Endocrine and Metabolic Pathology MCQs: Practice Questions

These multiple-choice questions have been sourced from previous Endocrine examination papers, providing a comprehensive review of key topics in the field. Best of luck in your studies and exam preparation! - **Classical Endocrine glands such as the pituitary, thyroid, and adrenal gland:**A) Have ducts - B) Are under-regulated - C) Produce many different products - D) Use the product locally - **Answer:** C) Produce many different products - **Increasing the uptake of iodine by the thyroid gland and increasing the growth of the thyroid gland are two functions of:**A) TSH-RH - B) TSH - C) T3 - D) Thyroglobulin - E) LH - **Answer:** B) TSH - **The primary effect of T3 and T4 is to:**A) Decrease blood glucose - B) Promote the release of calcitonin - C) Promote heat-generating (metabolic) reactions - D) Stimulate the uptake of iodine by the thyroid - E) All the above - **Answer:** C) Promote heat-generating (metabolic) reactions - **The primary effect of calcitonin is to:**A) Increase blood glucose - B) Decrease blood glucose - C) Increase excretion of calcium ions in urine - D) Increase blood calcium - E) Decrease blood calcium by blocking release from the bone - **Answer:** E) Decrease blood calcium by blocking release from the bone - **An increase in blood glucose and an anti-inflammatory effect are important effects of:**A) Epinephrine - B) Glucagon - C) Cortisol - D) Insulin - E) ADH - **Answer:** C) Cortisol - **The primary target for glucagon is the:**A) Liver - B) Hypothalamus - C) Adrenal cortex - D) Pancreas - E) Kidney - **Answer:** A) Liver - **The Islets of Langerhans are the endocrine portion of the:**A) Adrenal cortex - B) Adrenal medulla - C) Anterior pituitary - D) Posterior pituitary - E) Pancreas - **Answer:** E) Pancreas - **What hormone is primarily responsible for glucose storage as glycogen; stimulating protein synthesis?**A) Glucagon - B) GH - C) Insulin - D) Cortisol - **Answer:** C) Insulin - **Cyclic AMP is best matched with:**A) Adrenaline - B) Hormones - C) Muscle cells - D) The male hormone, testosterone - E) None of the above - **Answer:** B) Hormones - **Classical Endocrine glands such as the pituitary, thyroid, and adrenal gland:**A) Have ducts - B) Are under-regulated - C) Produce many different products - D) Use the product locally - **Answer:** C) Produce many different products - **Increasing the uptake of iodine by the thyroid gland and increasing the growth of the thyroid gland are two functions of:**A) TSH-RH - B) TSH - C) T3 - D) Thyroglobulin - E) LH - **Answer:** B) TSH - **The primary effect of T3 and T4 is to:**A) Decrease blood glucose - B) Promote the release of calcitonin - C) Promote heat-generating (metabolic) reactions - D) Stimulate the uptake of iodine by the thyroid - E) All the above - **Answer:** C) Promote heat-generating (metabolic) reactions - **The primary effect of calcitonin is to:**A) Increase blood glucose - B) Decrease blood glucose - C) Increase excretion of calcium ions in urine - D) Increase blood calcium - E) Decrease blood calcium by blocking release from the bone - **Answer:** E) Decrease blood calcium by blocking release from the bone - **An increase in blood glucose and an anti-inflammatory effect are important effects of:**A) Epinephrine - B) Glucagon - C) Cortisol - D) Insulin - E) ADH - **Answer:** C) Cortisol - **The primary target for glucagon is the:**A) Liver - B) Hypothalamus - C) Adrenal cortex - D) Pancreas - E) Kidney - **Answer:** A) Liver - **The Islets of Langerhans are the endocrine portion of the:**A) Adrenal cortex - B) Adrenal medulla - C) Anterior pituitary - D) Posterior pituitary - E) Pancreas - **Answer:** E) Pancreas - **What hormone is primarily responsible for glucose storage as glycogen; stimulating protein synthesis?**A) Glucagon - B) GH - C) Insulin - D) Cortisol - **Answer:** C) Insulin - **Cyclic AMP is best matched with:**A) Adrenaline - B) Hormones - C) Muscle cells - D) The male hormone, testosterone - E) None of the above - **Answer:** B) Hormones - **Classical Endocrine glands such as the pituitary, thyroid, and adrenal gland:**A) Have ducts - B) Are under-regulated - C) Produce many different products - D) Use the product locally - **Answer:** C) Produce many different products - **Increasing the uptake of iodine by the thyroid gland and increasing the growth of the thyroid gland are two functions of:**A) TSH-RH - B) TSH - C) T3 - D) Thyroglobulin - E) LH - **Answer:** B) TSH - **The primary effect of T3 and T4 is to:**A) Decrease blood glucose - B) Promote the release of calcitonin - C) Promote heat-generating (metabolic) reactions - D) Stimulate the uptake of iodine by the thyroid - E) All the above - **Answer:** C) Promote heat-generating (metabolic) reactions - **The primary effect of calcitonin is to:**A) Increase blood glucose - B) Decrease blood glucose - C) Increase excretion of calcium ions in urine - D) Increase blood calcium - E) Decrease blood calciu