NU157 - Galen Test 2 With
Complete Solution
COMMAND CENTER OF ENDOCRINE SYSTEM IN THE BRAIN: - ANSWER
HYPOTHALAMUS
MASTER GLAND OF ENDOCRINE SYSTEM: - ANSWER PITUITARY GLAND
AGE-RELATED CHANGES OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM: - ANSWER
-PITUITARY GLAND SIZE DECREASES
-THYROID BECOMES NODULAR AND LUMPY
HORMONES SECRETED BY ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND (APG): - ANSWER
-TSH
-ACTH
-GH
-FSH
-LH
-PROLACTIN
HORMONES SECRETED BY POSTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND (PPG): - ANSWER
-ADH
-OXYTOCIN
CONNECTS THE LOBES OF THYROID IN FRONT OF TRACHEA BY A NARROW
BRIDGE OF TISSUE: - ANSWER ISTHMUS
,MAJOR ROLE OF THYROID: - ANSWER REGULATING BODY'S RATE OF
METABOLISM, GROWTH, AND DEVELOPEMENT
WHAT HORMONES DOES THE THYROID PRODUCE? - ANSWER -THYROID
HORMONE
-TRIIODOTHYRONINE
-CALCITONIN
WHERE IS THE PARATHYROID GLAND LOCATED? - ANSWER BACK OF THE
THYROID
WHAT IS THE PARATHYROID HORMONE (PTH) RESPONSIBLE FOR? -
ANSWER REGULATING SERUM CALCIUM LEVELS
WHAT SHOULD YOU AVOID BEFORE A THYROID SCAN? - ANSWER IODINE
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE IODINE TO LEAVE THE BODY? - ANSWER 6 WEEKS
ASSESSMENT OF PT HEALTH HX R/T THYROID GLAND: - ANSWER -CHANGES
IN ENERGY LEVEL, SLEEP PATTERNS, PERSONALITY, MENTAL FX, AND
EMOTIONAL STATE
-UNEXPECTED WEIGHT CHANGES
-CHANGES IN MENSTRUAL CYCLE, SEXUAL FX, HYDRATION, BOWEL
ELIMINATION PATTERNS, TOLERANCE OF HEAT AND COLD
PHYSICAL EXAM OF PT R/T THYROID GLANDS: - ANSWER -VITALS, HEIGHT,
WEIGHT
-FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, CHARACTERISTICS, MENTAL ALERTNESS
-INSPECT/PALPATE SKIN FOR MOISTURE, TEMP., TEXTURE
, -HAIR TEXTURE
-EXAMINE EYES FOR EXOPHTHALMOS
-INSPECT NECK FOR ENLARGEMENT (GOITER)
-OBSERVE HANDS FOR TREMORS
WHAT IS EXOPHTHALMOS? - ANSWER BULGING OF THE EYES
INADEQUATE SECRETION OF THYROID HORMONES: - ANSWER
HYPOTHYROIDISM
HYPOTHYROIDISM IN CHILDREN CAN LEAD TO PERMANENT PHYSICAL AND
MENTAL RETARDATION CALLED: - ANSWER CRETANISM
FACIAL EDEMA FROM SEVERE, LONG-TERM HYPOTHYROIDISM: - ANSWER
MYXEDEMA
IN HYPOTHYROIDISM, METABOLIC RATE IS: - ANSWER SLOW
S/S OF HYPOTHYROIDISM: - ANSWER -BRADYCARDIA (LOW HR)
-BRADYPNEA (LOW RR)
-COLD
-SLUGGISH
-CONSTIPATION IN GI
-WEIGHT GAIN
-HEAVY MENSES
-MYXEDEMA
-DROOPY EYES
Complete Solution
COMMAND CENTER OF ENDOCRINE SYSTEM IN THE BRAIN: - ANSWER
HYPOTHALAMUS
MASTER GLAND OF ENDOCRINE SYSTEM: - ANSWER PITUITARY GLAND
AGE-RELATED CHANGES OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM: - ANSWER
-PITUITARY GLAND SIZE DECREASES
-THYROID BECOMES NODULAR AND LUMPY
HORMONES SECRETED BY ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND (APG): - ANSWER
-TSH
-ACTH
-GH
-FSH
-LH
-PROLACTIN
HORMONES SECRETED BY POSTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND (PPG): - ANSWER
-ADH
-OXYTOCIN
CONNECTS THE LOBES OF THYROID IN FRONT OF TRACHEA BY A NARROW
BRIDGE OF TISSUE: - ANSWER ISTHMUS
,MAJOR ROLE OF THYROID: - ANSWER REGULATING BODY'S RATE OF
METABOLISM, GROWTH, AND DEVELOPEMENT
WHAT HORMONES DOES THE THYROID PRODUCE? - ANSWER -THYROID
HORMONE
-TRIIODOTHYRONINE
-CALCITONIN
WHERE IS THE PARATHYROID GLAND LOCATED? - ANSWER BACK OF THE
THYROID
WHAT IS THE PARATHYROID HORMONE (PTH) RESPONSIBLE FOR? -
ANSWER REGULATING SERUM CALCIUM LEVELS
WHAT SHOULD YOU AVOID BEFORE A THYROID SCAN? - ANSWER IODINE
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE IODINE TO LEAVE THE BODY? - ANSWER 6 WEEKS
ASSESSMENT OF PT HEALTH HX R/T THYROID GLAND: - ANSWER -CHANGES
IN ENERGY LEVEL, SLEEP PATTERNS, PERSONALITY, MENTAL FX, AND
EMOTIONAL STATE
-UNEXPECTED WEIGHT CHANGES
-CHANGES IN MENSTRUAL CYCLE, SEXUAL FX, HYDRATION, BOWEL
ELIMINATION PATTERNS, TOLERANCE OF HEAT AND COLD
PHYSICAL EXAM OF PT R/T THYROID GLANDS: - ANSWER -VITALS, HEIGHT,
WEIGHT
-FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, CHARACTERISTICS, MENTAL ALERTNESS
-INSPECT/PALPATE SKIN FOR MOISTURE, TEMP., TEXTURE
, -HAIR TEXTURE
-EXAMINE EYES FOR EXOPHTHALMOS
-INSPECT NECK FOR ENLARGEMENT (GOITER)
-OBSERVE HANDS FOR TREMORS
WHAT IS EXOPHTHALMOS? - ANSWER BULGING OF THE EYES
INADEQUATE SECRETION OF THYROID HORMONES: - ANSWER
HYPOTHYROIDISM
HYPOTHYROIDISM IN CHILDREN CAN LEAD TO PERMANENT PHYSICAL AND
MENTAL RETARDATION CALLED: - ANSWER CRETANISM
FACIAL EDEMA FROM SEVERE, LONG-TERM HYPOTHYROIDISM: - ANSWER
MYXEDEMA
IN HYPOTHYROIDISM, METABOLIC RATE IS: - ANSWER SLOW
S/S OF HYPOTHYROIDISM: - ANSWER -BRADYCARDIA (LOW HR)
-BRADYPNEA (LOW RR)
-COLD
-SLUGGISH
-CONSTIPATION IN GI
-WEIGHT GAIN
-HEAVY MENSES
-MYXEDEMA
-DROOPY EYES
