NSG 124: Thyroid Disorders questions and answers

NSG 124: Thyroid DisordersGlands - correct answer Maintain and regulate vital functions, produce hormones, and secrete to target tissues. Hypothalamus - correct answer Functions within the pituitary gland and secretes "releasing" and "inhibiting" hormones. Pituitary gland - correct answer Master gland! Affects secretion of TSH, ACTH, FSH, LH, GH, ADH, and prolactin. Thyroid gland - correct answer Produces T3 and T4 which affect the metabolic rate. It produces calcitonin to increase calcium storage in bone. Parathyroid gland - correct answer Secretes PTH which regulates blood levels of calcium and phosphate. Adrenal gland - correct answer Regulates sodium and electrolyte balance. Affects the development of sexual characteristics. Pancreas - correct answer Produces insulin and glucagon Gonads - correct answer These are the ovaries and the testes. TSH - correct answer Thyroid stimulating hormone What does TSH do? - correct answer - Controls production of the thyroid hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine, by binding to receptors. - Essential to maintain metabolic rate, heart, and digestive functions, muscle control, brain development, and maintenance of bones.