Questão 1
Questão
Cortisol inhibition of corticotrophin releasing hormone (CRH) secretion is an example of?
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paracine action
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endocrine action
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autocrine action
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neurocrine action
Questão 2
Questão
The anterior pituitary receives hypothalamic input via:
Questão 3
Questão
Production of the thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) occurs within:
Questão 4
Questão
Which of the following symptoms might be observed in a patient with an activating mutation in the adrenocorticotrophin hormone (ACTH) receptor?:
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decreased prolactin secretion
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elevated cortisol production
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absent Synacthen response
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Bothelevated cortisol production and absent Synacthen response
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Both decreased prolactin secretion and absent Synacthen response
Questão 5
Questão
Gonadectomy (removal of either testes or ovaries) would result in:
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elevated gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) production
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elevated luteinising hormone production (LH)
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gonadotroph hyperplasia
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All of the possible answers
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None of these answers
Questão 6
Questão
Prostaglandins normally exert their biological effects via:
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nuclear hormone receptors
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tyrosine kinase receptors
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immunoglobulin receptors
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ion channels
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G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs)
Questão 7
Questão
Mutations in the Pit-1 gene could cause disruption in the development of:
Questão 8
Questão
The processing of which two peptide hormones requires the proconvertase enzymes, PC1 and PC2?:
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insulin and adrenocorticotrophin hormone (ACTH)
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insulin and prolactin
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prolactin and somatostatin
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ACTH and prolactin
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prolactin and growth hormone (GH)
Questão 9
Questão
What binds to unoccupied glucocorticoid receptors (GRs) to prevent their translocation to the nucleus?:
Questão 10
Questão
What confounding issue renders the measurement of circulating cortisol inconclusive?:
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cortisol is secreted at different levels throughout the day
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the presence of binding proteins
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thyroxine cross-reacts in the cortisol radioimmunoassay
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insufficient concentrations of cortisol are secreted for accurate measurement
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the absence of binding proteins
Questão 11
Questão
The major physiological regulator of aldosterone synthesis and secretion is:
Questão 12
Questão
Mutations in the orphan nuclear receptor Steroidogenic factor-1 (SF-1) gene can cause:
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absent renal development
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absent pancreatic development
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elevated luteinising hormone (LH) secretion
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decreased PRL secretion
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absent adrenal development
Questão 13
Questão
Which two of the following peptide hormones are composed of less than 15 amino acids in their mature form?
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insulin and growth hormone (GH)
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GnRH and TRH
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thyrotrophin releasing hormone (TRH) and GH
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GH and gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH)
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GnRH and insulin
Questão 14
Questão
A receptor that couples to a Gas G-protein will directly activate:
Questão 15
Questão
The proopiomelanocortin (POMC) gene encodes which of the following peptide hormones?:
Questão 16
Questão
The range of temperatures in a species preferred optimum temperature zone (POTZ) is essential in the captive environment because:
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reptiles are homeothermic
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not all systems function optimally at the same temperature
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reptiles are endothermic
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males need a lower temperature for spermatogenesis
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higher temperatures are necessary for hormone production
Questão 17
Questão
Amphibians are considered to be ‘cold-blooded’ because the major influence on their body temperate is external. However this term is inappropriate and amphibians should be defined as:
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Poikilothermic
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Endothermic
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Homeothermic
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Warm-blooded
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Homothermic
Questão 18
Questão
What makes up the posterior pituitary?
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Pars nervosa known as the neurohypophysis
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Pars tuberalis, pars distalis and pars intermedia known as the adenohypophysis
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Pars tuberalis, pars distalis and pars intermedia known as the neurphypophysis
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Pars nervosa known as the adenohypophysis
Questão 19
Questão
What makes up the anterior pituitary?
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Pars tuberalis, pars distalis and pars intermedia known as the adenohypophysis
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Pars nervosa known as the neurohypophysis
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Pars tuberalis, pars distalis and pars intermedia known as the neurohypophysis
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Pars nervosa known as the adenohypophysis
Questão 20
Questão
From what germ cell layers does the pars distalis and pars nervosa develop from respectively?
Questão 21
Questão
The adrenal gland releases aldosterone from which zona?
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Zona glomerulosa
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Zona fasciculata
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Zona reticularis
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Adrena medulla
Questão 22
Questão
The adrenal gland secretes cortisol primarily from which zone?
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Zona fasciiculata
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Zona glomerulosa
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Zone reticularis
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Adrenal medulla
Questão 23
Questão
The adrenal gland secretes the adrenal androgens from which zone?
