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Test por Jim Shimoda, actualizado hace más de 1 año
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Creado por Jim Shimoda
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Pregunta 1
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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia can be caused by...
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A lack of 21-Beta-Hydroxylase
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A lack of 11-alpha-hydroxylase
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A lack of both
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A lack of either
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None of the above
Pregunta 2
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A lack of oxytocin can be caused by
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A problem with the anterior pituitary gland
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A problem with the supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus
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An excess of vasopressin
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Grave's disease
Pregunta 3
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Oxytocin and vasopressin are protected from degradation by
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Antigens
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Their large size
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Amidation
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Disulfide bridges
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Both amidation and disulfide bridges
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Amidation and antigens
Pregunta 4
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A patient presents with moon facies, abdominal striations, a hump behind the neck, and abdominal adipose tissue build up, tests demonstrate high cortisol and high ACTH levels. This patient most likely has:
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Addison's disease
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Cushing's Syndrome caused by adrenal malfunction
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Cushing's Syndrome caused by Cushing's disease
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Wollf-Chaikov disease
Pregunta 5
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Which of these is the strongest inhibitor of ACTH production?
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High cortisol levels
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Sleep-wake transition
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High Growth Hormone levels
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Hyperthyroidism
Pregunta 6
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A lack of Tyrosine in the thyroid would cause
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The overproduction of T4
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The underproduction of T3
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The overproduction of TBG
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The underproduction of both T3 and T4
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The underproduction of both TBG and TSH
Pregunta 7
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Competitive inhibition of the follicular iodide pump due to excess _____________ can halt the production of ___________
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perchlorate ; thyroid hormones
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thyroid hormones ; TSH
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TSH ; thyroid hormones
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Oxytocin ; Vasopressin
Pregunta 8
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(Choose the most accurate answer) - Synthesis of Thyroid hormones (T3 and T4) occurs....
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In the pituitary gland
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In the thyroid
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In the follicular space
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In the follicular cells
Pregunta 9
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A patient in the first trimester of pregnancy presents with hyperthyroidism, high Thyroid hormone levels, and low TSH levels. The recommended course of treatment is
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PTU
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Methimazole
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Exogenous TSH
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Radioactive Iodine
Pregunta 10
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Prenatal iodine deficiency causes
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Cretinism
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Overproduction of Growth Hormone
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Grave's disease
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Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Pregunta 11
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________ has a longer half-life in plasma
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T4
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T3
Pregunta 12
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Conversion of T4 to T3 occurs in the:
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Thyroid
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Pituitary gland
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Peripheral tissues
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TBG
Pregunta 13
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Choose the correct relationship between somatostatin and the hormone(s) below:
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Somatostatin inhibits TSH, Promotes GH
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Somatostatin inhibits both TSH and GH
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Somatostatin inhibits GH, has no effect on TSH
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Somatostatin promotes TSH and inhibits GH
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Somatostatin has no effect on TSH or GH
Pregunta 14
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Thyroid hormone receptors are:
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Bound to DNA and activated when T3 binds to the receptor
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In the nucleus, are activated and bind to DNA when T3 binds the receptor
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On the membrane of cells, act via second messengers
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Deactivated by HSP90 binding, which is only removed when T3 binds the receptor
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Only activated by T4, not T3
Pregunta 15
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Hashimoto's thyroiditis is causes
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Hyperthyroidism
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Hypothyroidism
Pregunta 16
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Cerebral osmoreceptors in the __________ respond to changes in the blood osmolality
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Supraoptic nucleus
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OVLT and SFO
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Posterior pituitary
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Anterior pituitary
Pregunta 17
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Plasma concentration of AVP is a function of....
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ADH concentration
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Osmotic threshold
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Oxytocin concentration
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Urine osmolality and Osmotic Threshold
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Plasma osmolality and Osmotic Threshold
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Plasma Osmolality, osmotic threshold, and BP
Pregunta 18
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Maximum antidiuresis occurs at what concentration of AVP?
