PORTH ESSENTIALS OF
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ENDOCRINE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025/2026
In major athletic competition, athletes are required to submit to liquid chromatography testing
looking for: - ANS Use of performance-enhancing agents to increase the chances of winning
The physician is assessing a client with a preliminary diagnosis of endocrine disorder. Further
assessment findings identify abnormalities with emotion, pain, body temperature, and neural
input. The physician determines the need to further assess the: - ANS Hypothalamus
An example of a single hormone that can exert effects in different tissues, erythropoietin, made
in the kidney stimulates the bone marrow to produce: - ANS Red blood cells.
While discussing the regulation of hormone levels, the instructor gives an example of hormones
regulated by feedback mechanisms. Which example of this regulation is best? -
ANS Following a meal that was high in carbohydrates, a person's blood glucose elevates,
which stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas.
Neurotransmitters like catecholamines (ex. dopamine and epinephrine) have a reaction time of:
- ANS Milliseconds.
A patient exhibiting problems with their thyroid has been scheduled for a radioactive scan. From
the following list of patients, which would the nurse question as to whether this would be a safe
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, procedure for this patient? - ANS A young female patient who has been trying to get
pregnant.
The hormone levels in the body need to be kept within an appropriate range. How is this
accomplished for many of the hormones in the body? - ANS Negative feedback loop
What is the most common mechanism of hormone control? - ANS Negative feedback
Select the statement that best explains the function of hormone receptors. - ANS Hormone
receptors recognize a specific hormone and translate the signal into a cellular response.
Which of the following hormones will elicit a more rapid response than the others? -
ANS Norepinephrine
The physician suspects a client may be experiencing hypofunction of an endocrine organ. Select
the most appropriate test to determine organ function. - ANS Stimulation tests
When caring for a client with anemia and a decrease in red blood cells (RBCs), the nurse
recognizes which of these hormones will stimulate the bone marrow to produce additional
RBCs? - ANS Erythropoietin
A client has developed a tumor of the posterior pituitary gland. The client is at risk for problems
with secretions of: - ANS Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and oxytocin
The nurse is teaching a client who has been newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism about the
function of the thyroid. Which of these does the nurse explain to the client is the role of the
thyroid gland? - ANS The thyroid gland is responsible for increasing the metabolic rate.
A patient experiences an increase in thyroid hormone as a result of a thyroid tumor. Which of
the following hormonal responses demonstrates the negative feedback mechanism? -
ANS Decreased thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ENDOCRINE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025/2026
In major athletic competition, athletes are required to submit to liquid chromatography testing
looking for: - ANS Use of performance-enhancing agents to increase the chances of winning
The physician is assessing a client with a preliminary diagnosis of endocrine disorder. Further
assessment findings identify abnormalities with emotion, pain, body temperature, and neural
input. The physician determines the need to further assess the: - ANS Hypothalamus
An example of a single hormone that can exert effects in different tissues, erythropoietin, made
in the kidney stimulates the bone marrow to produce: - ANS Red blood cells.
While discussing the regulation of hormone levels, the instructor gives an example of hormones
regulated by feedback mechanisms. Which example of this regulation is best? -
ANS Following a meal that was high in carbohydrates, a person's blood glucose elevates,
which stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas.
Neurotransmitters like catecholamines (ex. dopamine and epinephrine) have a reaction time of:
- ANS Milliseconds.
A patient exhibiting problems with their thyroid has been scheduled for a radioactive scan. From
the following list of patients, which would the nurse question as to whether this would be a safe
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, procedure for this patient? - ANS A young female patient who has been trying to get
pregnant.
The hormone levels in the body need to be kept within an appropriate range. How is this
accomplished for many of the hormones in the body? - ANS Negative feedback loop
What is the most common mechanism of hormone control? - ANS Negative feedback
Select the statement that best explains the function of hormone receptors. - ANS Hormone
receptors recognize a specific hormone and translate the signal into a cellular response.
Which of the following hormones will elicit a more rapid response than the others? -
ANS Norepinephrine
The physician suspects a client may be experiencing hypofunction of an endocrine organ. Select
the most appropriate test to determine organ function. - ANS Stimulation tests
When caring for a client with anemia and a decrease in red blood cells (RBCs), the nurse
recognizes which of these hormones will stimulate the bone marrow to produce additional
RBCs? - ANS Erythropoietin
A client has developed a tumor of the posterior pituitary gland. The client is at risk for problems
with secretions of: - ANS Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and oxytocin
The nurse is teaching a client who has been newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism about the
function of the thyroid. Which of these does the nurse explain to the client is the role of the
thyroid gland? - ANS The thyroid gland is responsible for increasing the metabolic rate.
A patient experiences an increase in thyroid hormone as a result of a thyroid tumor. Which of
the following hormonal responses demonstrates the negative feedback mechanism? -
ANS Decreased thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
