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1
With Hyperthyroidism, the thyroid gland produces excessive amounts of metabolism-stimulating hormones
True
False
2
Can you treat a client that has type 1 diabetes with an insulin pump?
True
False
3
Norepinephrine is a hormone
True
False
4
What is a 1st messenger?
a lipid-soluble hormone
G protein
a water-soluble hormone
adenylate cyclise
5
Hormones can often only elicit 1 response at a time
False
True
6
Which hormone would be secreted just after labour and the birth of a baby?
Prolactin
Melatonin
Oxytocin
Adrenalin
7
All the following are endocrine glands except:
Sebaceous gland
Adrenal gland
Pituitary gland
Pineal gland
8
Would losing weight help a client with type 2 diabetes?
True
False
9
What do the endocrine glands secrete?
Hormones
Neurotransmitters
Releasing factors
Cells
10
What is the function of the melatonin?
It increases blood glucose levels
It stimulates hormone secretions in other endocrine glands
It regulates rest activity, menstrual and sleep cycles
It secretes a group of hormones called cortocosteroids
11
Which is the neural control center for all endocrine glands?
Glands
Cerebral cortex
Cerebellum
Hypothalamus
12
A patient has a tumor causing excessive production of parathyroid hormone (PTH) causing an up-regulation in receptors
True
False
13
What is the function of the insulin?
It increases glucose levels
The same as the glucagon
It decreases glucose levels
It increases blood calcium
14
The fight or flight response is the final stage of the stress response after exhaustion
False
True
15
Testosterone is responsible for
menstrual cycles
male sex characteristics
heart rhythms
gigantism
16
Inhibin is only produced by the ovaries
False
True
17
The pancreas functioning as…
A hormone-producing endocrine gland
Part of digestive system
All of them are correct
A digestive exocrine gland
18
A client had thyriod cancer and did radioactive iodine for her second round. She has no signs of cancer, can you treat?
False
True
19
Eicosanoids inhibit cell growth and division
False
True
20
Where is the pineal gland located?
In the cerebellum
Inside the blladder
Between the two hemispheres of the brain
At the spinal cord
21
Leptin is secreted by what cells or tissues?
Goblet Cells
Cortisol Tissue
Lymphocytes
Adipose Tissue
22
The signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism include:
Anemia, excess urination, renal hypertension
Unexpected growth of excess body hair
Irritability, restlessness, high basal temperature
Weight gain, fatigue, sluggish digestion
23
Lipid-soluble hormones exert their effect through intracellular molecules called second messengers
True
False
24
Why is the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland not a true endocrine gland?
because it is part of the neural system
unable to function properly due to its location
only secretes 2 hormones
it only stores the hormones
25
What is the function of the pituitary gland?
Homeostasis
To be stronger and taller
To prevent failing the exams
Temperature and balance regulation
26
What does growth hormone stimulate?
Stimulates growth in muscle cartilage, bone, liver
Stimulates growth, cell reproduction, darken skin pigment
Stimulates growth in bone, cell division and skin regeneration.
Stimulates growth in hypothalamus, bone, cells
27
A person with hyperthyroidism is likely to present what symptoms?
Peripheral edema, carpal tunnel syndrome, weight gain
Fatigue, depression, sleepiness
Restlessness, insomnia, irritability
Goiter, hoarseness, dysphagia
28
Oxytocin is released by...
the testes
the adrenal glands
the pineal gland
the pituitary
29
Sudoriferous glands are not an endocrine gland
False
True
30
Calcitonin and parathyroid hormones have opposite effects on blood Ca2+ level, therefore they are considered to be:
Repressvie
Synergistic
Antagonistic
Permissive
31
T3 and T4 hormones help regulate temperature
True
False
32
Suprarenal Gland is involved with the fight-or-flight response
True
False
33
Both anterior and posterior pituitary gland are connected to the hypophyseal portal system
False
True
34
Insulin is not a lipid-soluble hormone
False
True
35
Hormones released by the ovaries are:
Estrogen
Oxytocin
Glucagon
Testosterone
36
Hypothyroidism is a condition with circulating levels of triiodothyronine and thyroxine are abnormally low
False
True
37
Which of the following diseases are caused by the thyroid gland?
Diabetes
Depression
Graves´ disease
Acromegaly
