SURVEY OF HUMAN DISEASES HSC 4551 - EXAM 5 QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST
UPDATE 2026
Kidneys synthesize BUN - Answers False
Uremia is a manifestation of renal failure - Answers True
Glomerulonephritis is an inflammation of the glomerulus and may occur because antigen-antibody
complexes collect within the glomeruli - Answers True
Nephrosclerosis is a complication of hypertension - Answers True
Erythropoietin is secreted by the kidneys - Answers True
Renin converts angiotensin 1 to angiotensin 2 - Answers False
Aldosterone increased the absorption of sodium from the kidney tubules - Answers True
The nephron is the functional unit of the kidney - Answers True
Renin is secreted by the adrenal glands - Answers False
Aldosterone will raise blood pressure - Answers True
Urosepsis is typically just treated with antibiotics while urinary tract infections may require antibiotics
plus other treatments such as vasopressors and possible surgery - Answers False
Urosepsis can result in all of the following symptoms/complications except... - Answers Large
quantities of urine production (excess urine)
Lucy frequently gets UTI's and is tired of going to the doctor. She decides her symptoms aren't bad
and she will wait and see if they will go away for a few weeks before going back to the doctor. Why is
this a bad idea? - Answers When a urinary tract infection is not treated, the infection can spread to
the ureters and kidneys and develop into urosepsis
It is safer to drink 2 glasses of beer than it is to take 2 shots of liquor while on ibuprofen - Answers
False
One symptom of kidney disease can be the odor of ammonia on the breath, which is caused by the
accumulation of _____ in the blood. - Answers Nitrogen
Acute kidney disease has three main causes: shock, tubular necrosis, and obstructed urine flow. -
Answers True
Kidney cancer increases significantly after age 60, and the incidence of bladder cancer increases after
age 70. - Answers True
Chronic kidney disease is also related to long-term use of acetominophen - Answers False
Cushing syndrome can occur with over secretion of corticosteroids - Answers True
JFK had Addison's disease - Answers True
The thyroid gland contains the parathyroid gland - Answers True
Type 1 diabetes can present with hyperosmolar coma - Answers False
Type 2 diabetes can present with ketoacidotic coma - Answers False
Gestational diabetes may cause macrosomic infants - Answers True
Acromegaly is caused by hyposecretion of growth hormone - Answers False
ADH is produced by the posterior pituitary gland - Answers True
Prolactin level is controlled by a stimulatory factor - Answers False
Cushing syndrome may be caused iatrogenically - Answers True
Prolactin is produced by the posterior pituitary gland - Answers False
The thyroid gland functions with a negative feedback mechanism - Answers True
It is important to understand how a disease occurs on a molecular level because it allows for the
development of novel targeted therapies like a potential PKCe inhibitor - Answers True
She remembers her doctor told her to take it orally and it would make her thyroid gland smaller but
might have very small increased cancer risks - Answers A radioactive iodine therapy
Individuals at an increased risk to develop Graves' disease include those with other autoimmune
conditions, those under emotional or physical stress, and women who are or have recently been
pregnant - Answers True
Graves' disease happens when the immune system produces antibodies that cause the pituitary gland
to produce too little TSH, which then causes the thyroid gland to produce too few hormones -
Answers False
Diabetes may develop during pregnancy, a condition called - Answers gestational diabetes
Pituitary dwarfism is due to inadequate secretion of _____ by the pituitary gland in children -
Answers growth hormone
Open neural tube defects can be diagnosed in utero - Answers True
UPDATE 2026
Kidneys synthesize BUN - Answers False
Uremia is a manifestation of renal failure - Answers True
Glomerulonephritis is an inflammation of the glomerulus and may occur because antigen-antibody
complexes collect within the glomeruli - Answers True
Nephrosclerosis is a complication of hypertension - Answers True
Erythropoietin is secreted by the kidneys - Answers True
Renin converts angiotensin 1 to angiotensin 2 - Answers False
Aldosterone increased the absorption of sodium from the kidney tubules - Answers True
The nephron is the functional unit of the kidney - Answers True
Renin is secreted by the adrenal glands - Answers False
Aldosterone will raise blood pressure - Answers True
Urosepsis is typically just treated with antibiotics while urinary tract infections may require antibiotics
plus other treatments such as vasopressors and possible surgery - Answers False
Urosepsis can result in all of the following symptoms/complications except... - Answers Large
quantities of urine production (excess urine)
Lucy frequently gets UTI's and is tired of going to the doctor. She decides her symptoms aren't bad
and she will wait and see if they will go away for a few weeks before going back to the doctor. Why is
this a bad idea? - Answers When a urinary tract infection is not treated, the infection can spread to
the ureters and kidneys and develop into urosepsis
It is safer to drink 2 glasses of beer than it is to take 2 shots of liquor while on ibuprofen - Answers
False
One symptom of kidney disease can be the odor of ammonia on the breath, which is caused by the
accumulation of _____ in the blood. - Answers Nitrogen
Acute kidney disease has three main causes: shock, tubular necrosis, and obstructed urine flow. -
Answers True
Kidney cancer increases significantly after age 60, and the incidence of bladder cancer increases after
age 70. - Answers True
Chronic kidney disease is also related to long-term use of acetominophen - Answers False
Cushing syndrome can occur with over secretion of corticosteroids - Answers True
JFK had Addison's disease - Answers True
The thyroid gland contains the parathyroid gland - Answers True
Type 1 diabetes can present with hyperosmolar coma - Answers False
Type 2 diabetes can present with ketoacidotic coma - Answers False
Gestational diabetes may cause macrosomic infants - Answers True
Acromegaly is caused by hyposecretion of growth hormone - Answers False
ADH is produced by the posterior pituitary gland - Answers True
Prolactin level is controlled by a stimulatory factor - Answers False
Cushing syndrome may be caused iatrogenically - Answers True
Prolactin is produced by the posterior pituitary gland - Answers False
The thyroid gland functions with a negative feedback mechanism - Answers True
It is important to understand how a disease occurs on a molecular level because it allows for the
development of novel targeted therapies like a potential PKCe inhibitor - Answers True
She remembers her doctor told her to take it orally and it would make her thyroid gland smaller but
might have very small increased cancer risks - Answers A radioactive iodine therapy
Individuals at an increased risk to develop Graves' disease include those with other autoimmune
conditions, those under emotional or physical stress, and women who are or have recently been
pregnant - Answers True
Graves' disease happens when the immune system produces antibodies that cause the pituitary gland
to produce too little TSH, which then causes the thyroid gland to produce too few hormones -
Answers False
Diabetes may develop during pregnancy, a condition called - Answers gestational diabetes
Pituitary dwarfism is due to inadequate secretion of _____ by the pituitary gland in children -
Answers growth hormone
Open neural tube defects can be diagnosed in utero - Answers True
