PORTAGE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MODULE 9 CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION GUIDE

PORTAGE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MODULE 9
CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION GUIDE

●● The following are common signs and symptoms of Cushing
syndrome EXCEPT:
Answer: hypoglycemia


●● Signs and symptoms of Addison's disease include each of the
following EXCEPT:
Answer: hyperglycemia


●● Addison's disease is due to which of the following:
Answer: adrenal gland dysfunction


●● T/F: An endocrine hormone is released into circulation to act on a
target organ.
Answer: true


●● T/F: A paracrine action occurs when a hormone exerts an action on
the cells that produced it.
Answer: false

, ●● T/F: Target cells must have receptors to recognize a hormone and
translate the signal into a cellular response.
Answer: true


●● T/F: Hormones travel through the bloodstream attached to transport
carriers only.
Answer: false


●● What is the source of the hormone that plays a major role in the
maintenance of body metabolism and growth and development in
children?
Answer: thyroid


●● The posterior pituitary releases which of the following hormones?
Select all that apply.
Answer: ADH, oxytocin


●● Type 1 diabetes mellitus is associated with each of the following
characteristics EXCEPT:
Answer: gradual, subtle onset


●● Each of the following are characteristics of diabetes mellitus except:
Answer: myxedema (myxedema is associated with hypothyroid)