Endocrine Hema Quiz Flashcards
Chemical messengers secreted by endocrine glands are called:
hormones
The production of two different hormones working opposite to one another, such as insulin and glucagon is termed:
hormone balance
Which of the following anatomical structures is responsible for secreting glucosteroids (cortisone) that regulates carbohydrate metabolism?
adrenal glands
Which of the following regulates salt and water balance by controlling the retention of sodium and excretion of the potassium?
aldosterone
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?
cushings syndrome
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?
Phenochromocytoma
Which of the following is a highly malignant tumor of the adrenal medulla originating from sympathetic ganglia in the neck, chest, abdomen, or pelvis?
neuroblastoma
Acromegaly is caused by which of the following disease processes?
hyperpituitarism
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?
diabetes insipidus
Which of the following types of blood cells carry hemoglobin to body tissues?
erythrocytes
Which of the following cells react to allergic and parasitic conditions?
eosinphils
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?
hemolytic anemia
Normal levels of hemoglobin in the blood of a male patient is:
15g
The normal red blood cell count in an adult is:
4.5 to 6 million
Which type of blood cell defends the body against bacteria through phagocytosis?
neutrophlils
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?
iron deficiency anemia
Which of the following blood disorders is found primarily in Blacks and is an abnormal hemoglobin molecule and RBCs are irregular shaped causing rupture?
sickle cell anemia
Which of the following blood disorders is a deficiency of Vitamin B12 or folic acids leading to defective DNA?
megablastic anemia
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)?
polycythemia
What is a neoplastic proliferation of WBCs causing cancer of the bone marrow?
myelolytic leukemia
enlarged lymph nodes seen in a chest x ray may indicate
hodgkins lymphoma
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?
infectious mono
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?
thrombocytopenia
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?
hemophilia
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?
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