Chemical Eric Case Study

Chemical Eric Case Study

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Multiple Choice

The pituitary does not release many hormones that act directly on your body. Instead, the hormones it releases tend to:

• Trigger other endocrine glands.

• Act as negative feedback loops

• Affect your brain

• Cause symptoms of crazed lust in males

• Be illegal.

Multiple Choice

What hormonal problems could be causing Eric's issues?

• Thyroid isn't working

• pituitary has problems

• Testes didn't mature

• Adrenal glands are cancerous

Multiple Choice

The pituitary gland is located

• below the brain, attached to the hypothalamus

• inside the spinal cord

• deep inside the brain

• on top of the kidneys

Multiple Choice

Based on the diagram in the previous slide,

• The anterior pituitary probably collects hormones made by the hypothalamus, and the posterior pituitary probably makes hormones under the direction of the hypothalamus.

• The posterior pituitary probably collects hormones made by the hypothalamus, and the anterior pituitary probably makes hormones under the direction of the hypothalamus.

Poll

Should Dr. Kidd tell Eric that he is probably sterile?

• Yes

• No

• Ask if he wants to know

Multiple Choice

What treatment, to reverse Eric's sterility, could Dr. Kidd try?

• Growth Hormone

• Luteinizing Hormone

• Follice Stimulating Hormone

• Prolactin

Open Ended

Why was Eric growing facial hair?

Multiple Choice

Which disorder is characterized by the oversecretion of growth hormone in adulthood?

• Diabetes mellitus

• Acromegaly

• Myxedema

• Dwarfism

Open Ended

Why did he need jaw surgery?

Multiple Choice

Eric's kidneys are so active at night because...

• He drinks too much because he is unhappy

• He doesn't make enough cortisone, which is a stress manager

• He doesn't make enough antidiuretic hormone

• His blood sugar levels are too high

Multiple Choice

Can you live without a pituitary?

• No

• Yes, if you get replacement signals from the hypothalamus

• Yes, if you get replacement pituitary hormones (like FSH and TSH)

• Yes, if you get replacement end stage hormones, like thyroid and testosterone

• C or D would work