For 10 points, name this steroid that ispresent in excess in Cushing's disease and secreted in response to prolonged stress and ACTH.
This chemical promotes the production of the surfactant necessary for extrauterine lung function.This hormone damages the hippocampus, which is one of the areas most responsible for telling thehypothalamus to stop its production, leading to a positive feedback loop. One diagnostic tool for thecause of an excess of this hormone is the dexamethasone suppression test. Most of this hormonefound in the blood is bound to (*) CBG and is thus inactive, and this hormone stimulates gluconeogenesisof non-hexose substances in the liver. A disease involving the deficiency of secretion of this hormoneresults from damage to the adrenal cortex and is Addison's disease. For 10 points, name this steroid that ispresent in excess in Cushing's disease and secreted in response to prolonged stress and ACTH.
This chemical promotes the production of the surfactant necessary for extrauterine lung function.
cortisol [or hydrocortisone; prompt on glucocorticoids]