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Endocrinology Quiz


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The pancreas produces _____ when your blood sugar level is low.

A. GH

B. ADH

C. Glucagon

D. Insulin


Which best describes the characteristics of a TARGET CELL?
A. Cell that contains receptors for a specific hormone
B. Cell that sends chemical messengers to other cells 
C. Cells that are targetted by hormones 


Cortisol increases what?

A. Glucagon

B. Insulin

C. Glycogen

D. Glucose


A patient with hypothyroidism has been started on Thyroxine. Which of the following tests is ideal to monitor his response to therapy?

A. Resting heart rate

B. Serum free T3

C. Serum T4

D. Serum TSH


___________________is located in the back portion of the third cerebral ventrical of the brain.

A. Hypothalamus

B. Pineal gland

C. Pituitry gland

D. Thymus


Glucocorticoids have proved useful in the treatment of

A. Chemotherapy induced nausea & vomiting

B. Parkinson’s disease

C. Diabetes mellitus

D. Hyperprolactinemia


What are the target organs of glucagon?

A. Liver and pancreas

B. Liver and muscles

C. Liver and brain

D. muscle and kidney


Cortisol is the metabolic response to what? 

A. Anger

B. Stress

C. Sugar

D. Depression


Too much release of thyroid hormone in the body causes:

A. Hypothyroidism

B. Hyperthyroidism

C. Goitre

D. None of the above


Which of the following hormones stimulates the kidneys to excrete more sodium decreasing blood pressure?

A. Angiotensin II

B. Aldosterone

C. Atrial natriuretic peptide hormone

D. Antidiuretic hormone


Where is testosterone made?

A. Ovaries

B. Pituitary gland

C. Testis


Where is the thyroid gland located?

A. At the base of the spine

B. In the abdomen

C. In the neck

D. In the brain


How many lobes are present in the thyroid?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4


The antithyroid drug with fastest onset of action is

A. Methimazole

B. I131

C. Propylthiouracil

D. Iodine


One of the symptoms of hypothyroidism is

A. Fatigue

B. Intolerance to cold

C. Weight gain

D. All of the above


what is the colour of the normal thyroid gland ?

A. Yellow

B. Red

C. Redish brown

D. None of these


The production of luteinising hormone stimulates the production of which hormone?
A. progestrone
B. gonadotrophin releasing hormone
C. oestrogen
D. follicle stimulating hormone


Which cells produce calcitonin?

A. C cells

B. B cells

C. A cells

D. T cells


Conversion of T4 to T3 is inhibited by all except

A. Propranolol

B. Propylthiouracil

C. Amiodarone

D. Methimazole


A 26-year-old female with thyrotoxicosis is planning to undergo a hemithyroidectomy. Before surgery the size and vascularity of the gland can be reduced by giving

A. Iodine

B. Radioactive iodine

C. Propranolol

D. Propylthiouracil


Secreted in endocrine cells and remains in relation to plasma membrane; acts on immediately adjacent cell by direct cell-to-cell contact

A. Juxtacrine

B. Endocrine

C. Paracrine

D. Exocrine


Continuous adminstration of a GnRH agonist causes

A. Increased secretion of FSH & LH

B. Reduced secretion of FSH & LH

C. Initial increase in secretion of FSH & LH, followed by decline

D. Ovarian hyperstimulation


Hormone that stimulates the bones to store excess calcium

A. Calcitonin

B. Parathyroid Hormone

C. Insulin

D. Glucagon


What effect does growth hormone have on bone and muscle cells?

A. Causes cells there to divide to cause growth

B. Causes cells there to stretch to cause growth

C. Causes cells there to grow bigger to cause growth


The picture below best describes the activity of what type of hormone…

A. Lipid-Soluable Hormones

B. Water-Soluable Hormones




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