Questions on Cortisol and the Adrenal Axis

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Thomas Watchman

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🗓️ 13 November 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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This episode contains short-answer questions on cortisol and the adrenal axis. Written notes can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/physiology/endocrine/cortisol/ or in the Zero to Finals Endocrine System book. You can find short-answer questions, multiple-choice questions, extended-matching questions, digital flashcards, a course on how to learn medicine and the revision tracking tool at members.zerotofinals.com. The audio in the episode was expertly edited by Harry Watchman.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Zero to Finals podcast.
0:10.3	My name is Tom and in this episode I'm going to be going through questions on cortisol
0:15.8	and the adrenal axis.
0:18.5	And you can find written notes on this topic at zero to finals.com
0:22.4	slash cortisol. And you can find these questions in a short answer format and an
0:29.0	anky-like flashcard format at members.0.0.finals.com. And you can find the notes and the
0:36.7	questions in the zero to finals endocrine system book,
0:40.6	which is coming soon. So let's get straight into it.
0:45.5	Question one. Which endocrine gland produces cortisol?
0:52.6	The adrenal glands.
0:55.2	Question 2.
0:56.5	What effect does cortisol have on the immune system?
1:03.6	Cortisol suppresses the immune system.
1:06.8	Question 3.
1:08.1	What effect does cortisol have on bone formation?
1:14.2	Cortisol suppresses bone formation.
1:17.8	Question 4. What effect does cortisol have on blood glucose levels?
1:25.7	Cortisol raises the blood glucose level.
1:29.6	Question 5.
1:30.9	At what time of day does cortisol normally peak?
1:36.8	In the early morning.
1:39.9	Question 6.
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