BHS 329 Chapter 13 Test
Questions with Correct
Answer 2024 New Update
What does excessive stimulation of endocrine gland? - Answer-hyperplasia and
excessive amount of hormone production
What does feedback mechanism impairment do? - Answer-ectopically produced
hormones
What is capable of impairing feedback mechanisms? - Answer-neoplasm ectopic
hormones
What is the most commonly produced hormones? - Answer-ADH and ACTH
What is hypopituitarism? - Answer-pituitary gland does not produce one or more
hormones
Clinical manifestations of hypopituitarism? - Answer-fatigue, weakness, anorexia,
sexual dysfunction, growth impairment, dry skin, constipation, and cold intolerance
What is hyperpituitarism? - Answer-excess of one or more pituitary hormones
Manifestations of ADH excess - Answer-fluid retention, low urine output, and
hyponatremia
Manifestations of ADH deficit - Answer-excessive urine, fatigue, vomiting, dehydration
Manifestations of cortisol excess - Answer-truncal obesity, moon face, glucose
intolerance
Manifestations of cortisol deficit - Answer-hypoglycemia, anorexia, nausea, weight loss
Manifestations of GH excess - Answer-excessive bone growth, bony proliferation,
overactive sebaceous glands
Manifestations of GH deficit - Answer-short stature, obesity, immaterial facial features,
delayed puberty
, Manifestations of mineralcorticord excess - Answer-hypertension, hypokalemia,
hypernatremia, muscle weakness
Manifestations of mineralcorticord deficit - Answer-weakness, nausea, anorexia,
hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, hypotension
Manifestations of thyroid hormone excess - Answer-hyper metabolism, weight loss,
diarrhea, goiter, exophthalmos
Manifestations of thyroid hormone deficit - Answer-hypometabolism, weight gain,
constipation, goiter, dry skin, coarse hair
Manifestations of parathyroid hormone excess - Answer-hypercalemia, excessive
osteoclastic activity and bone resorption
Manifestations of parathyroid hormone deficit - Answer-hypokalemia, muscle spasms,
hyperreflexia, seizures, bone deformities
What is diabetes insipidus? - Answer-insufficient ADH that results in the inability of the
body to concentrate or retain water
hormones - Answer-chemicals that affect growth and/or function of other target tissues
Hormone functions include: - Answer-metabolic, growth, muscles and fat distribution,
fluid and electrolyte balance, sexual development, reproduction
features of hormones - Answer-control, patterns, feedback, action, receptor binding
what is the HPA? - Answer-hypothalamic-pituitary axis which controls synthesis and
secretion of hormones
what hormones are produced by the hypothalamus? - Answer-releasing hormones
(GHRH, TRH, CRH, GnRH) and inhibiting hormones (somatostatin and dopamine)
what responses to hypothalamic triggers? - Answer-pituitary gland
how do hormones get to anterior pituitary from hypothalamus? - Answer-travel through
hypophyseal portal system (blood vessels)
how to hormones reach posterior pituitary from hypothalamus? - Answer-travel along
nerve axons
what is the action of prolactin? - Answer-travels to anterior and is released unchanged
into the circulation
