Chapter 4 Endocrine System Quiz

Acromegaly is caused from a hypersecretion of human growth hormone that occurs:

• After puberty

• Before puberty

• At birth

• None of the above

Inadequate amounts of dietary iodine may be the same cause of:

• Graves' disease

• A simple nontoxic goiter

• Addison's disease

• None of the above

A calculated diet and exercise, blood and urine testing, and insulin administration are treatment for:

• Gestational diabetes

• Diabetes insipidus

• Diabetes mellitus

• None of the above

Hyperglycemia, thirst, nausea, vomiting, and dry skin are all symptoms of:

• Diabetic coma

• Insulin shock

• Gestational diabetes

• None of the above

Any dysfunction of the endocrine system may result in a(an):

• Increasing of secretion of hormones

• Decreasing of secretion of hormones

• Both of the above

• None of the above

A conscious person experiencing insulin shock requires:

• Insulin

• Glucose

• Simple sugar

• None of the above

Dwarfism is caused by:

• Cranial tumor

• After birth

• Both a and b

• None of the above

Cushing's syndrome causes symptoms of:

• Weight loss, rash, and alopecia

• Fatigue, muscle weakness, and changes in body appearance

• A bright red rash and itching

• None of the above

Palpation of a hard, painless lump or nodule on the thyroid gland, vocal and cord paralysis, obstructive symptoms, and cervical-lymph adenopathy all indicate:

• An evaluation for cancer of the thyroid gland

• A diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome

• A diagnosis of acromegaly

• None of the above

Addison's disease had a gradual onset and involves:

• Parathyroid glands

• Pancreas

• Adrenal glands

• Thyroid gland