1. A patient is followed up in an endocrinological dispensary on account of hyperthyroidism. Weight loss, tachycardia, finger tremor are accompanied with hypoxia similar symptoms headache, fatigue, eye flicker. Find out the result for the influence of high level of thyroid hormones on tissue respiration causing the development of hypoxia similar symptoms:
A. Specific binding of active centers of respiratory enzymes
B. Intensification of respiratory enzymes synthesis
C. Competitive inhibition of respiratory enzymes
D. Inhibition of respiratory enzymes synthesis
E. *Uncoupling of oxidation and phosphorylation
2. A 2 y.o child has convulsions as a result of reduced concentration of calcium ions in the blood plasma. It is caused by the reduced function of:
A. Adrenal cortex
B. Pineal gland
C. *Parathyroid glands
D. Hypophysis
E. Thymus
3. A patient who suffers from pneumonia has high body temperature. What biologically active substances play the leading part in origin of this phenomenon?
A. *Leukotrienes
B. Histamine
C. Serotonin
D. Bradykinin
E. Interleukin
4. Examination of a patient revealed hyperkalaemia and hyponatraemia. Low secretion of which hormone may cause such changes?
A. *Aldosterone
B. Parathyroid hormone
C. Atrial natriuretic peptide
D. Cortisol
E. Vasopressin
5. Inhabitants of territories with cold climate have high content of an adaptive thermoregulatory hormone. What hormone is it?
A. Glucagon
B. Insulin
C. Cortisol
D. *Thyroxin
E. Somatotropin
6. A 44-year-old woman complains of common weakness, heart pain, increase of body weight. Objectively: moon-like face, hirsutism, AP- 165/100 mm Hg, height -164 cm, weight -103 kg; fat is mostly accumulated in the region of neck, upper shoulder girdle, stomach. What is the main pathogenic mechanism of obesity?
A. Decreased production of glucagon
B. *Decreased production of thyroid hormones
C. Increased production of mineral corticoids
D. Increased production of insulin
E. Increased production of glucocorticoids
7. Utilization of arachidonic acid via cyclooxygenase pathway results in formation of some bioactive substances. Name them:
A. Biogenic amines
B. T3 and T4
C. Somatomedins
D. Insulin-like growth factors
E. *Prostaglandins
8. A 4 year old child with hereditary renal lesion has signs of rickets, vitamin D concentration in blood is normal. What is the most probable cause of rickets development?
A. *Impaired synthesis of calcitriol
B. Inreased excretion of calcium
C. Hypofunction of parathyroid glands
D. Hyperfunction of parathyroid glands
E. Lack of calcium in food
9. The intake of oral contraceptives containing sex hormones inhibits secretion of the hypophysial hormones. Secretion of which of the indicated hormones is inhibited while taking oral contraceptives?
A. Thyrotropic
B. Somatotropic
C. Oxytocin
D. *Follicle-stimulating
E. Vasopressin
10. A 2-year-old child experienced convulsions because of calcium ions concentration decrease in the blood plasma. Function of what structure is decreased?
A. Pineal gland
B. Thymus
C. Hypophysis
D. Adrenal cortex
E. *Parathyroid glands
11. Some diseases reveal symptoms of aldosteronism with hypertension and edema due to sodium retention in the organism. What organ of the internal secretion is affected on aldosteronism?
A. Hypophysis
B. Testicle
C. Ovaries
D. Pancreas
E. *Adrenal glands
12. A man after 1,5 liter blood loss has suddenly reduced diuresis. The increased secretion of what hormone caused this diuresis alteration?
A. *Vasopressin
B. Corticotrophin
C. Cortisol
D. Parathormone
E. Natriuretic
13. A 2-year-old child experienced convulsions because of calcium ions concentration decrease in the blood plasma. Function of what structure is decreased?
A. Pineal gland
B. Thymus
C. Hypophysis
D. Adrenal cortex
E. *Parathyroid glands
14. The formation of a secondary mediator is obligatory in membrane-intracellular mechanism of hormone action. Point out the substance that is unable to be a secondary mediator:
A. Diacylglycerol
B. cAMP
C. Inositol-3,4,5-triphosphate
D. Ca2+
E. *Glycerol
15. A 19-year-old female suffers from tachycardia in rest condition, weight loss, excessive sweating, exophtalmos and irritability. What hormone would you expect to find elevated in her serum?
A. ACTH
B. Mineralocorticoids
C. Cortisol
D. Insulin
E. *Thyroxine
16. Secretion of what gastrointestinal hormones will be primarily decreased as a result of duodenum removal?
A. Neurotensin
B. Gastrin and histamine
C. *Cholecystokinin and secretin
D. Gastrin
E. Histamine
17. A person has reduced diuresis, hypernatremia, hypokalemia. Hypersecretion of what hormone can cause such changes?
A. Adrenalin
B. *Aldosterone
C. Vasopressin
D. Auricular sodiumuretic factor
E. Parathormone
18. Testosterone and its analogs increase the mass of skeletal muscles that allows to use them for treatment of dystrophy. Due to interaction of the hormone with what cell substrate is this action caused?
