Thyroid & Thyroid Disease Assessment
- 1.Women are more likely than men to have a thyroid imbalance.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.The thyroid produces hormones that regulate what bodily function?
- A.
Blood Production
- B.
Temperature regulation
- C.
Cholesterol Production
- D.
Metabolism
- 3.Which hormone has the greatest effect on metabolism?
- A.
Human Growth Hormone
- B.
Thyroxine
- C.
TSH
- D.
ACTH
- 4.What hormone acts to lower blood calcium levels, and from what cells is it released?
- A.
Parafollicular hormone/parafollicular cells
- B.
Thyroxine/follicular cells
- C.
Parathyroid hormone/parathyroid cells
- D.
Calcitonin/parafollicular cells
- E.
ACTH/pituicytes
- 5.Which of the following is NOT a hormone released from the thyroid gland?
- A.
Triiodothyronine
- B.
Thyroxine
- C.
TSH
- D.
Calcitonin
- E.
All of the above are released by the thyroid gland
- 6.What is another name for parafollicular cells?
- A.
"C" cells
- B.
Parathyroid cells
- C.
Follicle cells
- D.
Colloid cells
- 7.Where is the thyroid located in the body?
- A.
Upper chest under the breastbone
- B.
Atop the kidneys
- C.
Posterior to the stomach
- D.
Below the larynx and partially wrapped around trachea
- 8.One condition relating to the thyroid is goiter. This is due to a lack of iodine in the diet. Which of the below is affected by a lack of iodine in the diet?
- A.
T3 and T4
- B.
Follicle cells
- C.
Colloid
- D.
TSH in the pituitary
- E.
All of the above
- 9.Hypothyroidism is when your thyroid does not make enough thyroid hormones. It is also called underactive thyroid. Common symptoms include all of the following except: Check all that apply
- A.
Weight gain, even though you are not eating more food
- B.
Increased sensitivity to cold
- C.
Constipation
- D.
Muscle weakness
- E.
Rapid Heart beat
- F.
Depression
- 10.Grave’s disease is a form of:
- A.
Hyperthyroidism
- B.
Hashimoto's disease
- C.
Thyroid Cancer
- D.
Thyroid Nodules
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Sample QuestionA 60-year-old woman presents with complaints of feeling nervous, moody, weak, and tired. On exam, she has hand tremors and a rapid heartbeat. Pulse 120/min. BP 110/78. She has been taking levothyroxine for hypothyroidism, and you suspect that she is taking more tablets than you prescribed. Which of the following sets of laboratory results is most consistent with her clinical presentation? A B C D E TSH Elevated Normal Elevated Normal Decreased T4 Elevated Elevated Decreased Decreased Elevated T3 Elevated Decreased Decreased Decreased Elevated
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Sample QuestionT3 and T4 are similar, but different produced in equal amounts?
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Sample QuestionThyroid hormones can increase cardiac output. From the following table, pick the row that correctly lists the mechanisms by which T3 increases cardiac output.
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