Pituitary Dysfunction: Disorders and Symptoms

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:

• Know the function of the pituitary gland
• Define growth hormone
• Describe the disorders caused by hypo- or hypersecretion of hormones
• Understand the function of the anterior pituitary gland