NUR 504 EXAM 5 | COMPREHENSIVE NURSING STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
Damage to the temporal lobe of the brain may leave a patient with impaired hearing as well as
emotional/behavioral abnormalities - correct answer ✔✔True
The endocrine system consists of a number of:
a. muscle groups.
b. neural networks.
c. adipose layers.
d. glands. - correct answer ✔✔d. glands.
Which part of the endocrine system creates chemicals that speed up metabolism?
a. Pituitary gland
b. Thyroid gland
c. Pancreas
d. Hypothalamus - correct answer ✔✔b. Thyroid gland
What gland secretes cortisol?
a. Pituitary
b. Adrenal
c. Thyroid
d. Pancreas - correct answer ✔✔b. Adrenal
A sudden onset of fatigue, heart palpitations, a constant state of wakefulness, and weight loss together
suggest what ailment?
a. Adrenal disease
b. Hyperthyroidism
c. Diabetes
d. Addison's disease - correct answer ✔✔c. Diabetes
Lid lag and the presence of a rim of sclera are symptoms of what?
a. Adrenal disorder
b. Thyrotoxicosis
c. Graves' disease
Cushing's syndrome - correct answer ✔✔b. Thyrotoxicosis
Which of the following symptoms are associated with hypothyroidism?
a. Increased irritability
b. Exophthalmos
c. Weight loss
d. Lethargy - correct answer ✔✔d. Lethargy
Upon inspecting the skin of a patient, you notice purple striae over the abdomen. Which of the following
diseases may be indicated by this finding?
a. Cushing's syndrome
, b. Addison's disease
c. Diabetes mellitus
d. Hypothyroidism - correct answer ✔✔a. Cushing's syndrome
Plummer's nails are a sign of what?
a. Thyroid disease
b. Adrenal nonfunction
c. Renal failure
d. Hyperpituitary syndrome - correct answer ✔✔a. Thyroid disease
Compression of the jugular removes which of the following?
a. Only a venous hum
b. Only a bruit
c. Both a venous hum and a bruit
d. None of these answers is correct. - correct answer ✔✔a. Only a venous hum
Which is commonly measured when investigating thyroid function?
a. FT4
b. TT4
c. TT3
d. FT3 - correct answer ✔✔b. TT4
What imaging study is used in diagnosing tumors of various endocrine glands?
a. MRI
b. Thyroid ultrasound
c. TSH test
d. Radioactive iodine - correct answer ✔✔a. MRI
Which of the following is true of congenital hypothyroidism?
a. Clinical manifestations tend to be evident at around 1 month of age.
b. It is not fatal.
c. There is an increased risk in children with Down syndrome.
d. Excessive wakefulness is a clinical manifestation. - correct answer ✔✔d. Excessive wakefulness is a
clinical manifestation.
The tissue in the anterior pituitary gland secretes six different hormones - correct answer ✔✔True
The heart and stomach produce chemicals that could make them considered part of the endocrine
system - correct answer ✔✔True
An excess of thyroid hormones causes an overabundance of proteins within blood vessels. - correct
answer ✔✔False
Asymmetry of the neck muscles potentially suggests an enlarged thyroid - correct answer ✔✔True
A slight deviation of the trachea to the right is considered normal in palpation; under inspection the
trachea should be midline and appear symmetrical. - correct answer ✔✔True
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
Damage to the temporal lobe of the brain may leave a patient with impaired hearing as well as
emotional/behavioral abnormalities - correct answer ✔✔True
The endocrine system consists of a number of:
a. muscle groups.
b. neural networks.
c. adipose layers.
d. glands. - correct answer ✔✔d. glands.
Which part of the endocrine system creates chemicals that speed up metabolism?
a. Pituitary gland
b. Thyroid gland
c. Pancreas
d. Hypothalamus - correct answer ✔✔b. Thyroid gland
What gland secretes cortisol?
a. Pituitary
b. Adrenal
c. Thyroid
d. Pancreas - correct answer ✔✔b. Adrenal
A sudden onset of fatigue, heart palpitations, a constant state of wakefulness, and weight loss together
suggest what ailment?
a. Adrenal disease
b. Hyperthyroidism
c. Diabetes
d. Addison's disease - correct answer ✔✔c. Diabetes
Lid lag and the presence of a rim of sclera are symptoms of what?
a. Adrenal disorder
b. Thyrotoxicosis
c. Graves' disease
Cushing's syndrome - correct answer ✔✔b. Thyrotoxicosis
Which of the following symptoms are associated with hypothyroidism?
a. Increased irritability
b. Exophthalmos
c. Weight loss
d. Lethargy - correct answer ✔✔d. Lethargy
Upon inspecting the skin of a patient, you notice purple striae over the abdomen. Which of the following
diseases may be indicated by this finding?
a. Cushing's syndrome
, b. Addison's disease
c. Diabetes mellitus
d. Hypothyroidism - correct answer ✔✔a. Cushing's syndrome
Plummer's nails are a sign of what?
a. Thyroid disease
b. Adrenal nonfunction
c. Renal failure
d. Hyperpituitary syndrome - correct answer ✔✔a. Thyroid disease
Compression of the jugular removes which of the following?
a. Only a venous hum
b. Only a bruit
c. Both a venous hum and a bruit
d. None of these answers is correct. - correct answer ✔✔a. Only a venous hum
Which is commonly measured when investigating thyroid function?
a. FT4
b. TT4
c. TT3
d. FT3 - correct answer ✔✔b. TT4
What imaging study is used in diagnosing tumors of various endocrine glands?
a. MRI
b. Thyroid ultrasound
c. TSH test
d. Radioactive iodine - correct answer ✔✔a. MRI
Which of the following is true of congenital hypothyroidism?
a. Clinical manifestations tend to be evident at around 1 month of age.
b. It is not fatal.
c. There is an increased risk in children with Down syndrome.
d. Excessive wakefulness is a clinical manifestation. - correct answer ✔✔d. Excessive wakefulness is a
clinical manifestation.
The tissue in the anterior pituitary gland secretes six different hormones - correct answer ✔✔True
The heart and stomach produce chemicals that could make them considered part of the endocrine
system - correct answer ✔✔True
An excess of thyroid hormones causes an overabundance of proteins within blood vessels. - correct
answer ✔✔False
Asymmetry of the neck muscles potentially suggests an enlarged thyroid - correct answer ✔✔True
A slight deviation of the trachea to the right is considered normal in palpation; under inspection the
trachea should be midline and appear symmetrical. - correct answer ✔✔True
