Liver Function - Endocrinology

Hyper production of growth hormone in adults results to:

The principal estrogen produced during pregnancy is:

Which of the following polypeptide hormones may be described as having alpha chains that are biochemically  identical but beta chains that are biochemically unique?

• FSH, TSH, ACTH, TRH

• LH, ACTH, HCG, TRH

• TSH, LH, TRH, HCG

• HCG, FSH, TSH, LH

The degradation product of heme. It is produced in the reticuloendothelial cells following breakdown of RBCs.

Name the three types of bilirubin

True or False: Enzymes are increased after cell injury. 

• True

• False

What sensitive enzyme is used in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis? 

What structural class of hormones does the following belong: thyroxine (t4), T3, epinephrine, norepinephrine

This is synthesized in the liver in response to stimulation by GH; mediates the metabolic actions of GH; negatively feeds back on the pituitary gland to inhibit GH secretion

The band of tissue connecting the two lobes of the thyroid gland is called _________.