Author Question: When fluoxymesterone (Androxy) is administered to a 14-year-old boy for hypogonadism, what is the ... (Read 45 times)

luminitza · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

When fluoxymesterone (Androxy) is administered to a 14-year-old boy for hypogonadism, what is the expected result?

A) Enlarged sex organs
B) Decreased skin thickness
C) Increased protein metabolism
D) Increased sperm production

Question 2

A student asks the physiology instructor what regulates the flow of fluid into the glomerulus by increasing or decreasing pressure on either side of the glomerulus. What should the instructor respond?

A) The ascending and descending parts of the loop of Henle
B) The arterioles
C) The nephron
D) The venules

laurnthompson · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
In prepubertal boys, administration of male sex hormone-like drugs will stimulate development of masculine characteristics and cause development of the male sexual organs. Production of sperm will occur when the boy enters puberty. These drugs are not administered to decrease skin thickness or increase protein metabolism.

Answer to Question 2

B
Feedback:
The two arterioles around the glomerulus work together to closely regulate the flow of fluid into the glomerulus, increasing or decreasing pressure on either side of the glomerulus as needed. The loop of Henle is part of the nephron. The nephron does not regulate blood flow to the glomerulus, and option D is a distracter for this question.