CH 22 - THYROID & PARATHYROID

Question 0

WHAT ARE THE HORMONES THAT THE THYROID SECRETES?

Answer 0

TRIIODOTHYRONINE (T3)
THYROXINE (T4)
CALCITONIN

Question 1

THE THYROID IS PART OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM THAT MAINTAINS……

Answer 1

METABOLISM, GROWTH, AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE SYNTHESIS, STRG, AND SECRETION OF THYROID HORMONES.

Question 2

THE THYROID IS LARGER IN _____.

Answer 2

FEMALES

Question 3

WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE THYROID IN:
NEWBORN:
TODDLER:
ADULT:

Answer 3

NEWBORN: 18-20MM X 8-9MM
TODDLER: 25MMX12-15MM X 10-15MM
ADULT: 40-60MM X 25MM X 15-20MM

ISTHMUS: 2-6MM

Question 4

ALONG THE ANTERIOR SURFACE OF THE THRYOID LIE THE ____ MUSCLES; THAT INCLUDES:

Answer 4

STRAP MUSCLES
STERNOTHYROID
STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE

Question 5

HOW DOES THE STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE APPEAR ON U/S?

Answer 5

LG OVAL BAND THAT LIES ANT AND LATERAL TO GLAND

Question 6

WHAT LIES POSTERIORLATERAL TO THE THYROID?

Answer 6

CAROTID SHEATH, CAROTID ARTERY, JUGULAR VEIN, AND VAGUS NERVE
- LONGUS COLLI MUSCLE

Question 7

THE LONGEST COLLI MUSCLE IS ____ AND _____ TO EACH THYROID LOBE AND APPEARS AS A ______ TRIANGULAR STRUCTURE ADJACENT TO THE VERTEBRAE.

Answer 7

POSTERIOR, LATERAL, AND HYPOECHOIC

Question 8

WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR A NORMAL THYROID?

Answer 8

EUTHYROID

Question 9

THIS IS A DEFICIENCY OF THYROID HORMONES IS?

Answer 9

HYPOTHYROIDISM

Question 10

WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL SYMPTOMS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM?

Answer 10

MYXEDEMA, WEIGHT GAIN, HAIR LOSS, LETHARGY, SLOW PHYSICAL & MENTAL FCTN.

Question 11

OVERSECRETION OF THYROID HORMONES IS ______.

Answer 11

HYPERTHYROIDISM AKA GRAVES DISEASE

Question 12

WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF THYROID DISEASE?

Answer 12

IODINE DEFICIENCY

Question 13

WHAT IS THE 2ND MOST COMMON CAUSE OF THYROID DISEASE?

Answer 13

AUTOIMMUNE PROCESS

Question 14

THIS IS AN ENLARGEMENT OF THE THYROID; TYPICALLY DUE TO LOW IODINE INTAKE.

Answer 14

GOITER