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FOR ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGY AND
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, 2ND EDITION, BY
NANCY TKACS, ALL CHAPTERS 1-17
LATEST
, Table Of Contents
Chapter 1 The Foundational Concepts Of Clinical
Practice
Chapter 2 Chemical And Biochemical Foundations
Chapter 3 Molecular Biology, Genetics, And Genetic
Diseases
Chapter 4 Cell Physiology And Pathophysiology
Chapter 5 Infectious Disease
Chapter 6 The Immune System And Leukocyte Function
Chapter 7 Neoplasia
Chapter 8 Blood And Clotting
Chapter 9 Circulation
Chapter 10 Heart
Chapter 11 Lungs
Chapter 12 Kidneys
Chapter 13 Gastrointestinal Tract
Chapter 14 Liver
Chapter 15 Nervous System
Chapter 16 Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 17 Endocrine System
,chapter 17. endocrine system
1. a predominant effect of a prolonged excessive growth hormone level is:
a) short stature with obesity.
b) high androgen hormone levels.
c) increased blood glucose levels.
d) insulin-like growth factor (igf) depletion.
2. the most common cause of hypothyroidism is:
a) goiter.
b) myxedema.
c) thyroidectomy.
d) autoimmune thyroiditis.
, 3. thyroid hormone deficit , which alters the function of all major
organs in the body.
a) decreases metabolism
b) increases protein synthesis
c) causes vitamin deficiencies
d) enhances absorption of glucose
4. the most common cause of thyrotoxicosis is graves disease, which has the
distinguishing characteristic of in addition to a diffuse goiter.
a) muscle fatigue
b) facial myxedema
c) ophthalmopathy
d) decreased cholesterol
5. the major adrenal cortical hormones are steroids and are synthesized from
acetate and:
a) acth.
b) albumin.
c) amino acids.
d) cholesterol.
6. primary adrenal insufficiency is manifested by:
a) truncal obesity and edema.
b) hypokalemia and hypervolemia.
c) hyponatremia and hypoglycemia.
d) hypopigmentation and hypertension.
7. one of the earliest signs of cushing syndrome is the loss of variable diurnal
secretion of cortisol-releasing hormone (crh) and:
a) gh.
FOR ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGY AND
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, 2ND EDITION, BY
NANCY TKACS, ALL CHAPTERS 1-17
LATEST
, Table Of Contents
Chapter 1 The Foundational Concepts Of Clinical
Practice
Chapter 2 Chemical And Biochemical Foundations
Chapter 3 Molecular Biology, Genetics, And Genetic
Diseases
Chapter 4 Cell Physiology And Pathophysiology
Chapter 5 Infectious Disease
Chapter 6 The Immune System And Leukocyte Function
Chapter 7 Neoplasia
Chapter 8 Blood And Clotting
Chapter 9 Circulation
Chapter 10 Heart
Chapter 11 Lungs
Chapter 12 Kidneys
Chapter 13 Gastrointestinal Tract
Chapter 14 Liver
Chapter 15 Nervous System
Chapter 16 Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 17 Endocrine System
,chapter 17. endocrine system
1. a predominant effect of a prolonged excessive growth hormone level is:
a) short stature with obesity.
b) high androgen hormone levels.
c) increased blood glucose levels.
d) insulin-like growth factor (igf) depletion.
2. the most common cause of hypothyroidism is:
a) goiter.
b) myxedema.
c) thyroidectomy.
d) autoimmune thyroiditis.
, 3. thyroid hormone deficit , which alters the function of all major
organs in the body.
a) decreases metabolism
b) increases protein synthesis
c) causes vitamin deficiencies
d) enhances absorption of glucose
4. the most common cause of thyrotoxicosis is graves disease, which has the
distinguishing characteristic of in addition to a diffuse goiter.
a) muscle fatigue
b) facial myxedema
c) ophthalmopathy
d) decreased cholesterol
5. the major adrenal cortical hormones are steroids and are synthesized from
acetate and:
a) acth.
b) albumin.
c) amino acids.
d) cholesterol.
6. primary adrenal insufficiency is manifested by:
a) truncal obesity and edema.
b) hypokalemia and hypervolemia.
c) hyponatremia and hypoglycemia.
d) hypopigmentation and hypertension.
7. one of the earliest signs of cushing syndrome is the loss of variable diurnal
secretion of cortisol-releasing hormone (crh) and:
a) gh.
