Identify major functions of the thyroid hormones. (Select all that apply.)
a. Increase the rate of glucose used by the cells
b. Decrease fat metabolism
c. Increase the body's demand for vitamins
d. Decrease cardiac output
e. Stimulate bone resorption
f. Increase serum cholesterol levels
A, C, E
Major functions of thyroid hormones include interacting with growth hormone, maturation of skeletal system, development of central nervous system, stimulating carbohydrate metabolism, increasing the rate of glucose absorption from the gastrointestinal tract, increasing the rate of glucose use by the cells, accelerating the rate of fat metabolism, increasing cholesterol degradation in the liver, decreasing serum cholesterol levels, increasing protein anabolism and catabolism, mobilizing protein and releasing amino acids into circulation, increasing energy from protein nutrients through gluconeogenesis, increasing the body's demand for vitamins, increasing oxygen consumption and use, increasing basal metabolic rate, marked chronotropic and inotropic effects on heart, increasing cardiac output, stimulating contractility and excitability of myocardium, increasing blood volume, expanding respiratory rate and depth necessary for normal hypoxic and hypercapnic drive, promoting sympathetic overactivity, boosting erythropoiesis, increasing metabolism and clearance of various hormones and pharmacologic agents, and stimulating bone resorption.
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