A. Membrane receptors
B. Chromatin
C. Ribosomes
D. Proteins-activators of transcription
E. *Nuclear receptors
19. Periodic renal colics attacks are observed in a woman with primary hyperparathyroidizm. Ultrasonic examination revealed small stones in the kidneys. What is the most plausible reason of the stones's formation?
A. Hyperphosphatemia
B. *Hypercalcemia
C. Hypercholesterinemia
D. Hyperuricemia
E. Hyperkalemia
20. There is only one hormone among neurohormones which refers to the derivatives of amino acids according to classification. Point out it:
A. *Melatonin
B. Vasopressin
C. Oxytocin
D. Thyroliberin
E. Somatotropin
21. Parents of a 10 y.o. boy consulted a doctor about extension of hair-covering, growth of beard and moustache, low voice. Intensified secretion of which hormone must be assumed?
A. Of oestrogen
B. Of progesterone
C. Of somatotropin
D. *Of testosterone
E. Of cortisol
22. Thyrotoxicosis leads to increased production of thyroidal hormones Tç and T4, weight loss, tachycardia, psychic excitement and so on. How do thyroidal hormones influence energy metabolism in the mitochondrion of cells?
A. Stop respiratory chain
B. Activate oxidative phosphorylation
C. Stop substrate phosphorylation
D. Activate substrate phosphorylation
E. *Disconnect oxidation and oxidative phosphorylation
23. Kidneys of a man under examination show increased resorbtion of calcium ions and decreased resorbtion of phosphate ions. What hormone causes this phenomenon?
A. Vasopressin
B. Hormonal form D3
C. Thyrocalcitonin
D. Aldosterone
E. *Parathormone
24. People adapted to high external temperatures have such peculiarity: profuse sweating isnt accompanied by loss of large volumes of sodium chloride. This is caused by the effect of the following hormone upon the respiratory glands:
A. Cortisol
B. Natriuretic
C. *Aldosterone
D. Vasopressin
E. Thyroxin
25. A patient suffering from pheochromocytoma complains of thirst, dry mouth, hunger.Blood test for sugar revealed hyperglycemia. What type of hyperglycemia is it?
A. Hypercorticoid
B. *Adrenal
C. Alimentary
D. Hypoinsulinemic
E. Somatotropic
26. The patient with complaints of permanent thirst applied to the doctor. Hyperglycemia, polyuria and increased concentration of 17-ketosteroids in the urine were revealed. What disease is the most likely in patient?
A. Glycogen storage disease type I
B. Steroidal subtype of diabetes mellitus*
C. Addison`s disease
D. Myxedema
E. Insulin- dependent diabetes mellitus
27. A 0.9% solution of sodium chloride was intravenously injected to an animal. This caused decreased reabsorption of sodium ions in renal tubules. It is the result of the following changes in endocrine system:
A. Increase of Aldosterone secretion
B. Decrease of Aldosterone secretion*
C. Increase of Vasopressin secretion
D. Vasopressin synthesis is disturbed
E. Increase of atrial natriuretic factor synthesis*
28. A 32-year-old female patient was consulted a doctor about the absence of lactation after parturition. Such disorder might be explained by the deficit of the following hormone:
A. Calcitonin
B. Vasopressin
C. Prolactin*
D. Somatotropin
E. Glucagon
29. What pituitary gland hormone secretion will be inhibited in female after taking the oral contraceptives containing sex hormones?
A. Growth hormone
B. Gonadotropin*
C. Thyroid stimulating hormone
D. Vasopressin
E. Oxytocin
30. Tissue inositol triphosphate is generated as a result of the phosphatidylinositol diphosphate hydrolysis and act as secondary agent (mediator) in the mechanism of hormone action. It`s effect in cells is directed at:
A. Phosphodiesterase inhibition
B. Protein kinase A inhibition
C. Protein kinase A activation
D. Calcium ion liberation from cellular deport*
E. Adenylate cyclase activation
31.To prevent the transplant rejection after organ transplantation it is required to administer hormonotherapy for the purpose of immunosuppression. What hormones are used for this purpose?
A. Thyroid
B. Sexual hormones
C. Glucocorticoids*
D. Catecholamines
E. Mineralocorticoids
32. A 46-year-old patient suffering from the diffuse toxic goiter underwent resection of the thyroid gland. After the surgery the patient presents with appetite loss, dyspepsia, increased neuromuscular excitement. The body weight remained unchanged. Body temperature is normal. Which of the following has caused such a condition in this patient?
A. Reduced production of parathormone
B. Increased production of thyroliberin
C. Reduced production of thyroxin*
D. Increased production of calcitonin
E. Increased production of thyroxin
33.A patient has osmotic pressure of blood plasma at the rate of 350 mOsmol/l (norm is 300 mOsmol/l). This will cause hypersecretion of the following hormone:
A. Aldosterone
B. Adrenocorticotropin
C. Natriuretic*
D. Cortisol.
E. Vasopressin
34. Examination of a patient revealed overgrowth of facial bones and soft tissues, tongue enlargement, wide interdental spaces in the enlarged dental arch. What changes of the hormonal secretion are the most likely?
