Steroid Hormones

Practice: Each of the following can be synthesized from cholesterol EXCEPT:

A) Glucose.

B) Progesterone.

C) Cholic acid.

D) Testosterone. 

E) Estradiol.

Practice: Identify the molecule derived from sterols.

A) Arachidonic acid.                                        

B) Gangliosides.                            

C) Phosphatidylglycerol.  

D) Prostaglandins. 

E) Cortisol. 

Practice: Which of the following steroid hormones regulates a female’s menstrual cycle?

A) Estrogen.

B) Testosterone.

C) Progesterone.

D) Cortisol.