Growth Hormone
Test Your Knowledge on Growth Hormone
Welcome to the Growth Hormone Quiz! This quiz is designed to test your understanding of growth hormone, its fun
Key Topics Covered:
- IGF and its role in growth hormone secretion
- Regulation of growth hormone release
- Clinical manifestations of acromegaly
- Diagnosis of pituitary adenomas
IGF is released from the _______ after binding of _______.
Liver; GHIH
Liver; GHRH
Liver; GH
Anterior pituitary; GHRH
Anterior pituitary; GH
Downregulation of GH release involves all of the following EXCEPT...
IGF
GHRH
GHIH
Somatostatin
Somatomedin
GH release is pulsatile and is at it's highest...
In the presence of hypoglycemia
With increased IGF
During stress
During sleep
When amino acids are low
GH is responsible for stimulating all of the following EXCEPT...
Breakdown of skeletal muscle into ketones
Protein synthesis
Lipolysis
Gluconeogenesis
IGF secretion from liver
All of the following are common clinical manifestations of acromegaly EXCEPT...
Colon polyps
Sudden onset
Sleep apnea
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Excessive sweating
All of the following suggest the presence of a pituitary adenoma EXCEPT....
Superior bowing of the optic chiasm
Bilateral involvement of inner ear structures
Invasion of lesion into left cavernous sinus
Encasement of internal carotid artery by lesion
Bitemporal hemianopsia
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