PATHOLOGY MCQ
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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Question
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Glucocorticoid produced by the adrenal cortex, also called hydrocortisone, that during fasting assists in maintaining blood glucose levels by promoting the utilization of fats by increasing the breakdown of protein to amino acids in muscle.
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hormone
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cortex
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cortisol
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calcitonin
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -For example, glucocorticoids regulate metabolic activity, immune function, and behavior (84). Circulating glucocorticoid levels increase in response to a variety of stressors under control of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis.
Detailed explanation-2: -Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, primarily affects the release of glucocorticoids and adrenal androgens by the adrenal gland and, to a much lesser extent, also stimulates aldosterone release.
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