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All the following are true of Cushing's disease, which is characterized by too much cortisol, except
a) failure to convert excess glucose to glycogen in the liver
b) causes damage to the heart
c) causes an increase in the susceptibility to infections
d) causes high blood pressure

A tumor in the adrenal cortex causes the adrenal cortex to become over-active. This can result in
a) Addison's disease
b) Diabetes mellitus
c) feminization in affected males and masculinzation in affected females
d) diabetes insipidus

Emotionally stressful situations may affect more than one system of the human body. A possible response produced by seeing a bear near a hiking path is
a) decreases secretion of epinephrine
b) increased secretion of epinephrine
c) increased secertion of insulin
d) decreased secretion of ADH

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