Adrenal lecture

Question 1

Hans Selye

Answer 1

stressed out lab rats and found atrophy of thymus and hypertrophy of the adrenals

Question 2

distress

Answer 2

excess stress

Question 3

eustress

Answer 3

little stress in healthy amounts working out, running, walking (but not over doing it)

Question 4

Triad of chronic stress

Answer 4

1. Adrenal Cortical enlargment
2. Atrophy of lymphatic structures
3. stomach and duodenal ulcers

Question 5

types of stress

Answer 5

1. physical e.g. lack of sleep, sprain ankles
2. chemical e.g. food and blood sugar, altitude, New house/car
3. thermal
4. Emotional
5. Electromagnetic, sunburn, and electronics becoming more an issue

Question 6

not reality, only a perception of reality

Answer 6

emotion

Question 7

Stages of General adaptation syndrome (GAS)

Answer 7

1. Alarm (fight or flight)
2. Resistance stage (healing, do not get much of it)
3. Exhaustion (fried with nothing in the tank)

Question 8

Hereditary factors

Answer 8

Biochemical individuality

Question 9

physical characteristics of strong adrenal

Answer 9

hair ape appearance

big boned

low hairline

large canine teeth

full dental arches

stubby and wide fingers and toes

Question 10

children may inherit or acquire adrenal problems before _____

Answer 10

birth

Question 11

easy third trimester

Answer 11

mooched off of baby:can cause serious issues such as frailty, asthma, recurrent ear infections

Question 12

Adrenal

Answer 12

asfdkj

Question 13

andrenal cortex

Answer 13

1. medulla

2. cortex

Question 14

medulla

Answer 14

neuro endocrine transducer

Question 15

cortex

Answer 15

Sex hormones
mineralcorticoids
glucocorticoids

Question 16

mineralcorticoids

Answer 16

mineral ballance

aldosterone
corticosterone
deoxycoritosterone

Question 17

Sex hormones

Answer 17

testosterone

estrogen

Question 18

glucocorticoids

Answer 18

cortisol
corticosterone
cortisone

Question 19

insulin

Answer 19

blocks sex hormones (DHEA) via inhibiting C17.20 lyase enzyme

Question 20

cholesterol to pregnenolone cofactor

Answer 20

vitamin B3 (Niacin)

Question 21

what also requires B3?

Answer 21

pregnenolone =>progesterone

Question 22

good energy in the morning, bouncy and fun!

Answer 22

good cortisol ballance

Question 23

what is needed for conversation progesterone to cortisol

Answer 23

folic acid
vitamin C
B5

Question 24

progesterone to testosterone

Answer 24

vitamin A
vitamin C
Vitamin E
Zinc

limit sugar

Question 25

testosterone to estrogen

Answer 25

vitamin E

Question 26

cortisol should be the highest when you get ___ of bed and lowest when you get ___ to bed

Answer 26

out | in

Question 27

______ tend to be pro-inflammatory

Answer 27

mineralcorticoids

Question 28

_______ tend to be anti inflammatory

Answer 28

glucocorticoids

Question 29

medulla hormones

Answer 29

catecholamines epinephrine (adrenalin) Norepinephrine

Question 30

has highest concentration of Vitamin C per gram

Answer 30

Adrenal glands

Question 31

Cholinergic recepters receive

Answer 31

Ach

Question 32

Adrenergic receptors receive

Answer 32

Norepi

Question 33

What supports cholinergic/ parasympathetics?

Answer 33

Pantothenic acid (P5) wheat germ oil riboflavin

Question 34

functional hypoadrenia

Answer 34

``` RA Asthma Colitis insomnia learning difficulties fatigue skine rash Edema Obesity ```

Question 35

functional hypoadrenia examination

Answer 35

raglands rogoffs pupil dilation

Question 36

Blood pressure rises when laying down

Answer 36

kidney issue

Question 37

standing up BP goes above 12 points

Answer 37

hyperadrenia

Question 38

standing up BP rises below 4 points

Answer 38

hypoadrenia

Question 39

pain is lower thoracic/upper lumbars

Answer 39

rogoffs

Question 40

recurrent PI/Kat II

Answer 40

adrenal issue

Question 41

5 adrenal related muscles

Answer 41

``` sartorius gracilis posterior tibialis Gastrocnemius soleus ```

Question 42

if you get weak adrenal muscles you

Answer 42

TL NL (rogoff's posterior) TL Lambda TL Alarm point Circulation sex (don't treat and just rule out what needs to be treated)

Question 43

NL for pituitary

Answer 43

Glabella (may indicated cranial fault work)

Question 44

success syndrome

Answer 44

5 adrenal muscles are strong and TL find another non adrenal strong indicator then TL SI joints and only weaken adrenal muscles not other strong indicator muscle

Question 45

what does it mean if SI joints TL strong indicator?

Answer 45

means category 1 pelvis and not success syndrome