With regard to glucocorticoids,
A) an inability to secrete glucocorticoids results in greater reactivity/toxicity to stressors.
B) secretion of glucocorticoids is controlled by the central nucleus of the amygdala.
C) these act to increase levels of hormones that affect sexual function.
D) cortisol is a glucocorticoid released by the anterior pituitary gland.
E) receptors for the glucocorticoids are mostly found within limbic system neurons.
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Q11: During a stress response,
A) the sympathetic branch
Q12: Injection of CRH into the brain would
Q13: The hypothalamus releases _, the pituitary releases
Q14: Glucocorticoid receptors
A) are found in highest concentration
Q15: In a response to a stressful situation,
Q17: A person who has been subjected to
Q18: In a response to a stressful situation,
Q19: Another name for CRH is _ factor.
A)
Q20: Which of the following persons would be
Q21: The inhibitory action of stress on immune
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