ENDOCRINE SYSTEM: ADRENAL AND b.

Hypothyroidism
THYROID GLAND c. Graves disease
GROUP 2 d. Morquio syndrome
50 Items Quiz 8. Zona Reticularis serves as a
precursor for the synthesis of many other
1. Which of the following is a function hormones produced by the adrenal gland,
of aldosterone? such as
a. Regulating heart rate a. Estrogen
b. Regulating body temperature b. Cortisol
c. Regulating water balance c. Both
d. Regulating metabolism d. Neither
2. The thyroid gland consists mainly of 9. Thyroid hormone increase the
spherical follicles composed of simple metabolic activity and overproduction of this
epithelium of thyrocytes surrounding a hormone may lead to a disease known as
lumen with ¬______ graves disease.
a. Thyroglobulin: precursor for the a. First statement is true
active thyroid hormones b. First statement is false
b. Thyroglobulin: a small glycoprotein c. Second statement is false because
c. Both a and b the disease is hypothyroidism
d. Iodothyronine d. The statements are all true.
3. zones of adrenal cortex include 10. Calcitonin is secreted when blood
a. zona glomerulosa concentration of Ca2+ becomes ¬¬¬¬-
b. zona fasciculosa ______ and causes Ca2+ to _______ to
c. zona reticularta their normal range
d. all of the above a. Too low, decrease
4. Which of the following hormones is b. Too low, increase
produced by the thyroid gland? c. Too high, decrease
a. Cortisol d. Too high, increase
b. Aldosterone 11. Parafollicular cell:_______. Follicular
c. Thyroxine cell: __________
d. None of the choices a. Calcitonin, thyroxin and
5. The cortex stimulate renal triiodothyronine
reabsorption of water and________ and b. Calcitonin, T3 and T4
secretion of _____ to maintain c. Thyroxin and triiodothyronine,
________balance. Calcitonin
a. Na+ , K+ , salt and water d. A and B are correct
b. Na+ , K+ , salt and potassium 12. All of the following are included in
c. There is no correct answer since the production of Thyroid Hormone except:
medulla stimulates renal reabsorption a. Secretion of T3 and T4
d. Either a or b is correct b. Formation of T3 and T4
6. The medulla increases heart rate c. Production of thyroxine
and blood pressure because its major d. Uptake of iodine
hormone is/are: 13. Which of the following is true
a. Epinephrine regarding the production of Thyroid
b. Norepinephrine Hormone:
c. Both a and b a. Production of thyroxine
d. None of the above b. Production thyroglobulin
7. manifested by tiredness, weight c. Production of T3 and T4
gain, intolerance of cold, and decreased d. Production of triiodothyronine
ability to concentrate. 14. Iodination of tyrosyl residues
a. Hyperthyroidism a. Occurs in thyroglobulin
b. Involves in coupling reaction d. immunoglobulin
c. Both
d. Neither 23. inhibits the osteoclast activity
15. What is the central part of the a. thyroxin
adrenal gland, surrounded by the cortex? b. pyramidalin
a. adrenal medulla c. Calcitonin
b. adrenal cortex d. thyroglobulin
c. adrenal mucosa 24. zones of adrenal cortex exclude
d. zona a. fasciculosa
16. The main secreting cells of the b. reticularis
adrenal medulla c. glomerulosa
a. Follicular cell d. fasciculata
b. Islet cell 25. which is true about Follicular cells?
c. chromaffin cells a. small amount RER
d. adrenal cell b. rich in RER
17. The thyroid gland is? c. larger than parafollicular cells
a. spindle-shaped d. sma
b. butterfly-shaped 26. Parafollicular cell is also called?
c. pine cone-shaped a. C cell
d. flower – shaped b. T cell
18. thyroid gland synthesize/synthesizes c. B cell
the? d. P cell
a. T4 27. it is the precursor for the active
b. T3 thyroid hormones.
c. both a & b a. thyroglobulin
d. neither b. thyroxine
19. Which is true about parenchyma c. thyromoglobin
a. Thick cell wall d. triiodothyronine
b. millions of rounded epithelial thyroid 28. The ___________ is a key survival
follicles mechanism, and causes a number of
c. central lumen densely filled with physiological changes, such as increased
gelatinous basophilic cardiac output and increased glycogenolysis
d. none of the above in liver and muscle tissue.
