MA module B Week 5

Cushing's disease is

• a thyroid gland disorder

• hyperfunctioning of the adrenal cortex

• hypofunctioning of the adrenal cortex

Check all the statements that are TRUE about ketone bodies.

• They are a waste material of fat metabolism.

• They occur when a patient with diabetes does not have enough insulin available to attach to glucose in the bloodstream.

• They are created in the bloodstream when protein must be used for energy.

• None of these are true.

The posterior lobe of the pituitary (neurohypophysis) produces which of the following?

• antidiuretic hormone

• prolactin

• growth hormone

• thyroid stimulating hormone

• glucose

A urine pregnancy test result is positive

• from implantation of the fertilized egg through delivery

• only before implantation of the fertilzed egg.

• from fertilization through the first trimester.

• from implantation of the fertilized egg through the first trimester.

One of the first detectable signs of renal disease is

• proteinuria

• pyuria

• myoglobinuria

• hematuria

The most common urine test for pregnancy is

• lateral flow immunoassay

• clinitest

• CLIA

• bilateral flow immunoassay

• none of these

Which of the following refers to the passage of urine from the body?

• micturition

• voiding

• urination

• all of the above

An androgen is

• a chemical that aids in cellular production

• a hormone that maintains glucose levels

• testosterone

• produced by the body to maintain bone health.

What regulates the amount of calcium in the blood and bones?

• thyroxine

• parathyroid hormone

• prostaglandins

• thyroid-stimulating hormone

The islets of which endocrine gland regulates the blood glucose levels?