NUR 612 EXAM 3 PT 1 WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
hypofunction ds correct answer congenital, disruption of
blood flow, infection, inflammation, autoimmune responses,
decrease with aging, atrophy from drug therapy
hyperfunction ds correct answer excessive stimulation and
hyperplasia; hormonal producing tumor
primary disorder correct answer originates at the target
organ
secondary correct answer originates from pituitary
tertiary correct answer originates from hypothalamus
pituitary primary tumor correct answer tumors in the gland.
prolactinoma, acromegaly, cushing's disease
anterior pituitary produces correct answer GH, TSH, ACTH,
FSH, LH, PRL
secondary pituitary tumors correct answer metastatic
lesions
functional tumors correct answer secrete pituitary hormones
, nonfunctional pituitary tumors correct answer do not secrete
hormones. tumor supressing on something, preventing function
hypopituitarism correct answer gradual onset. can present
as acute life threatening condition, IE. Addisons. s/s chronically
unfit, weakness/ fatigue, loss of appetite, impairment of sexual
disfunction, cold intolerance
anterior pituitary loss sequence correct answer GH
LH
FSH
TSH
ACTH
Go Look For The Adenoma
growth hormone correct answer aka somatotropes: linear
bone growth in kids, stimulates cells to increase and divide,
enhances amino acid transport, increase rate at which cells use
fatty acids, decrease rate at which cells use carbs
GH secreted by correct answer hypoglycemia, fasting,
starvation, increase blood levels of amino acids, stress
IGFs correct answer Insulin-like growth factors
(somatomedins)
Liver, other tissues
Growth factor is dependent on these effects
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
hypofunction ds correct answer congenital, disruption of
blood flow, infection, inflammation, autoimmune responses,
decrease with aging, atrophy from drug therapy
hyperfunction ds correct answer excessive stimulation and
hyperplasia; hormonal producing tumor
primary disorder correct answer originates at the target
organ
secondary correct answer originates from pituitary
tertiary correct answer originates from hypothalamus
pituitary primary tumor correct answer tumors in the gland.
prolactinoma, acromegaly, cushing's disease
anterior pituitary produces correct answer GH, TSH, ACTH,
FSH, LH, PRL
secondary pituitary tumors correct answer metastatic
lesions
functional tumors correct answer secrete pituitary hormones
, nonfunctional pituitary tumors correct answer do not secrete
hormones. tumor supressing on something, preventing function
hypopituitarism correct answer gradual onset. can present
as acute life threatening condition, IE. Addisons. s/s chronically
unfit, weakness/ fatigue, loss of appetite, impairment of sexual
disfunction, cold intolerance
anterior pituitary loss sequence correct answer GH
LH
FSH
TSH
ACTH
Go Look For The Adenoma
growth hormone correct answer aka somatotropes: linear
bone growth in kids, stimulates cells to increase and divide,
enhances amino acid transport, increase rate at which cells use
fatty acids, decrease rate at which cells use carbs
GH secreted by correct answer hypoglycemia, fasting,
starvation, increase blood levels of amino acids, stress
IGFs correct answer Insulin-like growth factors
(somatomedins)
Liver, other tissues
Growth factor is dependent on these effects