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Zona reticularis
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Zona glomerulosa
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Zona fasciculata
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Adrenal medulla
Questão 24
Questão
The adrenal gland secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine from which zone?
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Adrenal medulla
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Zona glomerulosa
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Zona fasciculata
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Zona reticularis
Questão 25
Questão
Which chain in the glycoprotein peptide hormones are identical?
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Alpha subunits
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Beta subunits
Questão 26
Questão
Which class of steroids is cortisol and aldosterone?
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Corticosteroids (C21)
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Progestagens (C21)
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Androgens (C19)
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Oestrogens (C18)
Questão 27
Questão
The cholesterol enter mitochondria during steroid biosynthetic pathway from action of...?
Questão 28
Questão
Which hormones are derived from tyrosine?
Questão 29
Questão
Which lipid soluble hormone(s) exert their effects on plasma membrane receptor?
Questão 30
Questão
Aldosterone (mineralocorticoid) and Cortisol (Glucocorticoids) are structurally similar and so can bind to each other's receptors.
How is this overcome?
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11 beta hydroxyl steroid D enzyme converts cortisol to inactive cortisone which won't activate the aldosterone receptor
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11 beta hydroxyl steroid D enzyme converts aldosterone to inactive aldostisone which won't activate the cortisol receptor
Questão 31
Questão
The anabolic actions of cortisol involves what and occurs where?
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Glycogenesis, gluconeogeneis and protein synthesis in the liver
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Glycogenesis, gluconeogeneis and protein synthesis in muscle and fat cells
Questão 32
Questão
The catabolic actions of cortisol involve what and occur where?
Questão 33
Questão
Dexamethazone is used to test?
Inhibits ACTH from anterior pituitary and CRH from hypothalamus.
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Primary hyperadrenocorticism
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Primary Hyperaldosteronism
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Secondary Hyperaldosteronism
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Corticotrophenioma tumour
Questão 34
Questão
Where are these hormones secreted from?
Oxytocin and ADH
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Posterior pituitary
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Anterior pituitary
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Hypothalamus
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Adrenal gland
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Thyroid
Questão 35
Questão
Where are these hormones secreted from?
LH & FSH, GH, TSH, Prolactin and ACTH
Questão 36
Questão
Out of all the hypothalmus hormone secretions which one is the only one classed as catecholamine hormone whilst all the others are peptide?
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Dopamine
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GnRH
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GHRH
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SST
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TRH
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CRH
Questão 37
Questão
The hormones of hypothalamus all act on GPCR.
Questão 38
Questão
The posterior pituitary has no neural connections with hypothalamus and so hormones from the hypothalamus are transported via the hypothalamo-pituitary portal vessels
Questão 39
Questão
Which hormone below is NOT released from the thyroid gland?
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Calcitonin
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Tri-iodothryonine
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Thyroxine
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PTH
Questão 40
Questão
Which one of these transcription factors is involved with thyroid development?
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Pax8
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Foxe1
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All the answers
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Hhex
Questão 41
Questão
The thyroid hormones are regulated to increase their activity by?
Questão 42
Questão
The thyroid hormones are regulated to decrease their activity by?
Questão 43
Questão
IgG binding to or near TSH receptors causing an increase in cAMP activating TSH signalling leading to hyperthyroidism is known as what?
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Graves' disease
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Hashimoto's disease
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Addison's disease
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Cushing's syndrome
Questão 44
Questão
Thyroid hyperplasia and lymphocytic infiltration leading to loss of thyroid function leading to Hypothyroidism is known as what?
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Grave's disease
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Hashimoto's disease
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Cushing's syndrome
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Addison's disease
Questão 45
Questão
Heat produced from metabolism:
Questão 46
Questão
Constant body temperature:
Questão 47
Questão 48
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Heat from exogenous sources:
Questão 49
Questão
Body temperature fluctuates:
Questão 50
Questão 51
Questão
Whats the one main advantage Heterothermy/poikilothermys have over homeothermias?
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Need to eat less often
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Longer duration of activity
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Can perform actions throughout different times of day
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Protection against infection as it is too hot for many pathogens such as fungi
Questão 52
Questão
Stress leukogram blood test for someone with high cortisol will show what?
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High neutrophils, low esoinophils, low lymphocytes and High platelets
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Low neutrophils, low esoinophils, low lymphocytes and low platelets
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High neutrophils, high esoinophils, low lymphocytes and low platelets
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High neutrophils, low esoinophils, high lymphocytes and low platelets
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High neutrophils, high esoinophils, high lymphocytes and high platelets