PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL
EXAM
Actual 280 Questions and Answers
1. The gland that controls the fight or flight reaction is the
a. Thyroid
b. Adrenal Medulla
c. Hypophysis
d. Parathyroid
e. Pancreas
ANS B
2. produces hormones that control blood levels of
calcium by its removal from bone tissue.
a. Thyroid
b. Adrenal medulla
c. Hypophysis
d. Parathyroid
e. Pancreas
ANS D
,3. The hormone that raises blood sugar levels is insulin.
a. True
b. False
ANS B
4. Growth Hormone
a. Is also called somatostatin
b. Is regulated by humoral mechanism
c. Secretion results in a decrease in muscle mass
d. Promotes long bone growth during the formative years
ANS D
5. When it becomes necessary to enlist the flight-or-fight response, a
hormone that is released during the alarm phase of the general
adaptation syndrome is
.
a. Estrogen
b. Epinephrine
c. Angiotensin
d. Renin
ANS B
6. The major targets of GH are .
,a. The blood vessels
b. The adrenal glands
c. The liver
d. Bones and skeletal muscles
ANS D
7. The most important regulator of electrolyte
(sodium) concentrations in extra- cellular fluids is .
a. Insulin
b. Aldosterone
c. Glucagon
d. Cortisol
ANS B
8. When the pituitary gland does not produce one or more of its
hormones or not enough of them is called
a. Hypopituitarism
b. Cushing syndrome
c. Addison disease
d. Panhypopituitarism
ANS A
9. Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic non ketotic syndrome (HHNS) can be
, differentiated from diabetic ketoacidosis by which of the following
conditions?
a. Hyperglycemia
b. Serum of osmolarity
c. Absence of ketones
d. Hypokalemia
ANS C
10. Pancreatic alpha islet
cells produce , an extremely potent
hyper- glycemia hormone.
Insulin
a. Erythropoetin
b. Thyroid
c. Amylin
d. Glucagon
ANS D
11. Which gland or part of a gland secretes epinephrine?
a. Adrenal cortex
b. Adrenal medulla
c. Anterior pituitary
d. Posterior pituitary
e. Hypothalamus
EXAM
Actual 280 Questions and Answers
1. The gland that controls the fight or flight reaction is the
a. Thyroid
b. Adrenal Medulla
c. Hypophysis
d. Parathyroid
e. Pancreas
ANS B
2. produces hormones that control blood levels of
calcium by its removal from bone tissue.
a. Thyroid
b. Adrenal medulla
c. Hypophysis
d. Parathyroid
e. Pancreas
ANS D
,3. The hormone that raises blood sugar levels is insulin.
a. True
b. False
ANS B
4. Growth Hormone
a. Is also called somatostatin
b. Is regulated by humoral mechanism
c. Secretion results in a decrease in muscle mass
d. Promotes long bone growth during the formative years
ANS D
5. When it becomes necessary to enlist the flight-or-fight response, a
hormone that is released during the alarm phase of the general
adaptation syndrome is
.
a. Estrogen
b. Epinephrine
c. Angiotensin
d. Renin
ANS B
6. The major targets of GH are .
,a. The blood vessels
b. The adrenal glands
c. The liver
d. Bones and skeletal muscles
ANS D
7. The most important regulator of electrolyte
(sodium) concentrations in extra- cellular fluids is .
a. Insulin
b. Aldosterone
c. Glucagon
d. Cortisol
ANS B
8. When the pituitary gland does not produce one or more of its
hormones or not enough of them is called
a. Hypopituitarism
b. Cushing syndrome
c. Addison disease
d. Panhypopituitarism
ANS A
9. Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic non ketotic syndrome (HHNS) can be
, differentiated from diabetic ketoacidosis by which of the following
conditions?
a. Hyperglycemia
b. Serum of osmolarity
c. Absence of ketones
d. Hypokalemia
ANS C
10. Pancreatic alpha islet
cells produce , an extremely potent
hyper- glycemia hormone.
Insulin
a. Erythropoetin
b. Thyroid
c. Amylin
d. Glucagon
ANS D
11. Which gland or part of a gland secretes epinephrine?
a. Adrenal cortex
b. Adrenal medulla
c. Anterior pituitary
d. Posterior pituitary
e. Hypothalamus
