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DQuestion 1 2 pts Cortisol is a hormone produced in the adrenal cortex which is

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DQuestion 1 2 pts Cortisol is a hormone produced in the adrenal cortex which is synthesized on demand, diffuses easily out of the adrenal cortex, requires a plasma protein carrier, and can diffuse into a target cell to cause production of new proteins. This is all evidence that cortisol is An amine hormone. A peptide hormone. A steroid hormone A cytokine. None of the above. D Question 2 2 pts A benign tumor on the anterior pituitary which causes an increased amount of TSH release would best be described as: a primary pathology a secondary pathology a tertiary pathology. long-loop negative feedback. short-loop negative feedback

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Question 1

Answer is C

steroidal hormone. The hormones produced by adrenal cortex are steroidal hormones. cortisol comes under glucocorticoid.

Question 2

Answer D long loop negative feedback

This feedback inhibit the secretion of hormones from pituitary and hypothalamus.