Thyroid Gland Pathophysiology Review

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What is the storage form of the thyroid hormone in the thyroid gland?

  • TRH
  • Thyroglobulin (correct)
  • TSH
  • TBG

Which hormone stimulates the production and release of TSH from the pituitary gland?

  • TRH (correct)
  • TBG
  • T4
  • T3

Which carrier protein is the major carrier of protein for thyroid hormones?

  • TBG (correct)
  • T3
  • TSH
  • TRH

What is the conversion product of T4?

<p>T3 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which hormone controls the secretion of TSH in a pulsatile circadian manner?

<p>Melatonin (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of hormones are unbound to plasma proteins and are free to act in the body?

<p>Active Hormones (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which hormone is synthesized in the anterior pituitary gland?

<p>TSH (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which hormone stimulates the production and release of T4 from the thyroid gland?

<p>TSH (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of thyroglobulin in the synthesis of thyroid hormones?

<p>Synthesis and storage of amino acid residues for thyroid hormones (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which thyroid hormone is the most active and four times more potent than T4?

<p>T3 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role do thyroid hormones play in cellular enzyme activity?

<p>Increase cellular enzyme activity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a function of thyroid hormones?

<p>Decrease protein synthesis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does primary thyroid dysfunction occur?

<p>Thyroid gland (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which autoimmune disease causes hyperthyroidism?

<p>Graves' disease (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common cause of thyroid disease?

<p>'It is autoimmune disease' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which thyroid dysfunction occurs at the pituitary level?

<p>'Secondary' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which organ do thyroid hormones regulate proteins important in liver, cardiac, neuro, and muscle functioning?

<p>'Liver' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Now you see why people feel horrible when their thyroid is out of whack' implies that ___?

<p>'Thyroid imbalances can cause negative symptoms' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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