Steroidogenesis - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What artery feeds the R adrenal glad? Ans: The adrenal artery What vein carry blood from the R adrenal gland? Ans: The adrenal vein What artery feeds the L adrenal gland? Ans: The phrenic artery What veins carry blood from the L adrenal gland? Ans: The inferior phrenic vein and the L adrenal vein What vein do the inferior phrenic vein and L adrenal vein feed into? Ans: The L renal vein What vein does the R adrenal vein feed into? Ans: The inferior vena cava How long is the survival r...

Exam 3: NURS 611/ NURS611 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Advanced Pathophysiology Guide| Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A- Maryville Q: actions of prolactin Answer: include breast development during pregnancy, postpartum milk production, and suppression of ovarian function in nursing women Q: Pathologic elevation of prolactin hyper Answer: levels inhibits the pulsatile secretion of gonadotropin-releasing hormone, alters the pattern of release of luteinizing hormone and follicle-s...

ACOG PCOS Clinical Expert Series - ANSWER Following is a review the definition, clinical presentation, epidemiology, associated morbidities, genetics, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of PCOS. Polycystic ovary syndrome is a highly inherited complex polygenic, multifactorial disorder. Pathophysiologically abnormalities in among others,_____________, ______________, _______________, ______________, have been described in PCOS. - ANSWER - gonadotropin secretion or action - ovarian f...

Advanced Pathophysiology NR 507 Final Exam || With Complete Solutions (100% Accurate) Advanced Pathophysiology NR 507 Final Exam || With Complete Solutions (100% Accurate) Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) - ANSWER - SECRETORY CELL TYPE: Corticotropic TARGET ORGANS: Adrenal Gland (cortex) FUNCTIONS: Increased steroidogenesis (cortisol, and androgenic hormones Prolactin, - ANSWER - Milk production TSH - ANSWER - Increased production and secretion of thyroid hormone Luteinizing Hor...

Advanced Pathophysiology NR 507 Final Exam Already Graded A Fat Soluble Hormones Steroids Water Soluble Hormones Need 2nd Messenger to transport across phospholipid membranes Pituitary Hormones TSH, GH, ACTH, FSH, LH, Oxytocin, ADH, Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone Anterior Pituitary Acct for 75% of total weight of pituitary gland. Three regions, pars distalis, parts tuberalis, and pars intermedia. Pars distalis is major component of Anterior Pituitary and source of Anterior Pituitary Hormones....

What are the gonadotropins? correct answers Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Leuteinizing Hormone (LH) Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) What is the effect of FSH in women? correct answers Ovarian follicle development Ovarian steroidogenesis What is the effect of LH in women? correct answers Ovarian steroidogenesis What controls the luteal stage of the menstrual cycle? correct answers Estrogen and progesterone production is primarily under the control of LH. During pregn...

Fat Soluble Hormones : Steroids Water Soluble Hormones : Need 2nd Messenger to transport across phospholipid membranes Pituitary Hormones : TSH, GH, ACTH, FSH, LH, Oxytocin, ADH, Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone Anterior Pituitary : Acct for 75% of total weight of pituitary gland. Three regions, pars distalis, parts tuberalis, and pars intermedia. Pars distalis is major component of Anterior Pituitary and source of Anterior Pituitary Hormones. Posterior Pituitary (neurohypophysis) : A...

hcG human chorionic gonadoptropin glycoprotein maintains corpus luteum - remaining cells of old follicle that has released ovum) hPL (human placental lactogen) // hCS (human chorionic somatomammotropin) promotes fetal growth steroidogenesis (progesterone and estrogen) by 7 weeks - takes over for corpus luteum Growth factors (hormones) regulate cell growth and differentiation Anatomy of placenta - maternal - fetal maternal - decidua basalis fetal - chorionic villi Placenta developmental stag...

hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) correct answersgestational trophoblastic disease Beta hCG correct answersWhich of the following tumor markers is associated with testicular cancer? CEA, or Carcinoembryonic Antigen correct answersColon cancer marker CYP450 correct answersWhich enzyme is responsible for the rate-limiting step of steroid hormone synthesis? 17- and 21-hydroxylases correct answersenzymes that hydroxylate their specific carbons in steroidogenesis Cold agglutinin disor...

Maryville Exam 3 Nurs 611 Questions and Answers Already Passed Iron deficiency IDA can arise inadequate dietary intake or excessive blood loss. The most common cause in developed countries is pregnancy and chronic blood loss. Early symptoms are nonspecific and include fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath, and pale earlobes, palms, and conjunctivae Hyperpituitarism: Primary Adenoma are usually benign slow-growing tumors that arise from cells of the anterior pituitary. Local expansion may cause...