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Which of the following is not a true statement? A.) steroid and thyroid hormone signaling would be impaired if the plasma level of carrier proteins is not optimal. B.) Steroid and thyroid hormone-receptor complexes form dimers when they bind to the hormone-response elements on DNA C.) Epinephrine uses the adenylate cyclase and the phospholipase C second messenger systems D.) signaling by a peptide hormone would be impaired if a second messenger system is not functional in the target cell E.) signaling by a steroid hormone would be hindered if the adenylated cyclase second messenger system is not functional in the target cell.

The _____ effects of a hormone occur prenatally and/or shortly after birth. They affect the structure of the body, and they are permanent and non-reversible (they do not disappear when the hormone stops circulating).   A) activating   B) orienting   C) organizing

4. A) Define Cushing’s syndrome in terms of adrenal hormones. B) Differentiate between ACTH- and non-ACTH-dependent  Cushing’s syndrome. C) Explain two reasons why a person with Cushing’s syndrome may develop Type II diabetes mellitus. D) A person with NO existing endocrine pathologies appears to be Cushingiod but actually is in an Addisonian condition. What could have happened to cause this?