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5 pg/ml
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20 pg/ml
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5 mg/ml
Pregunta 19
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At constant plasma osmolality, a decrease in blood pressure leads to
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An increase of AVP concentration
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An increase of oxytocin concentration
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A decrease of AVP concentration
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Both A and B
Pregunta 20
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AVP functions by
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Increasing the number of Aquaporins in the kidney tubule lumen
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increasing Protein Kinase A activity in kidney tubule cells
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Exocytosis of AQP2 containing vesicles in kidney tubule cells
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All of the above
Pregunta 21
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Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus is caused by:
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Lack of AVP production in the posterior pituitary
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Problems with V1a receptors in the CNS
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Problems with V2 receptors in the kidneys
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Problems with oxytocin receptors
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Placental secretion of vasopressinase
Pregunta 22
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If excess Potassium is detected, ____________ secretion will occur
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Aldosterone
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Cortisol
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Growth Hormone
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Vasopressin
Pregunta 23
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Steroid receptors work by
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Binding HSP90 and beginning transcription
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Binding G-proteins that have been released by membrane receptors
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Releasing HSP90 upon binding a steroid
Pregunta 24
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What is the major dimerization partner for receptors?
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RAR
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RXR
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PPAR
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GR
Pregunta 25
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In a Stachard plot, a hormone that binds two different receptors with different affinities makes a _________ line.
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Straight
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Curved
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It actually makes two lines
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Vetical
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Horizontal
Pregunta 26
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On a hormone binding curve, a left-shift equals a(n) ___________
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Increase in affinity
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Decrease in affinity
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increase in plasma hormone concentration
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Decrease in plasma hormone concentration
Pregunta 27
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In the islet of Langerhans
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Beta cells produce glucagon
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Gamma cells produce insulin
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Blood flows from the periphery to the center
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Beta cells are the most numerous
Pregunta 28
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In the pancreas, endocrine glands secret ___________ and exocrine glands secrete ___________
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directly into an artery ; directly into a vein
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into a vein ; into the digestive system
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into the pancreatic duct ; into the venous system
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into the digestive system ; into the liver
Pregunta 29
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The cell type(s) of the islet of langerhans that serete Ghrelin are:
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Epsilon and alpha
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Beta and alpha
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F cells
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Beta only
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epsilon only
Pregunta 30
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Pancreatic F cells release:
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Insulin
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Glucagon
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Somatostatin
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Pancreatic polypeptide
Pregunta 31
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Put these steps into the proper order for Insulin excretion
1) Rise in ATP
2) Opening of inflowing calcium channels
3) Entry of Glucose through the GLUT2 channel
4)Opening of Voltage gated K channel
5) Insulin secretion
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1, 5, 3, 4, 2
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3, 1, 5, 2, 4
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4, 3, 1, 2, 5
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3, 1, 4, 2, 5
Pregunta 32
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Insulin exocytosis from Beta cells is most similar to which process:
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TBG exocytosis from the thyroid follicle cells
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Exocrine gland function of pancreas cells
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Acetylcholine exocytosis in the Neuromuscular junction
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Posterior pituitary hormone release
Pregunta 33
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In the presence of high norepinephrine levels, the exocytosis of insulin from Beta cells is
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Increased
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Inhibited
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Unaffected
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Only affected if epinephrine is also present
Pregunta 34
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How does amylin assist in glycemic regulation
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It doesn't
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Slows gastric emptying
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Boosts insulin levels
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Forms plaques that speed glucose uptake
Pregunta 35
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How does caffeine effect Beta cell exhaustion
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Dude, caffeine is bad for you. Everyone knows that.
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Breaks up amyloid plaques, keeping Beta cells functional longer
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Slows insulin release, regulating Beta cell function
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Stimulates insulin release, helping relieve type 2 diabetes
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Stimulates insulin release, helping relieve type 1 diabetes
Pregunta 36
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Over-release of growth hormone in childhood causes:
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Gigantism
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Acromegaly
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TSH release
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Glucocorticoid release
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