Review quiz based on pathophysiology - endocrine
Mobilization of body defenses
Maintenance of homeostasis
Regulation of metabolism
All of the above
Proteins
Steroid
Amines
Peptides
Have faster effect than neurotransmitters
Only work on cells with matching protein receptors
Effect duration is shorter than nervous system
All of the above
Able to bind sites inside the cells
Carefully regulated because large amounts are necessary
Able to influence/change DNA within cells
Binds to cell DNA and activates genes
Can enter cells
Sets off a series of reactions that activates an enzyme ultimately producing a 2nd messenger cAMP
Bind to DNA
All of the above
The anatomical alignment of the two glands
How endocrine glands are activated by other hormones starting in the hypothalamus
Condition often linked to tinnitus and vertigo
Release of neurotransmitters between hypothalamus and pituitary gland
Hormones being directly controlled by the nervous system
Endocrine organs monitoring blood levels of hormones or other chemicals to regulate hormone release
Release of hormone triggered by nerve impulse
A & C
True
False
Corticotropin-releasing hormone
Prolactin releasing hormone
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
Thyrotropin releasing hormone
Receives releasing/inhibiting factors from the hypothalamus
Is not strictly and endocrine gland
Produces anti diuretic hormone
A & C
Prolactin
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
Thyroid stimulating hormone
Growth hormone
Growth hormone
Anti diuretic Hormone
Thyroid stimulating hormone
Follicle stimulating hormone
Prolactin
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
Follicle stimulating hormone
Luteinizing hormone
Anti diuretic hormone
Growth hormone
Prolactin
Oxytocin
Growth hormone
Follicle stimulating hormone
Prolactin
Oxytocin
Follicle stimulating hormone
Growth hormone
Prolactin
Luteinizing hormone
True
False
Prolactin
Luteinizing hormone
Follicle stimulating hormone
Oxytocin
Growth hormone
Anti diuretic hormone
Leuteinizing hormone
Prolactin
Calcitonin is produced in the follicular cells
Thyroid gland absorbs iodine from the blood
Thyroid hormones made from idoine and are produced in the parafollicular cells
All of the above
Bound when released and unbound in storage
T4 is secreted more than T3 and is more potent
T3 is converted to T4 in peripheral tissue
T4 is the most significant measurement of thyroid hormone
Decreases blood calcium levels by causing deposition in bones
Is synergistic to parathyroid hormone
Limits secretion of calcium by kidneys
A & C
Stimulates osteoclasts to remove calcium from bone
Stimulates the kidneys and intestine to absorb calcium
Raises blood calcium
All of the above
Hypothalamus
Pituitary gland
Adrenal gland
Thyroid gland
Are produced in the adrenal cortex
Are catecholamines
Regulate mineral content and electrolyte balance
A & B
Include cortisone and cortisol
Affect salt and water balance
Influence glucose metabolism and the immune system
A & C
Produced in the adrenal cortex
A catecholamine
A mineralocoticoid that affects salt and water balance
A & C
Catecholamines
Glucocorticoids
Mineralocoticoids
Sex hormones
Sex hormones
Glucocorticoids
Norepinephrine
Catecholamines
Glucocorticoids
Mineralocorticoids
A & C
Catecholamines
Glucocorticoids
Prolactin
Growth hormone
Increased blood glucose
Increased blood pressure
Immunosupression
None of the above
Beta cells produce glucagon and increases blood sugar
It is a mixed gland
Alpha cells form insulin which decreases blood sugar
All of the above
Graafian follicles or the placenta
Prepares uterus for implantation and maintains pregnancy
Stimulates development of secondary female characteristics
All of the above
Is produced in the corpus luteum
Acts alone to influence menstrual cycle
Inhibits implantation of embryo in uterus
Responsible for male secondary sex characteristics
Produced in interstitial cells
Required for sperm cell production
Include testosterone
All of the above
Produced in pineal gland and established night and day
Responsible for milk production
Influences puberty
Produced in hypothalamus
Produced by the hypothalamus
Produced by the kidneys
None of the above
Erythropoeitin
Catecholamines
Calcitonin
Calcitriol
Sensitive to stretch and found in the ventricles
Is atrial natriuretic peptide and decreases blood pressure and volume
Promotes retention of sodium ions and water at the kidneys
Promotes secretion of aldosterone
Treated with surgical intervention of radiation
Increased growth hormone before puberty
Is a form of hypopituitarism
Patient age
Underlying cause
Severity and type
All of the above
Caused by deficiency of vasopressin (ADH))
Is due to kidney failuree
Can lead to goitor
Involves insulin dysfunction
Fatigue
Edema/bloating
Brady cardia
Hair loss
Weight loss
Sweating
Cold intolerance
Fatigue
Simple goiter and over production of thyroid hormone
Has auto immune cause with genetic predisposition
Symptoms include bradycardia, fatigue and weight gain
Not linked to exopthalmus
Graves disease
Myxedema
Acromegaly
Cretinism
Cretinism
Acromegaly
Myxedema
None of the above
Cretinism
Acromegaly
Myxedema
Hyperthyroidism
Dwarfism
Acromegaly
Hyperparathyroidism
Hypothyroidism
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