When a patient is diagnosed with a hormone-secreting tumor of the adrenal cortex, which physiological response would be expected

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Lina20 [59]

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When a patient is diagnosed with a hormone-secreting tumor of the adrenal cortex, which physiological response would be expected

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Yuliya22 [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-31T09:05:40+03:00

The answer to this question would be increased amount of adrenal hormone and decreased ACTH hormone.

When there is a hormone-secreting tumor, the production of hormone will be increased. This increases will induce a negative feedback to the hypothalamus. Hypothalamus normally secreting the ACTH hormone that induces adrenal hormone secretion. Since the adrenal hormone is too much, the hypothalamus will decrease ACTH hormone, hoping that it will decrease adrenal hormone.