Disorders Of Pituitary Function

Question 1

The secretion of all hormones from the anterior pituitary is
abnormally low or absent, it is ?

Answer 1

panhypopituitarism

Question 2

Juvenile panhypopituitarism occurs most frequently in ?

Answer 2

German Shepherd dogs, but it also has been reported in a few
breeds.

Question 3

It is usually caused
by a failure of Rathke’s pouch to differentiate into the hormone secreting cells of the pars distalis.

Answer 3

Pituitary dwarfism in German Shepherd

Question 4

place to develop multiple large and small cysts in the ?

Answer 4

Sella turcica

Question 5

A standard dynamic test for growth hormone secretory capacity

Answer 5

clonidine

Question 6

A disease caused by excess growth hormone secretion, like overgrowth of connective tissue, increased growth of bone.

Answer 6

Acromegaly

Question 7

Is derived from cells of the
pars distalis are the most common type of ACTH-secreting
pituitary tumor in horses, ponies, and donkeys .

Answer 7

Adenomas

Question 8

A disorder characterized by chronic excretion of large volumes of diluted urine
that is accompanied by extreme thirst caused by hyper osmolarity of body fluids and dehydration.

Answer 8

Diabetes insipidus

Question 9

It is produced by several disorders that interfere with the interaction
between AVP and its receptors in target cells of the kidney.

Answer 9

Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

Question 10

It is caused by inadequate production of AVP by the posterior pituitary gland.

Answer 10

Central diabetes insipidus