Human Physiology Lab Exam 2
Questions and Answers
What is the chief estrogenic hormone and what secretes it? -
correct answer ✅Estradiol
Ovaries
What is the chief androgenic hormone and what secretes it? -
correct answer ✅Testosterone
Leydig Cells of Testes
Dehydroepiandrosterone is what kind of hormone?
Which gland secretes it? -
correct answer ✅Adrenal Androgen
Adrenal Cortex
Name two different endocrine glands that secrete progesterone? -
correct answer ✅Ovaries
Placenta
,Human Physiology Lab Exam 2
Questions and Answers
What is the major mineralocorticoid and where is it secreted? -
correct answer ✅Aldosterone
Zona Glomerulosa of Adrenal Cortex
What is the major glucocorticoid in humans?
What is another name for it?
It is secreted where? -
correct answer ✅1. Cortisol
2. Hydrocortisone
3. Zona Fasciculata and Reticularis of Adrenal Cortex
What steroid is an eighteen-carbon sex steroid? -
correct answer ✅Estrogen
What steroids are nineteen-carbon sex steroid? -
correct answer ✅Androgenic Hormones
, Human Physiology Lab Exam 2
Questions and Answers
What steroids are twenty-one carbon sex steroid? -
correct answer ✅Corticosteroids (progesterone)
What are "anabolic steroids," and why do some athletes and
bodybuilders illegally (and ill-advisedly) take them?
Describe some of their side effects.
Explain the mechanism of how they can
(a) stimulate growth of female-like breast tissue in men and
(b) cause atrophy of the testes? -
correct answer ✅Anabolic steroids are synthetic androgens that are
similar to testosterone because of their structure. Athletes and
bodybuilders illegally take them because anabolic steroids usually cause
an increase in protein synthesis that allows them to build more muscle
mass. Some side effects in men from taking anabolic steroids include
hypotrophy of testicles, baldness, development of breasts, erectile
dysfunction, infertility, and a risk of prostate cancer. Side effects in
women include increased sex drive, hair loss, deepening of voice, and
loss of breasts.
Men could develop female-like breast tissue because the anabolic
steroids inhibit the production of natural testosterone. When natural
testosterone levels are decreased, it may lead to a higher increase in
Questions and Answers
What is the chief estrogenic hormone and what secretes it? -
correct answer ✅Estradiol
Ovaries
What is the chief androgenic hormone and what secretes it? -
correct answer ✅Testosterone
Leydig Cells of Testes
Dehydroepiandrosterone is what kind of hormone?
Which gland secretes it? -
correct answer ✅Adrenal Androgen
Adrenal Cortex
Name two different endocrine glands that secrete progesterone? -
correct answer ✅Ovaries
Placenta
,Human Physiology Lab Exam 2
Questions and Answers
What is the major mineralocorticoid and where is it secreted? -
correct answer ✅Aldosterone
Zona Glomerulosa of Adrenal Cortex
What is the major glucocorticoid in humans?
What is another name for it?
It is secreted where? -
correct answer ✅1. Cortisol
2. Hydrocortisone
3. Zona Fasciculata and Reticularis of Adrenal Cortex
What steroid is an eighteen-carbon sex steroid? -
correct answer ✅Estrogen
What steroids are nineteen-carbon sex steroid? -
correct answer ✅Androgenic Hormones
, Human Physiology Lab Exam 2
Questions and Answers
What steroids are twenty-one carbon sex steroid? -
correct answer ✅Corticosteroids (progesterone)
What are "anabolic steroids," and why do some athletes and
bodybuilders illegally (and ill-advisedly) take them?
Describe some of their side effects.
Explain the mechanism of how they can
(a) stimulate growth of female-like breast tissue in men and
(b) cause atrophy of the testes? -
correct answer ✅Anabolic steroids are synthetic androgens that are
similar to testosterone because of their structure. Athletes and
bodybuilders illegally take them because anabolic steroids usually cause
an increase in protein synthesis that allows them to build more muscle
mass. Some side effects in men from taking anabolic steroids include
hypotrophy of testicles, baldness, development of breasts, erectile
dysfunction, infertility, and a risk of prostate cancer. Side effects in
women include increased sex drive, hair loss, deepening of voice, and
loss of breasts.
Men could develop female-like breast tissue because the anabolic
steroids inhibit the production of natural testosterone. When natural
testosterone levels are decreased, it may lead to a higher increase in
