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NR 507 Week Five Quiz Study Guide 1. What controls the direct stimulation of the insulin-secreting cells? Neural; Direct stimulation of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas by the autonomic n... ervous system is a form of neural control. 2. Types of protein hormones --Which of the following is an example of the protein hormone? Insulin 3. Assessing patients for elevated thyroxine production --A patient who has elevated thyroxine production should be assessed for which accompanying condition? Decreased thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) 4. Direct effect of insulin binding to receptors --What type of effect occurs when insulin binds to its receptors on muscle cells, resulting in an increase in glucose uptake by those muscle cells? Direct; Direct effects are the obvious changes in cell function that result specifically from stimulation by a particular hormone as is true with insulin. 5. Lipid-soluble hormone receptors crossing plasma membrane --How do lipid-soluble hormone receptors cross the plasma membrane? Diffusion 6. Effects of the removal of the posterior pituitary --How do the releasing hormones that are made in the hypothalamus travel to the anterior pituitary? Hypophyseal portal system --If a patient's posterior pituitary is removed, which hormone would the nurse expect to decrease? ADH; The hormones ADH and oxytocin are released from the posterior pituitary gland. 7. Insulin regulation --Insulin is primarily regulated by: Serum Glucose Levels; Insulin secretion is promoted when blood levels of glucose rise. 8. Hormone-secreting tumor of the pancreas—what would increase? --A patient is diagnosed with a hormone-secreting tumor of the pancreas alpha cells. Which of the following would the nurse expect to be most likely increased in this patient? Glucagon; Glucagon is produced by the alpha cells of the pancreas. 9. The effect of insulin on electrolytes --A nurse recalls insulin has an effect on which of the following groups of electrolytes? Potassium, Magnesium, Phosphate; Insulin facilitates the intracellular transport of potassium (K+), phosphate, and magnesium. 10. Hormonal regulation involved in child birth and stopping uterine bleeding? --A 39-year-old female is recovering from the birth of her third child. Which hormone would help prevent uterine bleeding? Oxytocin; Oxytocin functions near the end of labor to enhance effectiveness of contractions, promote delivery of the placenta, and stimulate postpartum uterine contractions, thereby preventing excessive bleeding. [Show More]

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