A. Hyposecretion of thyroxin
B. Hypersecretion of the somatotropic hormone*
C. Hypersecretion of insulin
D. Hyposecretion of insulin
E. Hyposecretion of the somatotropic hormone
35. A middle-aged man went to a foreign country because he had been offered a job there. However he had been unemployed for quite a long time. What endocrine glands were exhausted most of all in this man?
A. Substernal gland
B. Parathyroid glands
C. Seminal glands
D. Thyroid gland
E. Adrenal glands*
36. Products of some proteins hydrolysis and modification are the biologically active substances called hormones. Lipotropin, corticotrophin, melanotropin and endorphins are synthesized in the hypophysis of the following protein:
A. Neuroglobulin
B. Proopiomelanocortin (POMC)*
C. Neuroalbumin
D. Neurostromin
E. Thyroglobulin
37. A 32-year-old female patient consulted a doctor about the absence of lactation after parturition. Such disorder might be explained by the deficit of the following hormone:
A. Glucagon
B. Prolactin*
C. Vasopressin
D. Somatotropin
E. Thyrocalcitonin
38. A 26-year old woman at 40 weeks pregnant has been delivered to the maternity ward. Objectively: the uterine cervix is opened, but the contractions are absent. The doctor has administrated her a hormonal drug to stimulate the labor. Name this drug:
Testosterone
Oxytocin*
Hydrocortisone
ACTH
Estrone
39. Deficiency of linoleic and linolenic acids in the body leads to the skin damage, hear loss, delayed wound healing, thrombocytopenia, low resistance to infections. These changes are most likely to be caused by impaired synthesis of the following substance:
Corticosteroids
Interferons
Interleukins
Eicosanoids *
Catecholamines
40. A 60-year old patient with a long history of stenocardia takes coronarodilator agents. He has also been administrated acetylsalicylic acid to reduce platelet aggregation. What is the mechanism of anti-platelet action of acetylsalicylic acid?
It has membrane stabilizing effect
It enhances the synthesis of prostacyclin
It reduces the activity of cyclooxygenase*
It reduces the activity of phosphodiesterase
It enhances the activity of platelet adenylate cyclase
41. A 19-year old male was found to have an elevated level of potassium in the secondary urine. These changes might have been caused by the increase in the following hormone level:
Oxytocin
Glucagon
Aldosterone *
Adrenalin
Testosterone
42. A patient has been administrated an anti-inflammatory drug that blocks the action of cyclooxygenase. Specify this anti-inflammatory agent:
Analgene
Thiamin
Aspirin *
Allopurinol
Creatine
43. A patient with the signs of osteoporosis and urobithiasis has been admitted to the endocrinology department. Blood test revealed hypercalcemia and hypophosphatemia. These changes are associated with abnormal synthesis of the following hormone:
Calcitonin
Cortisol
Calcitriol
Aldosterone
Parathyroid hormone *
44. A patient who had been continuously taking drugs blocking the production of angiotensin II developed bradycardia and arrhythmia. A likely cause of these disorders is:
Hypercalcemia
Hypernatremia
Hypocalcemia
Hypokalemia
Hyperkalemia*
45. As a result of home injury, a patient suffered a significant blood loss, which led to a fall in blood pressure. Rapid blood pressure recovery after the blood loss is provided by the following hormones:
Cortisol
Aldosterone
Adrenalin, vasopressin *
Sex hormones
Oxytocin
46. A patient with signs of osteoporosis and urolithiasis has been admitted to the endocrinology department. Blood test has revealed hypercalcemia and hypophosphatemia. These changes are associated with abnormal synthesis of the following hormone:
*Parathyroid hormone
Calcitriol
Cortisol
Calcitonin
Aldosterone
47. A 41-year-old male patient has a history of recurrent attacks of heartbeats (paroxysms), profuse sweating, headaches, Examination reveled hypertension, hyperglycemia, increased basal metabolic rate, and tachycardia. These clinical presentations are typical for the following adrenal pathology:
Hyperfunction of the adrenal cortex
*Hyperfunction of the medulla
Hyperfunction of the adrenal cortex
Primaty aldosteronism
Hypofunction of the medulla
48. A 4-year old child with hereditary renal lesion has signs of rickets; vitamin D concentration in blood is normal. What is the most probable cause of rickets development?
Impaired synthesis of calcitriol*
Hyperfunction of parathyroid glands
Hypofunction of parathyroid glands
Lack of calcium in food
Increased excretion of calcium
49. Prior to glucose utilization in cells it is transported inside cells from extracellular space through plasmatic membrane. This process is stimulated by the following hormone:
Insulin*
Adrenalin
Thyroxin
Aldosterone
Glucagon
50. Atria of an experimental animal were superdistended with blood which resulted in decreased reabsorption of Na+ and water in renal tubules. This can be explained by the influence of the following factor on kidneys: