Pituitary Dysfunction: Endocrine Pathology
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What causes hypopituitarism?

  • Compression of the pituitary (correct)
  • Production of excess hormones by the pituitary
  • High levels of pituitary hormones
  • Hyperfunctioning of the pituitary

    • What is the result of compression by a pituitary macroadenoma?

  • Increased FSH and LH production
  • Increased growth hormone production
  • Increased prolactin production
  • Decreased pituitary hormone production (correct)

    • What is the name of the condition characterized by loss of visual lateral fields?

  • Hypopituitarism
  • Bitemporal hemianopia (correct)
  • Hyperpituitarism
  • Pituitary macroadenoma

    • What is the function of the supraoptic nucleus?

    <p>Producing ADH and oxytocin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of hyperpituitarism?

    <p>High levels of pituitary hormones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the type of cell that produces growth hormone?

    <p>Somatotroph</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the pituitary gland?

    <p>To control other endocrine glands by activating their release of hormones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following hormones is synthesized in the posterior pituitary lobe?

    <p>Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the anatomical location of the pituitary gland?

    <p>Immediately below the hypothalamus at the base of the skull</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary regulator of anterior pituitary hormone synthesis?

    <p>Hypothalamus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of prolactin in the pituitary gland?

    <p>Increase milk production</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the structure that connects the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus?

    <p>Infundibulum</p> Signup and view all the answers

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