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WorksheetsEndo Exam 1 - Pituitary Gland - Jones
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 3hrs 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the two main cell classes in the anterior pituitary
a)
Leukocytes
b)
Neutrophils
c)
Basophils
d)
Acidophils
e)
Monocytes
2.
What are the secreting acidophil cells
a)
somatotropes
b)
lactotropes
c)
gonadotropes
d)
corticotropes
e)
thyrotropes<br />
3.
What are the secreting basophil cells
a)
somatotropes
b)
lactotropes
c)
gonadotropes
d)
corticotropes
e)
thyrotropes<br />
4.
What do somatotropes secrete
a)
growth hormone
b)
prolactin
c)
FSH, LH
d)
adrenocorticotropic hormone
e)
TSH
5.
What do lactotropes secrete
a)
growth hormone
b)
prolactin
c)
FSH, LH
d)
adrenocorticotropic hormone
e)
TSH
6.
What do gonadotropes secrete
a)
growth hormone
b)
prolactin
c)
FSH, LH
d)
adrenocorticotropic hormone
e)
TSH
7.
What do corticotropes secrete
a)
growth hormone
b)
prolactin
c)
FSH, LH
d)
adrenocorticotropic hormone
e)
TSH
8.
What do thyrotropes secrete
a)
growth hormone
b)
prolactin
c)
FSH, LH
d)
adrenocorticotropic hormone
e)
TSH
9.
What does the hypothalamus release to make growth hormone
a)
corticotropin-releasing hormone
b)
thyrotropin-releasing hormone
c)
gonadotropin-releasing hormone
d)
growth hormone-releasing hormone
e)
prolactin-releasing hormone
10.
What does the hypothalamus release to make prolactin
a)
corticotropin-releasing hormone
b)
thyrotropin-releasing hormone
c)
gonadotropin-releasing hormone
d)
growth hormone-releasing hormone
e)
prolactin-releasing hormone
11.
What does the hypothalamus release to make LH and FSH
a)
corticotropin-releasing hormone
b)
thyrotropin-releasing hormone
c)
gonadotropin-releasing hormone
d)
growth hormone-releasing hormone
e)
prolactin-releasing hormone
12.
What does the hypothalamus release to make thyroid stimulating hormone
a)
corticotropin-releasing hormone
b)
thyrotropin-releasing hormone
c)
gonadotropin-releasing hormone
d)
growth hormone-releasing hormone
e)
prolactin-releasing hormone
13.
What does the hypothalamus release to make ACTH and beta-LPH
a)
corticotropin-releasing hormone
b)
thyrotropin-releasing hormone
c)
gonadotropin-releasing hormone
d)
growth hormone-releasing hormone
e)
prolactin-releasing hormone
14.
What does the anterior pituitary release when it is signaled by CRH
a)
beta-LPH & ACTH
b)
TSH
c)
LH & FSH
d)
Growth hormone
e)
Prolactin
15.
What does the anterior pituitary release when it is signaled by TRH
a)
beta-LPH & ACTH
b)
TSH
c)
LH & FSH
d)
Growth hormone
e)
Prolactin
16.
What does the anterior pituitary release when it is signaled by GnRH
a)
beta-LPH & ACTH
b)
TSH
c)
LH & FSH
d)
Growth hormone
e)
Prolactin
17.
What does the anterior pituitary release when it is signaled by GRH
a)
beta-LPH & ACTH
b)
TSH
c)
LH & FSH
d)
Growth hormone
e)
Prolactin
18.
What does the anterior pituitary release when it is signaled by PRH
a)
beta-LPH & ACTH
b)
TSH
c)
LH & FSH
d)
Growth hormone
e)
Prolactin
19.
What are some stimuli for release of growth hormone
a)
Age, Time of Day
b)
hypoglycemia, low plasma free fatty acids, increased blood amino acids
c)
starvation, stress, excitement, exercise
d)
other hormones (estrogen, androgens, ghrelin)
e)
dopamine and L-dopa agonists
20.
What type of receptor does growth hormone act through
a)
tyrosine kinases
b)
membrane receptors
c)
Gq
d)
cAMP
e)
cGMP
21.
What are direct effects of anti-insulin actions of growth hormone
a)
increased blood sugar
b)
increased lipolysis
c)
increased protein synthesis, cell growth, and proliferation
d)
increased cartilage formation and skeletal growth
22.
What are the direct effects of the liver creating insulin-like growth factors from growth hormone stimulation
a)
increased blood sugar
b)
increased lipolysis
c)
increased protein synthesis, cell growth, and proliferation
d)
increased cartilage formation and skeletal growth
23.
What are 3 issues that can arise with low levels of growth hormone before puberty
a)
hyposecretion
b)
Laron dwarfs
c)
African Pygmy
d)
tumor in GH inhibiting cells of pituitary<br />
e)
giantism
24.
What is it called when a patient has pituitary dwarfism (all or samatotropes) where growth is severely impaired and is treated with hGH
a)
hyposecretion
b)
Laron dwarfs
c)
African Pygmy
d)
tumor in GH inhibiting cells of pituitary<br />
e)
giantism
25.
What is the diagnosis for someone before puberty who has GH receptors on the target liver cells that are defective and no IGF's are produced
a)
hyposecretion
b)
Laron dwarfs
c)
African Pygmy
d)
tumor in GH inhibiting cells of pituitary<br />
e)
giantism
26.
What is the diagnosis for a patient who lacks a rise in IGF during puberty
a)
hyposecretion
b)
Laron dwarfs
c)
African Pygmy
d)
tumor in GH inhibiting cells of pituitary<br />
e)
giantism
27.
What is the diagnosis when an adult has no growth impairement due to the growth plate being fused but has low levels of GH
a)
hyposecretion
b)
Laron dwarfs
c)
African Pygmy
d)
tumor in GH inhibiting cells of pituitary<br />
e)
giantism
28.
Low levels of GH in adults can have symptoms such as
a)
hypoglycemia
b)
more fat, less muscle
c)
decreases thyroid hormone
d)
decreases adrenal hormone
e)
increases adrenal hormone
29.
What is the treatment for low GH levels in adults
a)
somatostatin analogues
b)
GH receptor antagonists
c)
surgical removal of tumors
d)
growth hormone therapy replacement
30.
What is the diagnosis for someone who has an over activity of acidophils prior to fusion of growth plates
a)
hyposecretion
b)
Laron dwarfs
c)
African Pygmy
d)
Acromegaly
e)
giantism
31.
What are some symptoms of Gigantism
a)
hyperglycemia
b)
larger organs
c)
hypoglycemia
d)
smaller organs
e)
increased prolactin
32.
What is the diagnosis when a person has an acidophilic tumor after puberty with no increase in height but their bones are thicker
a)
hyposecretion
b)
Laron dwarfs
c)
African Pygmy
d)
Acromegaly
e)
giantism
33.
What are symptoms of acromegaly
a)
hyperglycemia
b)
increased prolactin
c)
soft tissue growth (hands and feet)
d)
larger organs
e)
decreased prolactin
34.
What are treatment options for acromegaly
a)
somatostatin analogues
b)
GH receptor antagonists
c)
surgical removal of tumors
d)
growth hormone therapy replacement
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