WorksheetsEndocrine System Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which hormone increases serum calcium?
Calcitonin
Parathyroid hormone
Insulin
Glucagon
Calcitonin is secreted by?
Chief cells
Parafollicular cells
Beta cells
Alpha cells
Parathyroid hormone acts on?
Bone
Kidney
Intestine
All of the above
Vitamin D increases calcium absorption from?
Liver
Kidney
Intestine
Skin
Hypocalcemia causes?
Hyperexcitability
Paralysis
Diabetes
Hypertension
Causative hormone in rickets?
Parathyroid hormone
Calcitonin
Vitamin D
Insulin
Gigantism is due to excess of?
TSH
ACTH
Growth hormone
Insulin
Gigantism occurs before?
Birth
Puberty
Menopause
Old age
Dwarfism is caused by deficiency of?
GH
TSH
Insulin
FSH
Pituitary dwarfism differs from thyroid dwarfism because?
Proportionate body
Delayed puberty
Mental retardation
All of the above
Cretinism is associated with?
GH deficiency
Insulin deficiency
Thyroid hormone deficiency
Cortisol excess
T3 compared to T4 is?
Less active
More active
Equal
No activity
Major circulating thyroid hormone?
T3
T4
Calcitonin
Thyroglobulin
Thyroid hormones act via?
Nuclear receptors
Cell surface receptors
Ion channels
GPCR
Hyperthyroidism shows which sign?
Bradycardia
Weight gain
Weight loss
Constipation
Exophthalmos is characteristic of?
Hypothyroidism
Hyperthyroidism
Cushing’s disease
Addison’s disease
Myxedema occurs in?
Hyperthyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Acromegaly
Cushing’s disease
Myxedema is common in?
Children
Adults
Elderly
Neonates
Chvostek's sign is due to?
Hypercalcemia
Hypocalcemia
Hypernatremia
Hyponatremia
Trousseau’s sign is seen in?
Hypocalcemia
Hypercalcemia
Hyponatremia
Hyperkalemia
