Chapter 10 Quiz

Question 1

Hypersecretion of the growth hormone after adulthood and results in abnormal enlargement of the extremities

Answer 1

Acromegaly

Question 2

Uncommon condition characterized by insufficient production of adreno-cortical steroid.

Answer 2

Addison Disease

Question 3

Adrenal hyperplasia caused by ACTH secreting adenoma of the pituitary

Answer 3

Cushing syndrome

Question 4

Results from a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism; the cause is believed to be failure of the pancreas to secrete adequate insulin

Answer 4

Diabetes mellitus

Question 5

Protrusion of the eyes caused by edema associated with hyperthyroidism

Answer 5

Exophthalmos

Question 6

Enlargement of the thyroid gland causing swelling in the front of the neck

Answer 6

Goiter

Question 7

Also known as hyperthyroidism

Answer 7

Graves disease

Question 8

Excess thyroid hormone that usually occurs in women between ages 30-40years

Answer 8

Hyperthyroidism

Question 9

Increased secretions of the parathyroid hormone

Answer 9

Hyperthyroidism

Question 10

Results from deficiency of the growth hormone; in children it results in dwarfism and in adults it results in Simmonds disease

Answer 10

Hypopituitarism

Question 11

Undersecretion of the thyroid hormone

Answer 11

Hypothyroidism

Question 12

Condition of nonpitting edema associated with hypothyroidism

Answer 12

Myxedema

Question 13

A tumor of the adrenal medulla affecting children under the age of 5

Answer 13

Neuroblastoma

Question 14

Benign neoplasm that most commonly arises from the adrenal medulla

Answer 14

Pheochromocytoma

Question 15

Caused by the parathyroid gland secreting excess parathyroid hormone

Answer 15

Primary hyperparathyroidism

Question 16

Normal development in the first year followed by retardation of growth, and a senile appearance characterized by dry, wrinkled skin, total alopecia, and birdlike features

Answer 16

Progeria

Question 17

Excess parathyroid hormone is secreted because of some influence on the parathyroid gland rather than from something being wrong with the gland themselves

Answer 17

Secondary hyperparathyroidism

Question 18

Trauma or inflammation (including tumors) of the anterior pituitary lobe creating insufficiency of hormone secretions

Answer 18

Simmonds syndrome

Question 19

Benign neoplasm of the thyroid gland; it is rarely symptomatic but palpable

Answer 19

Thyroid adenoma

Question 20

A rare type of diabetes caused by the kidney’s failure to reabsorb water due to deficient antidiuretic hormone

Answer 20

Diabetes insipidus