The Endocrine System

Parathyroid hormone ___ blood calcium levels

Increases

Decreases

Parathyroid hormone causes:

The kidneys to excrete calcium

The intestines to excrete calcium

The bones to release calcium

Aldosterone is produced by the:

Adrenal cortex

Adrenal medulla

Anterior pituitary gland

A person with an increased pulse rate, weight loss, nervousness, and protrusion of the eyes likely has:

Myxoedema

Addison's disease

Hyperthyroidism

Aldosterone causes an increase in:

Water retention

Urine production

Iodine combines with ___ to make thyroxin

Calcitonin

Thyroglobulin

Insulin

The ___ assists in the fight or flight response

Thyroid gland

Adrenal medulla

Anterior pituitary gland

Parathyroid gland

Oxytocin is released from the:

Adrenal cortex

Anterior pituitary gland

Posterior pituitary gland

Hypothyroidism from birth and infancy is called:

Myxoedema

Cretinism

People who "feel the cold" have:

Diabetes mellitus

Cushing's disease

Hypothyroidism

Hyperparathyroidism causes:

Hypocalcemia

Hypercalcemia

Calcitonin:

Increases osteoclast action

Is released by the parathyroid gland

Causes calcium deposit in the bones

Adrenaline stimulates an increase in blood glucose

True

False

Elevated BP due to Na+ and water retention, moon face, acne, and buffalo hump shoulders are all seen with:

Addison's disease

Cushing's disease

Diabetes mellitus I

Aldosterone is released due to the juxtaglomerular apparatus of the nephron, releasing:

Angiotensinogen

Renin

ADH

An overproduction of growth hormone causes:

Acromegaly in adults

Dwarfism in children

Hypoaldosteronism:

Occurs with Addison's disease

Causes polyuria

Causes bronzed skin

All of these

Which of the following is true?

People with Cushing's are thin and have a high BMR

Masculine hair growth (beards, etc.) in females is called hirsutism

Adrenaline is released from the adrenal cortex

Cortisol production decreases during stress

Cortisol causes the production of glucose from fats and proteins, this is called:

Glycogenolysis

Glycolysis

Gluconeogenesis

Glycogenesis

Insulin ___ the amount of glucose in the blood

Increases

Decreases

Banting and Best discovered:

Penicillin

Insulin

Thyroxin

With type I diabetes mellitus:

Insulin is produced, but not in a sufficient quantity

Occurs during pregnancy

Exercise and diet may be appropriate treatments

It is an autoimmune disorder and the beta cells of the pancreas produce no insulin

Thyroid follicle cells are:

Simple squamous

Simple cuboidal

ADH causes ___ urine production

Decreased

Increased

Diabetes insipidus is caused by:

No ADH

No aldosterone

With diabetes insipidus, there is:

Anuria

Polyuria

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