PATHOPHYSIOLOGY NR507 ENDO QUESTIONS
WITH 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
What does the endocrine system do? - Accurate answers controls body functions and responses
through the regulation of a variety of hormones
What is the purpose of endocrine glands? - Accurate answers located throughout the body and
secrete hormones directly into the blood or at the site of the effector organ they control
The level of T3 and T4 in the blood is monitored by what? - Accurate answers The hypothalamus
How does a negative feedback loop function? - Accurate answers The endocrine gland monitors
the levels in the blood and if the level is low, the organ will release a hormone targeting the end organ
to increase or decrease the hormones
Negative feedback loops - Accurate answers move the body towards homeostasis
Positive feedback loops - Accurate answers move the body away from homeostasis; an example of
this would be an initiation of labor during childbirth
Describe hormones - Accurate answers Either water-soluble or lipid soluble
How are water soluble hormones able to diffuse across the target cell membrane? - Accurate answers
Second messenger signaling
The pituitary gland responds to what? - Accurate answers Hormones released by the
hypothalamus
The problems associated with the endocrine system may occur because of... - Accurate answers
alterations in the hypothalamic-pituitary system or because of alterations in the specific target organs
What are some common disorders associated with dysfunction of the posterior pituitary - Accurate
answers Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH) secretion and Diabetes Insipidus
(DI)
In SIADH, the body secretes large amounts of ______, which results in _____________. - Accurate
answers ADH; water retention throughout the body
In DI, the individual experiences __________. What is the end result? - Accurate answers an
insufficient amount of ADH
The inability to concentrate urine and the production of copious amounts of dilute urine
How is thyroid function monitored? - Accurate answers Through laboratory tests, such has testing
the hormones T3 and T4 and TSH
WITH 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
What does the endocrine system do? - Accurate answers controls body functions and responses
through the regulation of a variety of hormones
What is the purpose of endocrine glands? - Accurate answers located throughout the body and
secrete hormones directly into the blood or at the site of the effector organ they control
The level of T3 and T4 in the blood is monitored by what? - Accurate answers The hypothalamus
How does a negative feedback loop function? - Accurate answers The endocrine gland monitors
the levels in the blood and if the level is low, the organ will release a hormone targeting the end organ
to increase or decrease the hormones
Negative feedback loops - Accurate answers move the body towards homeostasis
Positive feedback loops - Accurate answers move the body away from homeostasis; an example of
this would be an initiation of labor during childbirth
Describe hormones - Accurate answers Either water-soluble or lipid soluble
How are water soluble hormones able to diffuse across the target cell membrane? - Accurate answers
Second messenger signaling
The pituitary gland responds to what? - Accurate answers Hormones released by the
hypothalamus
The problems associated with the endocrine system may occur because of... - Accurate answers
alterations in the hypothalamic-pituitary system or because of alterations in the specific target organs
What are some common disorders associated with dysfunction of the posterior pituitary - Accurate
answers Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH) secretion and Diabetes Insipidus
(DI)
In SIADH, the body secretes large amounts of ______, which results in _____________. - Accurate
answers ADH; water retention throughout the body
In DI, the individual experiences __________. What is the end result? - Accurate answers an
insufficient amount of ADH
The inability to concentrate urine and the production of copious amounts of dilute urine
How is thyroid function monitored? - Accurate answers Through laboratory tests, such has testing
the hormones T3 and T4 and TSH
