an example of hormones exerting: - CORRECT
ANSWER a permissive effect
For a hormone to exert an effect on its target tissue, the cells of that tissue MUST contain: -
CORRECT ANSWER a specific receptor protein that recognizes and binds to the
hormone
Which of the following chemicals is NOT found as a hormone? - CORRECT
ANSWER Triglycerides
If the hypothalamic-pituitary portal system was obstructed, there can be lots of endocrine
related problems. Which of these hormones would be most likely to have normal plasma
levels? - CORRECT ANSWER ADH (antidiuretic hormone)
A tumor develops in the hypothalamus of a 30 year old XY male and produces excess GHRH
(growth hormone releasing hormone). You would expect symptoms of: - CORRECT
ANSWER acromegaly
Oxytocin is : - CORRECT ANSWER synthesized in the hypothalamus and released
from the posterior pituitary
Aldosterone is secreted by the ____ of the adrenal cortex, in response to ____. - CORRECT
ANSWER zona glomerulosa : angiotensin II
