Endocrine Hema Quiz

Question 1

Chemical messengers secreted by endocrine glands are called:

Answer 1

hormones

Question 2

The production of two different hormones working opposite to one another, such as insulin and glucagon is termed:

Answer 2

hormone balance

Question 3

Which of the following anatomical structures is responsible for secreting glucosteroids (cortisone) that regulates carbohydrate metabolism?

Answer 3

adrenal glands

Question 4

Which of the following regulates salt and water balance by controlling the retention of sodium and excretion of the potassium?

Answer 4

aldosterone

Question 5

Which of the following disorders is an excess production of glucosteroid hormones mobilizing lipids and increases lipids in blood levels and recognized easily by a “buffalo bump” ; a large fat pad behind the shoulders?

Answer 5

cushings syndrome

Question 6

Which of the following conditions is a tumor arising from the adrenal medulla produces an excess of vasopressor substances (epinepherine and norepinephrine) causing an uncommon form of hypertension?

Answer 6

Phenochromocytoma

Question 7

Which of the following is a highly malignant tumor of the adrenal medulla originating from sympathetic ganglia in the neck, chest, abdomen, or pelvis?

Answer 7

neuroblastoma

Question 8

Acromegaly is caused by which of the following disease processes?

Answer 8

hyperpituitarism

Question 9

Which of the following conditions is caused by an Impaired ability of kidneys to conserve water as a result of low blood levels of ADH or when kidneys fail to respond to ADH?

Answer 9

diabetes insipidus

Question 10

Which of the following types of blood cells carry hemoglobin to body tissues?

Answer 10

erythrocytes

Question 11

Which of the following cells react to allergic and parasitic conditions?

Answer 11

eosinphils

Question 12

Which of the following lytic pathologies results in widening of medullary spaces and thinning of cortices and as bone cells are destroyed and reabsorpted new bone grows over area and can be seen as paraveterbral collections of hematopoietic tissue on lateral chest images?

Answer 12

hemolytic anemia

Question 13

Normal levels of hemoglobin in the blood of a male patient is:

Answer 13

15g

Question 14

The normal red blood cell count in an adult is:

Answer 14

4.5 to 6 million

Question 15

Which type of blood cell defends the body against bacteria through phagocytosis?

Answer 15

neutrophlils

Question 16

Which of the following blood disorders results from blood loss, poor nutrition, ulcers, malignant tumors, intestinal parasites or menorrhagia and can be temporarily from pregnancy?

Answer 16

iron deficiency anemia

Question 17

Which of the following blood disorders is found primarily in Blacks and is an abnormal hemoglobin molecule and RBCs are irregular shaped causing rupture?

Answer 17

sickle cell anemia

Question 18

Which of the following blood disorders is a deficiency of Vitamin B12 or folic acids leading to defective DNA?

Answer 18

megablastic anemia

Question 19

Which of the following blood disorder Increases blood volume and thickens blood thus increasing incidences of cerebral thrombis, peptic ulcer disease and increased acids in blood (gout)?

Answer 19

polycythemia

Question 20

What is a neoplastic proliferation of WBCs causing cancer of the bone marrow?

Answer 20

myelolytic leukemia

Question 21

enlarged lymph nodes seen in a chest x ray may indicate

Answer 21

hodgkins lymphoma

Question 22

Which of the following is a viral disease characterized by high fever, fatigue, sore throat, swollen lymph glands which Epstein -Barr may be a cause?

Answer 22

infectious mono

Question 23

Thickening of the mucosal folds of the small intestines due to chronic hemorrhage is often seen on abdominal studies as a result of which of the following disorders?

Answer 23

thrombocytopenia

Question 24

Common radiographic changes are bleeding into joint spaces (knees, elbows and ankles) and chronically subchronral cysts may appear on orthopedic images as a result of what Inherited recessive anticoagulative disorder?

Answer 24

hemophilia

Question 25

Which type of endocrine activity acts as a thermostat - when a sufficient amount of hormone is detected in the blood, production stops and when levels drop new hormones are released?

Answer 25

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