Biology

Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

674 Questions

Endocrine and metabolic disorders focus on diseases caused by hormonal imbalances, such as goitre, diabetes mellitus, and hyperthyroidism. Test takers will find questions related to disease causes, diagnostic tests like Cushing's syndrome indicators, and clinical treatments. This is a crucial biology topic frequently asked in medical entrance and public service commission examinations.

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Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders Questions

Multiple choice

“Tolbutamide tolerance test” is used to identify which disease?

  1. Diabetes mellitus

  2. Addison's disease

  3. Meningitis

  4. Tuberculosis
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Tolbutamide tolerance test is a diagnostic procedure used to assess insulin secretion and identify conditions like insulinoma, which is linked to diabetes-related metabolic studies.

Multiple choice

Addison disease affects the

  1. cardiovascular system

  2. respiratory system

  3. intugementary system

  4. endocrine system
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Addison's disease is an endocrine disorder where the adrenal glands don't produce enough hormones (cortisol and aldosterone). 'Intugementary' is a typo for integumentary (skin), but the correct system is endocrine.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is a non-organ-specific (systemic) autoimmune disease?

  1. Myasthenia gravis

  2. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

  3. Hashimoto's thyroiditis

  4. Pernicious anemia

  5. Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

SLE is a disease involving antibodies to non-organ specific antigens such as DNA and induces immune complexes, which deposit in the vascular bed causing kidney, skin, joint and cerebral lesions.

Multiple choice

Upon examination doctor told a couple that their daughter is suffering from pernicious anemia, thus she is most likely to also suffer from which of the following disorders?

  1. Rheumatoid arthritis

  2. Graves' disease

  3. Addison's disease of the adrenal glands

  4. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia

  5. Multiple sclerosis
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Graves' disease is a fairly frequent organ-specific disease and is often found in association with pernicious anemia.

Multiple choice

Frequent urination, increased thirst and hunger, leading to secere stages like coma, kidney failure and heart attack indicates that the person is suffering from

  1. ketonuria

  2. diabetes mallitus

  3. hepatic jaundice

  4. hematouria
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Diabetes mellitus is the condition in which there are high blood sugar levels for a long period. The symptoms include frequent urination, increased thirst and hunger, leading to secere stages like coma, kidney failure and heart attack.

Multiple choice

Addison's disease is a/an

  1. infectious disease

  2. type of cancer

  3. autoimmune disease

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Autoimmune disease

Multiple choice

Which of the following hormones is responsible for Conn’s disease?

  1. Aldosterone

  2. ADH

  3. ACTH

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Aldosterone hormone is responsible for Conn’s disease. Most people have high blood pressure which may cause poor vision or headaches. Occasionally, there may be muscular weakness, muscle spasms, tingling sensations or excessive urination.