1. Which THREE of the following are involved in pituitary gland disorders?

a. anterior pituitary gland

b. posterior pituitary gland

c. hypothalamus

d. medulla oblongata

2. Which of the following list is the most common cause of hypopituitarism?

a. hyperplasia

b. benign tumour

c. malignant tumour

d. lesions in the hypothalamus

3. Which of the following hormones are impacted by hypopituitarism?

a. luteinizing hormone

b. thyroid stimulating hormone

c. growth hormone

d. all of these

4. In the adrenal cortex, the zona glomerulosa is responsible for the production of ______.

a. oestrogen

b. aldosterone

c. androgens

d. cortisol

5. Use of long-term corticosteroids may result in which condition?

a. hyperaldosteronism

b. adrenal cortical insufficiency

c. Cushing’s syndrome

d. adrenogenital syndrome

6. People who suddenly stop taking corticosteroids, or have their medication suddenly withdrawn, may suffer from which condition?

a. hyperaldosteronism

b. adrenal cortical insufficiency

c. Cushing’s syndrome

d. adrenogenital syndrome

7. A person presenting with sudden, rapid rise in blood pressure along with other symptoms including palpitations, sweating, tremor, nausea and chest pain may have phaechromocytoma. Which hormone do these tumours secrete to cause these symptoms?

a. cortisol

b. oestrogen

c. antidiuretic hormone

d. adrenaline

8. Precocious puberty is defined as ______.

a. puberty starting before 11 in girls, and before 12 in boys

b. puberty starting before 13 in girls and before 14 in boys

c. puberty starting before 8 in girls and 9 in boys

d. puberty starting before 10 in girls and 11 in boys

9. The terms ‘buffalo hump’ and ‘moon face’ are associated the side effects of which condition?

a. Cushing’s syndrome

b. congenital adrenal hyperplasia

c. adrenal cortical insufficiency

d. Addison’s disease

10. Which condition is particularly involved in the ability to respond to stress and results in nausea, vomiting, muscular weakness, hypotension and dehydration?

a. hyperaldosteronism

b. adrenal cortical insufficiency

c. phaechromocytoma

d. excess growth hormone