All of the following have been associated with amount of cortisol within the body except
a. experiencing problems with weight
b. development of female sex characteristics
c. experiencing stress
d. blood sugar regulation

Option B. All of the following have been associated with amount of cortisol within the body except the development of female sex characteristics.

Explanation:

Cortisol is one of the steroid hormones and is made in the adrenal glands; most of the cells in our bodies have cortisol receptors, and is because of these many receptors that cortisol affects different aspects of our body and overall health. Probably the most associated aspect that is connected to cortisol is the experiencing of stress, as when our body is experiencing any of the many forms of stress it can go under, the levels of cortisol in our body increases as a respond to stress being present, therefore when conducting a hormonal check on a patient, the doctor finds a rather high number of cortisol present, it can be inferred that the patient is under a lot of stress regularly. But cortisol is not only a stress hormone, it is also important in the regulation of the levels of sugar in blood, therefore it is connected with dealing with weight problems, and it is present in the uterus of a pregnant woman when forming the fetus. Cortisol is not associated with the development of female sex characteristics.

The answer is B

Explanation: