BIOL 2114L Lecture 4: Measuring Cortisol and Adrenocorcotropic BIOL 2114 Lab - BIOL 2114 Lab - PhysioEx Exercise 4 Activity 4
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You scored 100% by answering 5 out of 5 questions correctly. You correctly answered: is a hormone important in the body"s response to stress. You correctly answered: is a tropic hormone that stimulates cortisol release. You correctly answered: has a tropic e ect on the anterior pituitary gland. You correctly answered: a hypercortisolism, which could be iatrogenic. You correctly answered: refers to low levels of cortisol in the blood. Normally high levels of cortisol would inhibit release of. The patient who would most likely be diagnosed with cushing"s disease would be patient three. It would be patient three because of the high level of cortisol and acth levels in the bloodstream that are present. Which two patients have hormone levels characteristic of cushing"s syndrome (view table 4. 1 in experiment. Patients two and ve both exhibit signs of having hormone levels that are characteristic of cushing"s syndrome. Patient 2 is being treated for rheumatoid arthritis with prednisone.
