with Correct Answers
The pathophysiology of Cushing syndrome includes: - Answer-ectopic production of
adrenocorticotropic hormone
The pathophysiology of Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion
(SIADH) includes: - Answer-concentrated urine and in severe cases, psychosis or
seizures
Hormones are compounds that have functions including regulating all of the following
except: - Answer-DNA synthesis
Hormones don't accumulate in our bodies because of: - Answer-elimination and
inavctivation
The way in which your body reacts to harmful forces that have the potential to cause a
change in our homeostasis is: - Answer-the stress response
Having an excess of a hormone circulating in your body could occur from: - Answer-liver
or kidney malfunction
Which of these treatments is commonly used for Graves disease: - Answer-removal of
portions of the thyroid gland
Diabetes insipidus is a disease in which there is: - Answer-too little antidiuretic hormone
Which of these treatments is commonly used for Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic
Hormone Secretion (SIADH): - Answer-restricting water intake
Consider an example of a feedback loop in which compound A causes production of
compound B. In this example, if compound B increases to unacceptably high levels, the
high concentrations of compound B causes a decrease in the synthesis of compound A.
This is an example of a: - Answer-negative feedback loop
The purpose of the stress response is to: - Answer-
Dysfunction of cell receptors that cause hormonal alterations typically result from all of
the following except: - Answer-dysfunctional enzyme synthesis
, The pathophysiology of hypothyroidism includes: - Answer-impaired ability to synthesize
thyroxin or impaired secreting of thyroid stimulating hormone
The most common cause of Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion
(SIADH) is: - Answer-a tumor that secretes antidiuretic hormone ectoptically
Put the steps necessary for pregnancy in order: - Answer-first step = an egg is released
from the ovary
second step = an egg travels down the fallopian tube
third step = an egg enters the uterus
fourth step = implantation of the egg occurs
The best way to characterize the role of estrogens is: - Answer-They are produced by
both males and females and at higher concentrations in females
The function of inhibin in males is to: - Answer-
A test that involves injecting dye into the female reproductive tract to observe the
structural integrity of the tract in cases of infertility is known as a: - Answer-
hysterosalpingography
The complete cessation of ovarian activity is known as: - Answer-menopause
Treatment of testicular cancer may include: - Answer-surgical removal of all or part of
the testicles
The most common treatment proceedure for benign prostatic hyperplasia involves: -
Answer-surgically removing the part of the prostate that blocks the urethra
Two hormones that may contribute to prostate cancer when present at increased
concentrations are: - Answer-androgens and estrogens
Endocrine tissues include all of the following except: - Answer-muscles
The most common method through which hormones are regulated is a: - Answer-
negative feedback loop
Match the hormone with the part of the pituitary that processes the hormone:
oxytocin
corticotroptin-releasing hormone
thyrotropin-releasing hormone
antidiuretic hormone - Answer-oxytocin = posterior pituitary
corticotroptin-releasing hormone = anterior pituitary
thyrotropin-releasing hormone = anterior pituitary
antidiuretic hormone = posterior pituitary