Pregnancy
True or false: Calcium needs of the mother decrease during pregnancy.
False
What three glands secrete testosterone?
Testes, ovaries, and adrenal glands
Where is the adrenal gland located?
Top of kidneys
True or False: Trauma can cause hypopituitarism.
True
2x higher
What hormone stimulates production of testosterone?
LH
What area of the adrenal cortex is responsible for androgens?
Zona reticularis
What tissue does TRH act on?
Pituitary
False negatives can be seen in immunoassays methodologies due to what?
Hook effect
What hormone is secreted by the placenta to maintain the uterus?
Progesterone
What are catecholamines synthesized from?
Tyrosine
What test is preferred for assessing growth hormone?
IGF-1
What hormone can be decreased during pregnancy due to structural similarities to hCG?
TSH
What disorder is often associated with infertility and hirsutism?
Polycystic ovarian syndrome
What are metabolized into a final end product of vanillylmandelic acid?
Norepinephrine and Epinephrine
What is the originating tissue of ACTH?
Anterior pituitary gland
Pregnancy causes changes in respiration with a ___ in pO2 and ____ in pCO2.
pCO2 decrease
This is a genetic defect in females that has a partial or complete loss of one of the X chromosomes.
Turner syndrome
What is the originating tissue of cortisol?
Adrenal cortex
Complete loss of function of hypopituitarism is called:
Panhypopituitarism