The adrenal glands are located ________ to the parietal peritoneum and each has a cortex of a ________ color.
A. anterior, brown
B. anterior, yellow
C. posterior, brown
D. posterior, yellow
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Question 2) What is the function of the mineralocorticoids secreted by the adrenal gland?
A. Regulate glucose levels in the blood
B. Act as secondary sex hormones
C. Stimulate metabolism of lipids
D. Regulate electrolyte concentration in body fluids
E. Stimulate metabolism of proteins
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Question 3) Which region of the adrenal cortex synthesizes glucocorticoids?
A. Zona reticularis
B. Zona glucosa
C. Zona papillarosa
D. Zona fasciculata
E. Zona glomerulosa
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Question 4) You are shadowing an endocrinologist who is examining a patient complaining of weakness, weight loss, and heat intolerance.
The doctor points out the patient's obvious exophthalmos and asks for your diagnosis. What would you speculate is the patient's problem?
A. Hyposecretion of parathyroid hormone
B. Hypersecretion of parathyroid hormone
C. Hyposecretion of thyroid hormone
D. Hypersecretion of thyroid hormone
E. Hyposecretion of calcitonin
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Question 5) The release of hormones from the adrenal cortex is stimulated by
A. thyroid hormone.
B. adrenocorticotropic hormone.
C. oxytocin.
D. antidiuretic hormone.
E. luteinizing hormone.
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Question 6) When follicular cells of the thyroid are stimulated to secrete thyroid hormone (TH), they take up TH precursors from the inside of the follicle, transport and enzymatically modify them within a lysosome, and release TH to the blood.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Question 7) Excessive secretion of growth hormone in adults can cause
A. Graves disease.
B. acromegaly.
C. pituitary gigantism.
D. pituitary dwarfism.
E. Cushing syndrome.
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Question 8) Exercise causes a(n) _______ in growth hormone (GH) levels; a rise in amino acid levels or decrease in glucose levels causes a(n) ________ in GH levels.
A. increase, increase
B. increase, decrease
C. decrease, decrease
D. decrease, increase
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Question 9) The thyroid gland is located
A. anterior to the atria of the heart.
B. immediately anterior to the trachea.
C. immediately superior to the larynx.
D. immediately posterior to the cricoid cartilage.
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Question 10) Which is not true about the thyroid gland?
A. It requires iodine to synthesize thyroid hormone.
B. It is located on the anterior surface of the trachea, inferior to the thyroid cartilage.
C. It has two lobes connected by a central portion called the commissure.
D. It secretes thyroid hormone in response to stimulation by TSH.
E. An enlargement of the thyroid gland is called a goiter.
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