20. colloid consists of two lobes united a. “fight or flight response”
by a/an b. Positive feedback mechanism
a. isthmus c. Negative feedback reflex
b. pyramidal lobe d. Grave’s response
c. calcitonin 29. How many adrenal gland a person
d. thymus have?
21. In which a large quantity of secretory a. 4
product is stored b. 3
a. exocrine gland c. 2
b. apocrine gland d. 1
c. endocrine gland 30. What is the associated disease of
d. holocrine gland adrenal cortex?
a. Addison disease
22. It helps to regulate the Ca2+ levels b. Adrenal cortical insufficiency
in your blood by decreasing its c. Both a and b
a. thyroxin d. Letter c
b. thyroglobulin 31. What is the main function of
c. calcitonin aldosterone?
a. Regulating blood sugar levels
b. Regulating body temperature 39. zone of adrenal cortex except
c. Regulating electrolyte balance a. reticulata
d. Regulating sleep-wake cycle b. fasciculosa
32. What is released in response to c. either
activation of the sympathetic nervous d. neither
system, fibres of which are carried to the
adrenal medulla by the thoracic splanchnic 40. distinct tissues of adrenal gland
nerves. include
a. Adrenaline a. adrenal mucosa, adrenal medulla
b. Acetylcholine b. adrenal mucosa, adrenal cortex
c. Vasopressin c. adrenal gland has no distinct tissues
d. Acetylcholine d. there in no correct answer
41. thyroid gland is the also known as
33. symptoms of Phaeochromocytoma the master-gland
a. tachycardia a. true
b. bradycardia b. false
c. dyspnea 42. Where does the adrenal gland
d. weight gain located?
a. Bottom of kidney
34. symptoms of Phaeochromocytoma b. Inferior to kiney
a. hypertension c. Top of each kidney
b. hypotension d. No answer
c. proteinuria 43. the outer covering of adrenal gland?
d. hematuria a. Capsule
35. not a symptom of b. Coat
Phaeochromocytoma c. Membrane
a. anxiety d. Adrenal Cover
b. palpitation 44. Which of the following glands is
c. tachycardia responsible for producing cortisol?
d. bradycardia a. Thyroid gland
b. Adrenal cortex
36. The medulla plays a very important c. Adrenal medulla
role in _________ d. Parathyroid gland
a. Homeostasis 45. Which of the following hormones is
b. Chemostasis produced by the adrenal medulla?
c. Hemostasis a. Cortisol
d. Hematopoiesis b. Aldosterone
c. Epinephrine
37. The adrenal glands, also known as d. Thyroxine
___________ 46. What is the primary function of
a. Intra-renal glands epinephrine?
b. Anti-renal glands a. Regulating blood pressure
c. supra-renal glands b. Regulating calcium levels
d. none of the above c. Regulating growth and development
d. Regulating body temperature
38. regions of adrenal glands excludes: 47. Which of the following hormones is
a. outer adrenal cortex NOT produced by the adrenal cortex?
b. inner adrenal medulla a. Cortisol
c. neither a or b b. Aldosterone
d. both a or b c. Thyroxine
d. Androgens
48. What are the functions of cortisol?
a. Regulating electrolyte balance
b. Regulating blood sugar levels
c. Reducing blood sugar
d. Promoting bone growth
49. What is the main function of the
thyroid gland?
a. Regulating body temperature
b. Regulating blood pressure
c. Regulating calcium levels
d. Regulating metabolism
50. What is the primary function of
thyroxine?
a. Regulating blood sugar levels
b. Regulating electrolyte balance
c. Regulating heart rate
d. Regulating metabolism