endocrine

Which anterior pituitary hormone is regulated primarily by inhibitory control rather than stimulatory input?

• A. TSH

• B. LH

• C. FSH

• D. Prolactin

• E. GH

Which hormone is secreted in a pulsatile and circadian manner, and contributes to glucose regulation by increasing insulin resistance in peripheral tissues?

• A. ACTH

• B. Growth Hormone

• C. Cortisol

• D. Glucagon

• E. TSH

What would you expect in a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism?

• A. High calcium, low phosphate, high PTH

• B. Low calcium, high phosphate, low PTH

• C. High calcium, high phosphate, low PTH

• D. Low calcium, low phosphate, high PTH

• E. Normal calcium, high phosphate, high PTH

A surgeon accidentally injures a structure running behind the thyroid gland during surgery. The patient later develops hoarseness. What nerve was most likely injured?

• A. Superior laryngeal nerve

• B. Hypoglossal nerve

• C. Recurrent laryngeal nerve

• D. Glossopharyngeal nerve

• E. Cervical sympathetic trunk

In a section of the posterior pituitary, a large eosinophilic swelling is seen along an axon, near capillaries . This structure contains neurosecretory granules

Identify the  structure?

• A. Pituicyte

• B. Capillary

• C. Herring body

• D. Chromophobe

• E. Microglia