The Thyroid And Adrenal Gland
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Questions and Answers
- 1.What is the main transporter of thyroid hormones?
- 2.Which of these has the highest affinity for intracellular and transport proteins?
- A.
T3
- B.
Thyroxine
- 3.Intracellular ________ converts T4 to T3
- 4.Thyroid hormones stimulate anabolism and catabolism simultaneously. This is a _______
- 5.Very high T3 levels promote net ________ of muscle and fat
- A.
Anabolism
- B.
Catabolism
- 6.Which one of the following is not an action of TSH on the follicular cells?
- A.
Increase in NIS activity
- B.
Increase in iodination
- C.
Increase in conjugation
- D.
Increase in proteolysis
- E.
Increased secretion of thyroid hormones
- F.
Decreased TRH release
- G.
Hyperplasia of the thyroid gland
- 7.Which of the following are actions of T3 and T4 on the pituitary?
- A.
Decrease in size of TSH-secreting cells
- B.
Decrease in TSH production
- C.
Increase in ACTH
- D.
Decrease in TRH receptors
- 8.Which of these cause an increase in TSH release?
- A.
T3/T4 feedback
- B.
Sympathetic activity via the hypothalamus
- C.
Cold via the hypothalamus
- 9.Adrenaline is produced by _________ cells of the adrenal medulla
- 10.Which of these adrenoceptors does noradrenaline stimulate?
- A.
α-adrenoceptor
- B.
β1-adrenoceptor
- C.
β2-adrenoceptor
- 11.Which of these does ACTH stimulate the production of?
- A.
Noradrenaline
- B.
Adrenaline
- C.
Dopamine
- 12.Cortisol increases medullary production of adrenaline by increasing activity of the enzyme ____
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