The Thyroid Gland Quiz

Grave's disease and hyperthyroidism

To increase the production of red blood cells

Stimuli such as bleeding or high altitudes

<p>To promote absorption of calcium from the diet</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Low metabolic rate, feeling chilled, puffy eyes, thick and dry skin with hair loss, oedema, tongue swelling, constipation, and enlarged thyroid gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Mental retardation, poor physical growth, disproportionate body size, delayed bone maturation and puberty, and infertility</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To increase the deposition of calcium in bone matrix and inhibit calcium absorption by the intestine</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

<p>The thyroid gland produces hormones that regulate the body's metabolism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The thyroid gland is located on either side of the trachea, inferior to the larynx.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The thyroid gland is composed of two lobes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The thyroid gland produces triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4), and calcitonin.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Thyroxine (T4) is the major hormone secreted by the thyroid gland.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Triiodothyronine (T3) contains three iodine atoms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Thyroxine (T4) contains four iodine atoms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) from the anterior pituitary stimulates the production and release of thyroid hormones.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Thyroid hormones promote basal metabolic rate, enhance glucose catabolism and synthesis of cholesterol in the liver, promote development of the nervous system, act on muscles for development and functioning, promote growth and maturation of the skeleton, and promote normal motility of the gastrointestinal tract.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hyperthyroidism is the term applied to an excess of thyroid hormones in the body.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Exocrine tissue and endocrine tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Digestive juice</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Islets Of Langerhans</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Insulin and glucagon</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Beta (g) cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Alpha (a) cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rise in blood sugar level, such as after a meal</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To reduce blood glucose level to the normal level by increasing the rate of glucose uptake by most body cells, promoting glycogenesis, increasing the use of glucose in cellular respiration, promoting the conversion of excess glucose to fats, and inhibiting gluconeogenesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To increase blood glucose level by stimulating glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis</p> Signup and view all the answers