Endocrine System

Question 1

Natr/o is the combining form for:

• Sugar
• Milk
• Sodium
• lodine
• Potassium

Answer 1

Sodium

Question 2

Select the term that is spelled correctly.
Condition of eyeballs that protrude outward:

• exopthalmos
• exophthmalmos
• exophthalmos

Answer 2

Exophthalmos

Question 3

Insulin deficiency or resistance leading to hyperglycemia and ketoacidosis:

• Graves disease
• Diabetes mellitus
• Cushing syndrome
• Acromegaly
• Myxedema

Answer 3

Diabetes mellitus

Question 4

Thyrotoxicosis; hypersecretion of the thyroid gland:

• Graves disease
• Diabetes mellitus
• Cushing syndrome
• Acromegaly
• Myxedema

Answer 4

Graves disease

Question 5

Anterior lobe of the pituitary gland:
- Hypophysis
- Hypothalamus
- Adenohypophysis
- Neurohypophysis
- Thalamus

Answer 5

Adenohypophysis

Question 6

Select the term that is spelled correctly:

• goiter
• goyter

Answer 6

Goiter

Question 7

Kal/i is a combining form for:

• Phosphorus
• Sodium
• Calcium
• Milk
• Potassium

Answer 7

Potassium

Question 8

Which if the following is a description of gonadotropins

• secreted by anterior lobe of pituitary gland
• stimulate the growth of long bones
• stimulate glucose uptake in cells
• secreted by testes
• stimulate the secretion of milk

Answer 8

Secreted by the anterior lobe of pituitary gland

Question 9

Select the term that is spelled correctly.
Constant muscle contraction:

• tetany
• teteny
• tettany

Answer 9

Tetany

Question 10

Match the following abnormal pathologic conditions with their descriptions.
“Advanced hypothyroidism in adulthood”

• Addison disease
• myxedema
• cretinism
• Cushing syndrome
• hyperparathyroidism
• hypoparathyroidism
• hyperthyroidism

Answer 10

Myxedema

Question 11

Match the following glands with their correct descriptions.
“Four small glands on the posterior side of the thyroid gland”
Select one:
- adrenal cortex
- adrenal medulla
- ovaries
- pancreas
- parathyroid glands
- pituitary gland
- testes

Answer 11

Parathyroid glands

Question 12

Match the following hormones with their actions.
“Raises blood calcium”

• adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
• antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
• aldosterone
• parathyroid hormone
• estradiol
• insulin
• epinephrine

Answer 12

Parathyroid hormone

Question 13

Match the following hormones with their correct descriptions.
“Secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland; stimulates contraction of the uterus during childbirth”

• growth hormone (somatotropin)
• insulin
• luteinizing hormone
• oxytocin
• parathormone
• progesterone
• testosterone

Answer 13

Oxytocin

Question 14

Which of the following disorders is associated with neuropathy, nephropathy, and retinopathy?

• Hyperthyroidism
• Deficient ADH secretion
• Diabetes mellitus (as secondary complications)
• Hypergonadism
• Panhypopituitarism

Answer 14

Diabetes mellitus (as secondary complications)

Question 15

A group of symptoms produced by excess of cortisol from the adrenal cortex:

• Graves disease
• Diabetes mellitus
• Cushing syndrome
• Acromegaly
• Myxedema

Answer 15

Crushing syndrome

Question 16

Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Type of hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex; necessary for the use of sugars, fats, and proteins”

• adenohypophysis
• adrenocorticotropin
• aldosterone
• calcitonin
• catecholamine
• electrolyte
• glucocorticoid

Answer 16

Glucocorticoid

Question 17

Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Enlargement of extremities caused by excessive growth hormone after puberty”

• acromegaly
• Addison disease
• cretinism
• Cushing syndrome
• diabetes insipidus
• diabetes mellitus
• exophthalmos

Answer 17

Acromegaly

Question 18

“Mineral salt found in the blood and tissues and necessary for proper functioning of cells; potassium is an example”

• catecholamines
• corticosteroids
• electrolyte
• glucocorticoid
• homeostasis
• hypothalamus
• mineralocorticoid

Answer 18

Electrolyte

Question 19

Which of the following is a feature of tetany?

• Constant muscle contraction
• Increased bone growth
• Hypercalcemia
• Hypokalemia
• Hypernatremia

Answer 19

Constant muscle contractions

Question 20

Which of the following secrete(s) cortisol?

• Testes
• Ovaries
• Adrenal medulla
• Adrenal cortex
• Pituitary gland

Answer 20

Adrenal cortex

Question 21

Advanced hypothyroidism in adulthood:

• Graves disease
• Diabetes mellitus
• Cushing syndrome
• Acromegaly
• Myxedema

Answer 21

Myxedema

Question 22

Excessive thirst:

• polydipsea
• pollydipsa
• polydipsia

Answer 22

Polydipsia

Question 23

Match the following hormones with their actions.
“Increases blood sugar”

• adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
• antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
• aldosterone
• cortisol
• estradiol
• insulin
• epinephrine

Answer 23

Cortisol

Question 24

Hormone secreted by the islet cells of Langerhans:

• insalin
• insulin
• insulen

Answer 24

Insulin

Question 25

Part of the brain that controls the secretions of the pituitary gland:

• hypothalmus
• hypothalmis
• hypothalamus

Answer 25

Hypothalamus