Insulin Deficiency Or Resistance Leading To Hyperglycemia And Ketoacidosis

Question: Which is a function of the thyroid gland?

  1. secretes immunologic substances

  2. b. secretes thymosin

  3. c. secretes corticosteroids

  4. d. secretes thyroid-stimulating hormone

  5. e. secretes thyroxine

  6. Answer: e. secretes thyroxine

  7. Question: What is another name for the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland?

  8. a. Hypophysis

  9. b. hypothalamus

  10. c. adenohypophysis

  11. d. neurohypophysis

  12. e. thalamus

  13. Answer: c. adenohypophysis

  14. Question: Which of the following secretes cortisol?

  15. a. testes

  16. b. ovaries

  17. c. adrenal medulla

  18. d. adrenal cortex

  19. e. pituitary gland

  20. Answer: d. adrenal cortex

  21. Question: Which is a hormone secreted by the pancreas?

  22. a. estrogen

  23. b. insulin

  24. c. vasopressin

  25. d. epinephrine

  26. e. glucose

  27. Answer: b. insulin

  28. Question: Which hormone regulates calcium in the blood and bones?

  29. a. parathyroid hormone

  30. b. thyroxine

  31. c. thyroid-stimulating hormone

  32. d. prolactin

  33. e. prostaglandins

  34. Answer: a. parathyroid hormone

  35. Question: Which hormone stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete hormones?

  36. a. growth hormone

  37. b. ADH

  38. c. ACTH

  39. d. Cortisone

  40. e. Secretin

  41. Answer: c. ACTH

  42. Question: Which is an example of an electrolyte?

  43. a. insulin

  44. b. sodium

  45. c. renin

  46. d. glucagon

  47. e. steroid

  48. Answer: b. sodium

  49. Question: Which is an element that is present in thyroxine?

  50. a. iron

  51. b. calcium

  52. c. vitamin D

  53. d. Glucose

  54. e. Iodine

  55. Answer: e. iodine

  56. Question: Which is a hormone secreted by the ovary and adrenal cortex?

  57. a. Follicle-stimulating hormone

  58. b. Luteinizing hormone

  59. c. androgen

  60. d. estrogen

  61. e. oxytocin

  62. Answer: d. estrogen

  63. Question: Which is a description of gonadotropins?

  64. a. secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland

  65. b. stimulate the growth of long bones

  66. c. stimulate glucose uptake in cells

  67. d. secreted by the testes

  68. e. stimulate the secretion of milk

  69. Answer: a. secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland

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