Radiology Pathology Chapter 11 Questions and
Answers
Acromegaly is a disorder caused by a disturbance in the pituitary gland resulting in an excessive
secretion of:
a. FSH.
b. TH.
c. GH.
d. PTH. ✔️✔️C
Diabetes insipidus is a disorder that results when the _____ secretes an insufficient level of
ADH.
a. adrenal cortex
b. adrenal medulla
c. anterior pituitary gland
d. posterior pituitary gland ✔️✔️D
Sheehan syndrome is associated with:
a. hypothyroidism.
b. hyperthyroidism.
c. hypopituitarism.
d. hyperpituitarism. ✔️✔️C
Which pathology results from a dysfunction within the adrenal cortex leading to hypersecretion
of glucocorticoids from the anterior pituitary? a. Addison disease
b. Cushing syndrome
c. Graves disease
d. Paget disease ✔️✔️B
, What syndrome is associated with chronic hyperglycemia in combination with glucose
intolerance and alterations in the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins?
a. Cushing
b. Diabetes mellitus
c. Diabetes insipidus
d. Metabolic ✔️✔️B
Grave disease is associated with:
a. hypothyroidism.
b. hyperthyroidism.
c. hypopituitarism.
d. hyperpituitarism. ✔️✔️B
1. Females are two to three times more likely to develop malignant neoplasm of the thyroid
gland than males. ✔️✔️T
Hyperthyroidism is a fairly common disease of the endocrine system that affects the skeletal
system. ✔️✔️F
The outer portion of the adrenal glands, the adrenal cortex, is responsible for corticosteroid
production. ✔️✔️T
The thymus gland is vital to maintaining normal blood pressure and in regulating tissue growth
and development. ✔️✔️F
Calcitonin is an antagonist of PTH and serves to lower blood calcium. ✔️✔️T
Glucagon promotes the breakdown within the liver of glycogen to glucose. ✔️✔️T
Answers
Acromegaly is a disorder caused by a disturbance in the pituitary gland resulting in an excessive
secretion of:
a. FSH.
b. TH.
c. GH.
d. PTH. ✔️✔️C
Diabetes insipidus is a disorder that results when the _____ secretes an insufficient level of
ADH.
a. adrenal cortex
b. adrenal medulla
c. anterior pituitary gland
d. posterior pituitary gland ✔️✔️D
Sheehan syndrome is associated with:
a. hypothyroidism.
b. hyperthyroidism.
c. hypopituitarism.
d. hyperpituitarism. ✔️✔️C
Which pathology results from a dysfunction within the adrenal cortex leading to hypersecretion
of glucocorticoids from the anterior pituitary? a. Addison disease
b. Cushing syndrome
c. Graves disease
d. Paget disease ✔️✔️B
, What syndrome is associated with chronic hyperglycemia in combination with glucose
intolerance and alterations in the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins?
a. Cushing
b. Diabetes mellitus
c. Diabetes insipidus
d. Metabolic ✔️✔️B
Grave disease is associated with:
a. hypothyroidism.
b. hyperthyroidism.
c. hypopituitarism.
d. hyperpituitarism. ✔️✔️B
1. Females are two to three times more likely to develop malignant neoplasm of the thyroid
gland than males. ✔️✔️T
Hyperthyroidism is a fairly common disease of the endocrine system that affects the skeletal
system. ✔️✔️F
The outer portion of the adrenal glands, the adrenal cortex, is responsible for corticosteroid
production. ✔️✔️T
The thymus gland is vital to maintaining normal blood pressure and in regulating tissue growth
and development. ✔️✔️F
Calcitonin is an antagonist of PTH and serves to lower blood calcium. ✔️✔️T
Glucagon promotes the breakdown within the liver of glycogen to glucose. ✔️✔️T
