Using the Letter Code, Indicate Which Characteristics Apply to Which

Using the letter code, indicate which characteristics apply to which hormones. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.)
A) epinephrine
B) cortisol
C) aldosterone
D) dehydroepiandrosterone
____ produced by the zona glomerulosa
____ produced by the zona fasciculata
____ produced by zona reticularis
____ adrenal androgen
____ enhances K⁺ elimination
____ stimulates protein degradation
____ stimulates lipolysis
____ essential for life
____ exerts a glucose-sparing effect by inhibiting glucose uptake by many tissues but not the brain
____ important in the stress response
____ a catecholamine
____ a steroid
____ secretion is stimulated by the sympathetic nervous system
____ stored in chromaffin granules
____ promotes female sex drive
____ secretion is stimulated via the renin-angiotensin system
____ promotes Na⁺ retention
____ stimulates hepatic gluconeogenesis
____ stimulates hepatic glycogenolysis
____ inhibits CRH and ACTH in negative-feedback fashion
____ secretion is directly stimulated by an increase in plasma K⁺
____ increases blood glucose levels
____ increases blood amino acid levels
____ increases blood fatty acid levels
____ exerts anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects at pharmacological levels
____ secretion is largely controlled by ACTH
____ secreted in excess in Conn's syndrome
____ secreted in excess in Cushing's syndrome
____ secreted in excess in adrenogenital syndrome
____ secreted in excess by a pheochromocytoma
____ deficient in Addison's disease, increases the heart rate

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