Endocrine

What gland produces Prolactin?

• anterior pituitary

• posterior pituitary

• thyroid

• adrenals

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Which of the following are produced from the thyroid?

• calcitonin

• parathyroid hormone

• oxytocin

• aldosterone

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Which of the following diseases results in uncontrollable spasms due to hypocalcemia?

• tetany

• Grave's disease

• myxedema

• Cushing's syndrome

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Which of the following best describes someone with gigantism?

• 50 year old with an elevated growth hormone level

• 60 year old with increased blood pressure, edema, and low potassium

• 6 year old with an elevated growth hormone level

• 3 year old with a decreased level of thyroxine

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Which of the following is caused by a lack of iodine:

• tetany

• goiter

• diabetes insipidus

• Parkinson's disease

Which patient would most likely experience diabetes insipidus:

• a 16 year old male who had an autoimmune response that destroyed his pancreas

• a 12 year old male who has very low levels of ADH

• a 54 year old female who had a thyroidectomy

• a 72 year old female who had her ovaries removed

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This hormone produced by your adrenal glands is responsible for your ability to react to long term stress.

• epinephrine

• cortisol

• prolactin

• aldosterone

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An increased level of thyroxine would cause which of the following:

• myxedema

• Grave's disease

• Addison's disease

• Cretinism

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Increased level of Growth Hormone after long bone growth development has ceased leads to which of the following:

• tetany

• gigantism

• acromegaly

• hirsutism

If a baby is born with a poorly functioning thyroid gland, which of the following may occur:

• cretinism

• Cushing's syndrome

• hyperaldosteronism

• Duchenne's muscular dystrophy

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