URI NUR 213 Exam 3 - hormones Actual Questions And Correct Detailed Verified Answers 100% Verified.

pituitary gland - correct answer master gland, hypophysis hypothalamus stimulates with releasing factor hypothalamus - correct answer coordinating center steps to causing a physiological effect - correct answer hypothalamus + releasing factor = pituitary + tropic hormone = endocrine organ + target hormone negative feedback - correct answer stop secretion when levels met anterior pituitary and hormones - correct answer adenohypophysis - blood communication synthesizes own hormones ACTH ACTH - correct answer stimulates adrenal TSH - correct answer stimulates thyroid posterior pituitary and hormones - correct answer neurohypophysis - neuron communication doesn't synthesize own hormones ADH ADH - correct answer plasma osmolality upregulation - correct answer increased receptors and sensitivity downregulation - correct answer decreased receptors due to increased stimulation primary endocrine dysfunction - correct answer caused by endocrine problem secondary endocrine dysfunction - correct answer caused by pituitary not secreting tropic hormone tertiary endocrine dysfunction - correct answer caused by hypothalamus not secreting releasing factor which types of endocrine dysfunction cause the most problems in the body? - correct answer secondary, tertiary autoimmunity - correct answer body manufactures antibodies against own tissues, causes hypo/hyperfunction, inflammation neoplasia - correct answer benign tumors, take up space, lead to pressure hypopituitarism - correct answer fails to secrete one of its hormones weakness, weight loss, depression, dwarfism low ADH in hypopituitarism leads to - correct answer no H2O reabsorption high urination low BP DI hyperpituitarism - correct answer increased PRL / hormones large tumors can compress brain tissue hyperpituitarism symptoms - correct answer females: menstrual issues, vaginal dryness males: decreased testes, libido myxedema coma - correct answer extreme hypothyroidism, emergent thyroid storm - correct answer extreme hyperthyroidism paraneoplastic syndrome - correct answer tumor secretes hormones that resemble normal, problems result from receptors using "fake" hormones SIADH - correct answer increased ADH = high H2O reabsorption = blood = decreased urination DI - correct answer nephron can't absorb H2O = decreased in blood = dehydration, hypernatremia central DI - correct answer decreased secretion of ADH by posterior pituitary nephrogenic DI - correct answer kidneys do not respond to ADH primary hypothyroidism - correct answer low T3 / T4 high TSH secondary hypothyroidism - correct answer low T3 / T4 low TSH subclinical hypothyroidism - correct answer normal T3 / T4 high TSH often no symptoms, earlier stages ___ hypothyroidism most common - correct answer primary males / females are more at risk for hypothyroidism? - correct answer females hyperthyroidism symptoms - correct answer insomnia, weight loss, bruit, atrial fibrillation hyperthyroidism - correct answer Grave's high T3 / T4 low TSH receptors are ___ in hypo - correct answer upregulated receptors are ___ in hyper - correct answer downregulated adrenal cortex - correct answer corticosteroids, testosterone, aldosterone Hashimoto's thyroiditis - correct answer autoimmune inflammation thyroid, hypothyroidism, goiter goiter caused by - correct answer low iodine = no T3, T4 = enlarged thyroid high corticosteroid use - correct answer decreased natural cortisol, CRH, ACTH downregulated receptors Cushing's syndrome - correct answer primary hyperactive adrenal secretes high cortisol Cushing's syndrome symptoms - correct answer moon facies weight gain, apple shaped fat deposited: face, trunk, abdomen