Week 8 - Lab - Endocrine half sheet Flashcards
When the pancreas releases insulin in response to blood glucose, this is an example of __________stimulus.
a. Humoral
b. Neural
c. Hormonal
d. Negative feedback
a. Humoral
A patient is displaying high volumes of urine output & severe dehydration. The most likely cause is_________secretion.
a. High angiotensin
b. Low ADH
c. High cortisol
d. High aldosterone
b. Low ADH
Patient X has a tumor & has difficulty initiating movement & thinking & is prone to frequent bone fractures. Where is the tumor, what hormone (s) are involved & explain why the resulting symptoms are observed.
PTH
Parathyroidism
A patient is losing weight rapidly, sweats profusely, & seems prone to anxiety. The patient is most likely suffering from which of the following?
a. Hyperthyroidism
b. High cortisol levels
c. Low ACTH production
d. High GH
e. Low PTH
a. Hyperthyroidism
(Grave’s)
Which of the following sets of hormones is NOT an example of an antagonistic pair?
a. CT-PTH
b. Glucagon-insulin
c. Aldosterone-ADH
c. Aldosterone - ADH
A trainer gives an elite athlete a hormone injection he claims will enhance performance by increasing oxygen delivery throughout the body. The athlete winds up hospitalized after having a stroke. Blood tests reveal a hematocrit of 60%.
What was the likely hormone given to the athlete & how could it have caused a stroke?
- Erythropoietin
Because it increases the viscosity of the blood by producing excessive amounts of RBCs, making the heart work harder and more possibilities of clotting
What disease would an adult have if their thyroid was over-active?
Grave’s disease
If a child suffered from hyposecretion of GH, what disease would they have?
Pituitary Dwarfism
Cushing’s disease & Cushing’s syndrome are related problems, but the former is caused by overactivity of the earlier regulating hormone, & the latter is caused by overactivity of the final hormone itself. What glands & hormones are involved in the two states?
DISEASE - anterior pituitary is overproducing ACTH
SYNDROME - Adrenal gland overproducing glucocorticoids - cortisol
__________ triggers secretion of aldosterone
a. increased K+
b. angiotensin II
a. ANP
d. both a & b
d. both a & b
A patient with low iron levels would experience which of the following symptoms?
a. increased WBC
b. increased energy
c. increased fatigue
d. decreased WBC
c. increased fatigue
Antihistamines counter the actions of which WBC?
a. neutrophils
b. lymphocytes
c. basophils
d. eosinophils
c. basophils
An oral heparin medication might be prescribed for a patient who:
a. is at risk for embolism
b. has thrombocytopenia
c. is a hemophiliac
d. has a deficiency in a clotting factor
a. is at risk for embolism
