Exam 19: Mechanisms of Hormonal Regulation

Where is the main site of aldosterone synthesis?

Which of the following lab results would indicate a slowdown in the rate of parathyroid hormone secretion?

A patient with one kidney underwent surgery for an adrenal tumor that removed a large portion of the zona glomerulosa.The nurse would expect a postsurgical decrease in the patient's:

What type of effect occurs when insulin binds to its receptors on muscle cells, resulting in an increase in glucose uptake by those muscle cells?

A 40-year-old patient undergoes surgery for a PTH-secreting tumor in which the parathyroid is removed.Which physiologic alteration would the nurse expect following surgery?

A nurse recalls that direct stimulation of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas by the autonomic nervous system is an example of which type of control?

How do the releasing hormones that are made in the hypothalamus travel to the anterior pituitary?

Which is the most potent naturally occurring glucocorticoid?

A 39-year-old female is recovering from the birth of her third child.Which hormone would help prevent uterine bleeding?

When a staff member asks the nurse which gland secretes ADH and oxytocin, how should the nurse respond?

Which organ contains prolactin-inhibiting factor's target tissue?

A 70-year-old female has brittle bones secondary to osteoporosis.Her primary care provider prescribes calcitonin to:

A nurse recalls insulin has an effect on which of the following groups of electrolytes?

When catecholamines are released in a patient, what should the nurse assess for?

ADH release from the posterior pituitary is stimulated by which process?

Insulin is primarily regulated by:

If a patient has a problem with the adrenal medulla, which of the following hormones should the nurse monitor?

Which nutrient would the nurse encourage the patient to consume for thyroid hormone synthesis?

If a patient's posterior pituitary is removed, which hormone would the nurse expect to decrease?

What can trigger ACTH to be released?