Deck 12: Endocrine System

Question 1

The cells located within the circle produce which of the following?

A) antibodies
B) calcitonin
C) parathyroid hormone
D) osteoclast-stimulating factor
E) norepinephrine

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A patient who has a tumor of the parathyroid gland also has

A) low blood calcium levels
B) high blood phosphate levels
C) high blood calcium levels
D) muscle cramps in the feet
E) muscle cramps in the hands

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The region of the organ enclosed by the rectangle produces

A) androgens
B) aldosterone
C) melatonin
D) adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
E) angiotensin II

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A male patient sees his physician because he noted that he has developed breast-like swellings and that he is producing a white liquid from his nipples. The physician should suspect

A) an underactive pituitary
B) empty sella syndrome
C) acromegaly
D) prolactinoma
E) diabetes insipidus

Question 5

Which of the following hormones resides in the Herring bodies of the pituitary gland?

A) prolactin
B) interstitial cell-stimulating hormone (ICSH)
C) luteinizing hormone (LH)
D) adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
E) antidiuretic hormone

Question 6

Patients with Cushing's disease are usually obese and exhibit osteoporosis and muscle wasting. Male patients become impotent and female patients have amenorrhea. Which of the following is the correct reason for the disease?

A) tumor of the suprarenal medulla
B) tumor of the thyroid gland
C) tumor of the pituitary gland
D) reduced ACTH production
E) reduced cortisol production

Question 7

The enzyme thyroid peroxidase oxidizes iodide

A) in the basal lamina
B) at the basal cell membrane
C) in the Na⁺/I^- symporter
D) in the cytosol
E) at the apical cell membrane

Question 8

Which of the following hormones is not manufactured by the pituitary gland but is stored there?

A) oxytocin
B) follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
C) thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
D) prolactin
E) somatotropin

Question 9

The hormone that generally elevates the metabolic rates of cells is known as

A) somatomedin I
B) somatomedin II
C) somatotropin
D) somatostatin
E) somatotropin-releasing hormone

Question 10

Which of the following hormones (factors) is secreted into the primary capillary plexus of the pituitary gland?

A) somatotropin
B) adrenocorticotropic hormone
C) follicle-stimulating hormone
D) prolactin inhibitory factor
E) oxytocin

Question 11

A patient with simple goiter has

A) too much iodine intake
B) too little iodine intake
C) hypothyroidism
D) hyperthyroidism
E) Graves' disease

Question 12

The structure indicated by the arrow contains which of the following substances?

A) thyroglobulin
B) oxytocin
C) triglyceride
D) glycogen
E) milk