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on: Jun 25, 2018
When a patient is diagnosed with a hormone-secreting tumor of the adrenal cortex, which physi-ological response would be expected?
 
  a. Decreased blood pressure
  b. Increased incidence of gastric ulcers
  c. Increased lipogenesis of extremities
  d. Decreased gastric secretion

Question 2

Stress-induced catecholamine release from the adrenal medulla may result in:
 
  a. decreased blood flow to the brain.
  b. elevated blood pressure.
  c. decreased glycogen synthesis.
  d. decreased muscle contraction.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Increased release of cortisol leads to increased gastric secretions, and therefore an increased in-cidence of gastric ulcers. Hypertension is a result of increased cortisol. The increase of gastric se-cretions causes lipolysis, not lipogenesis.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Catecholamine release results in elevated blood pressure as a result of vasoconstriction. Cate-cholamine release results in increased blood flow to the brain and increased glucose production. Catecholamine release results in increased muscle contraction.


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