EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
What does the Portal Vein become? - Answer-Superior Mesenteric + Splenic/Lineal
What is the most common cause of liver failure? - Answer-Alcoholism
How does this kill you? - Answer-As the liver fails, varices form in the liver and
esophagus. The patient begins to vomit blood (hematemesis).
What is a precursor (stem cell) to all blood cells? - Answer-Hematocystoblast
What is the Tetralogy of Fallot? - Answer-AORTA malpositioned causing right sided
problems...
INTERVENTRICULAR SEPTAL defect
RIGHT VENTRICLE hypertrophies
PULMONARY stenosis
What is Marfan's Syndrome? - Answer-Genetic heart defect causing dissecting
aneurysm. You will see it occurring in basketball players, since symptoms include tall
stature, arachnodactaly and eye lens issues.
Which valve can be destroyed by which bacteria? - Answer-Mitral valve can be
destroyed by Rheumatic Fever (Strep Pyogenes). It makes Aschoff Bodies.
What is Ahrabdomyoma? - Answer-A tumor of striated muscle.
If the last part of the name is "thalamus," then what is the embryological origin? -
Answer-Diencephalon
What is another name for the Epithalamus? - Answer-Pineal Gland
Is the anterior or posterior pituitary an extension of the hypothalamus? - Answer-
posterior pituitary
What is another name for the posterior pituitary? - Answer-Neurohypophysis
What is another name for the anterior pituitary? - Answer-Adenohypophysis
Which factors are sent out by the Neurohypophysis? Adenohypophysis? - Answer-
Neurohypophysis - Releasing Factors
, Adenohypophysis - Stimulating Factors
What is the embryological origin of the Neurohypophysis? Adenohypophysis? - Answer-
Neurohypophysis - Infundibulum Hypothalami of the Diencephalon
Adenohypophysis - Rathke's Pouch/Oral Ectoderm/Surface Ectoderm
What connects the Neurohypophysis to the hypothalamus? - Answer-Neural Stalk
(Infundibulum)
What is the covering/roof of the Neurohypophysis? - Answer-Dorsum Sellae
What connects the Adenohypophysis to the hypothalamus? - Answer-Hypophyseal
Portal System (Transported through Blood)
Where are both the Neurohypophysis and Adenohypophysis (Pituitary Gland) located? -
Answer-Sella Turcica
How many hormones are released by the Adenohypophysis? Which one causes milk to
be produced? - Answer-7
Prolactin
How many hormones are STORED in the Neurohypophysis? Which one causes milk to
be let down? What is the other one? - Answer-2
Oxytocin
ADH/Vasopressin
How many hormones are PRODUCED in the Neurohypophysis? - Answer-0 - NONE
All hormones are produced in the Adenohypophysis. There are two hormones that are
STORED in the Neurohypophysis.
What does ACTH (Adenohypophysis) target and trigger? - Answer-Zona Fasciculata of
the Adrenal Cortex, triggering release of Cortisol
What condition results from too much cortisol? What is the sure sign of it? - Answer-
Cushing's Disease
Purple Straje
What conditions results from too little cortisol?
What is the sure sign of it? - Answer-Addison's Disease
Hyper-pigmented mouth and face
Growth Hormone (Adenhypophysis) is also called? - Answer-Somatropin
Too much Somatropin in adulthood triggers what condition? - Answer-Acromegaly
What does Somatostatin do? - Answer-Shuts off Growth Hormone.