Hormone tests and Blood Profiles

Question 1

A low T4 count could mean what?

Answer 1

Diseased thyroid gland or non functioning pituitary gland that is not stimulating the thyroid gland.

Question 2

If T4 is low and TSH is high what is the problem?

Answer 2

Thyroid gland

Question 3

If T4 is low and TSH is low what is the problem?

Answer 3

Pituitary gland, this could mean problems for many other hormones in the body

Question 4

When the thyroid becomes deficient in TSH with rise in response to what?

Answer 4

dropping levels of T3 and T4

Question 5

If T3 and T4 levels are low in the blood and TSH doesn’t rise what does that mean?

Answer 5

Impaired pituitary gland function

Question 6

Hypothyroid patients will uptake __________ iodine.

Answer 6

too little

Question 7

Hyperthyroid patients will uptake ______ iodine.

Answer 7

too much

Question 8

What does Fasting Blood Glucose (FBG) measure?

Answer 8

The glucose in the blood after fasting for 8 hours

Question 9

Why is estrogen necessary?

Answer 9

Its necessary for sexual and reproductive development mainly in women.

Question 10

Where is estrogen produced?

Answer 10

ovaries ( mainly ), fat cells and the adrenal gland

Question 11

Regulates menstrual cycle, controls lactation during pregnancy, instrumental in bone formation (vitamin D) and plays a role in maintaining the vaginal wall

Answer 11

Estrogen

Question 12

How does estrogen affect men?

Answer 12

It is found to affect sperm count

Question 13

What happens to testosterone in men during aging?

Answer 13

It will convert to estrogen

Question 14

Where is progesterone released from?

Answer 14

Corpus luteum

Question 15

Prepare the body for pregnancy, maintains the endometrium, prevents other oocytes from maturing.

Answer 15

Progesterone

Question 16

What is progesterone used for in males?

Answer 16

Progesterone therapy for prostate problems.

Question 17

What does progesterone support?

Answer 17

Normal development of neurons in the brain

Question 18

After a traumatic brain injury neurogeneration has been seen in patients due to what hormone?

Answer 18

progesterone

Question 19

What controls the level of testosterone in the body?

Answer 19

Pituitary gland

Question 20

The release of what hormone from the pituitary stimulates the testes to produce testosterone.

Answer 20

LH

Question 21

T/F: the adrenal glands make small amounts of testosterone

Answer 21

True

Question 22

T/F: The ovaries release small amounts of testosterone.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

Major role in the development of the male reproductive organs and increasing muscle mass and bone mass.

Answer 23

Testosterone

Question 24

Low libido in both men and women is seen with low levels of what hormone?

Answer 24

Testosterone