Quiz & Worksheet - Pituitary Dysfunction

Instructions:

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If a 10-year old boy is growing at an abnormally fast rate, he may be experiencing and over-secretion of which of the following hormones?

Growth Hormone (GH) Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Luteinizing Hormone (LH)

Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Both Luteinizing Hormone (LH) and Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH)

Worksheet

Print Pituitary Dysfunction: Disorders and Symptoms Worksheet

1. Which hormonal abnormality could result in an adult who is 3 feet 9 inches tall with fairly proportionate body features?

A hyposecretion of ADH
A hyposecretion of Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
A hypersecretion of Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
A hypersecretion of Growth Hormone (GH)
A hyposecretion of Growth Hormone (GH)

2. If a tumor of the pituitary gland causes a hypersecretion of Growth Hormone in a 29 year old woman, which of the following conditions could result?

Sterility
Acromegaly
Pituitary Dwarfism
Gigantism
Diabetes Insipidus

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About This Quiz & Worksheet

Pituitary dysfunction causes significant changes in body structure and function. Test your knowledge of this topic with this worksheet/quiz combination. You will need to be familiar with the effects of over-secretion and hypersecretion of certain hormones as well as other information covered in the lesson.

Quiz & Worksheet Goals

These assessments will test you on the following:

Hypersecretion of growth hormone
Hormone abnormalities related to Diabetes Insipidus
Effect of hormone abnormalities

Skills Practiced

The students will practice the following skills:

Knowledge application - use your knowledge to answer questions about hormone abnormalities
Information recall - access the knowledge you've gained regarding hypersecretion and hyposecretion of hormones
Reading comprehension - ensure you draw the most important information from the pituitary dysfunction lesson

Additional Learning

To learn more about pituitary dysfunction, review the accompanying lesson titled Pituitary Dysfunction: Disorders and Symptoms. Objectives covered include: