and answers with solutions
Which of the following hormones are produced by the adrenal medulla? - Answer epinephrine,
norepinephrine
secreted by the adrenal cortex; increases sodium reabsorption - Answer aldosterone
secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland; stimulates ovulation in females and
testosterone secretion in males - Answer luteinizing hormone (LH)
overactivity of the thyroid gland - Answer thyrotoxicosis, hyperthyroidism
hypofunctioning of the adrenal cortex - Answer Addison disease
pituitary - Answer hypophysis
vasopresin - Answer ADH
somatotropin - Answer growth hormone
anterior pituitary - Answer adenohypophysis
posterior pituitary - Answer neurohypophysis
Choose the signs and symptoms consistent with Addison disease - Answer generalized malaise,
low blood pressure, severe loss of fluids and electrolytes
large hands - Answer acromegaly
which of the following hormones are produced by the adrenal cortex? - Answer cortisol,
aldosterone, androgens and estrogens
select the signs and symptoms consistent with Cushing syndrome - Answer obesity, moon-like
fullness of the face, excess deposition of fat in the thoracic region of the back, virilization
match the major conditions possible with hypothyroidism - Answer myxedema, cretinism
choose the corticosteroid from among the following options - Answer cortisol, aldosterone,
androgens, and estrogens
, located in the mediastinum and believed to be essential for the development of the immune
system in children - Answer thymus
select all the symptoms that may apply to adrenal virilization - Answer amenorrhea, hirsutism,
deepening of the voice
moon like fullness, secretion of adrenal - Answer glucocorticoids, cushing syndrome
secrete - Answer crin/o
assemble, gather together - Answer -agon
a substance - Answer -in, -ine
stimulating the function of - Answer -tropin
insufficient secretion of antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin) - Answer diabetes insipidus
optic disk - Answer papill/o
right eye - Answer OD
left eye - Answer OS
both eyes - Answer OU
pink eye - Answer conjunctivitis
tears - Answer lacrim/o
eyelid - Answer palpebr/o
glassy - Answer vitre/o
ear condition - Answer -otia
inflammation of the iris, choroids, and ciliary body - Answer uveitis
inflammation of the cornea - Answer keratitis
surgical repair of the eyeball - Answer keratoplasty
contraction of the pupil of the eye - Answer miosis