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What can happen if an acidophilic tumor occurs after adolescence?
What can happen if an acidophilic tumor occurs after adolescence?
- Person may develop panhypopituitarism
- Bones cannot grow taller but can become thicker (correct)
- Person may develop hyperglycemia
- Person can grow taller
What is a common effect of acromegaly on the lower jaw?
What is a common effect of acromegaly on the lower jaw?
- It slants forward (Prognathism) (correct)
- It becomes smaller
- It retracts backward
- It becomes narrower
In acromegaly, what can lead to a hunched back?
In acromegaly, what can lead to a hunched back?
- Enlargement in the hands and feet
- Changes in the vertebrae causing kyphosis (correct)
- Thickening of fingers
- Enlargement in the nose
What is a notable effect of acromegaly on the nose?
What is a notable effect of acromegaly on the nose?
What happens to the hands in acromegaly?
What happens to the hands in acromegaly?
What is a common effect of acromegaly on the forehead?
What is a common effect of acromegaly on the forehead?
What is a characteristic effect of acromegaly on feet size?
What is a characteristic effect of acromegaly on feet size?
What causes enlargement in the bones in acromegaly?
What causes enlargement in the bones in acromegaly?
In which nuclei is ADH primarily formed?
In which nuclei is ADH primarily formed?
What happens if an acidophilic tumor occurs after the epiphyses of the long bones have fused?
What happens if an acidophilic tumor occurs after the epiphyses of the long bones have fused?
Where are the posterior pituitary hormones synthesized?
Where are the posterior pituitary hormones synthesized?
What is oxytocin primarily formed in?
What is oxytocin primarily formed in?
How many amino acids are in oxytocin?
How many amino acids are in oxytocin?
What happens if the pituitary stalk is cut above the pituitary gland but the hypothalamus is left intact?
What happens if the pituitary stalk is cut above the pituitary gland but the hypothalamus is left intact?
"Carrier" proteins called neurophysins help transport the hormones down to where?
"Carrier" proteins called neurophysins help transport the hormones down to where?
"If a tumor occurs post-adolescence and before bone fusion, what growth changes may occur?
"If a tumor occurs post-adolescence and before bone fusion, what growth changes may occur?
What is the gold standard test for assessing growth hormone reserve?
What is the gold standard test for assessing growth hormone reserve?
When growth hormone is administered directly into the blood of an animal, what happens to the rate of endogenous growth hormone secretion?
When growth hormone is administered directly into the blood of an animal, what happens to the rate of endogenous growth hormone secretion?
What is uncertain regarding the feedback mechanism for growth hormone secretion?
What is uncertain regarding the feedback mechanism for growth hormone secretion?
In the disease kwashiorkor, which treatment was effective in lowering growth hormone concentration?
In the disease kwashiorkor, which treatment was effective in lowering growth hormone concentration?
Which condition is a more potent stimulator of growth hormone secretion under acute conditions?
Which condition is a more potent stimulator of growth hormone secretion under acute conditions?
In chronic conditions, what does growth hormone secretion seem to correlate more with?
In chronic conditions, what does growth hormone secretion seem to correlate more with?
What is the condition characterized by the production of large quantities of growth hormone?
What is the condition characterized by the production of large quantities of growth hormone?
In the condition of gigantism, when does the rapid growth of body tissues occur?
In the condition of gigantism, when does the rapid growth of body tissues occur?
Where is the thyroid gland located?
Where is the thyroid gland located?
Which hormone(s) does the thyroid follicle produce?
Which hormone(s) does the thyroid follicle produce?
What is the primary function of the hormones T4 and T3?
What is the primary function of the hormones T4 and T3?
Which cells in the thyroid gland produce calcitonin?
Which cells in the thyroid gland produce calcitonin?
What is the primary function of calcitonin?
What is the primary function of calcitonin?
What percentage of the thyroid hormones secreted is thyroxine (T4)?
What percentage of the thyroid hormones secreted is thyroxine (T4)?
How is iodine deficiency prevented in the general population?
How is iodine deficiency prevented in the general population?
What is the first stage in the formation of thyroid hormones?
What is the first stage in the formation of thyroid hormones?
What is the primary function of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)?
What is the primary function of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)?
Which of the following triggers the release of ADH?
Which of the following triggers the release of ADH?
What is the primary difference between the amino acid sequences of vasopressin and oxytocin?
What is the primary difference between the amino acid sequences of vasopressin and oxytocin?
What is the primary target tissue for ADH?
What is the primary target tissue for ADH?
Which of the following receptors are responsible for detecting changes in blood pressure and volume, which can trigger ADH release?
Which of the following receptors are responsible for detecting changes in blood pressure and volume, which can trigger ADH release?
What is the role of ADH in regulating blood pressure?
What is the role of ADH in regulating blood pressure?
Where are the osmoreceptors that detect changes in extracellular fluid osmolarity located?
Where are the osmoreceptors that detect changes in extracellular fluid osmolarity located?
What is the secondary effect of ADH on sweat glands?
What is the secondary effect of ADH on sweat glands?
