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Pharmacology NURS 251 Module 4 Exam
- Which of the following endocrine glands is considered the “master gland?”-pineal, pituitary, thyroid, thymus, adrenal, pancreas, ovary or testis. ANS
Pituitarygland - True or False.The pituitary has three lobes called the Anterior, Central, andPosterior lobes ANS False
- Match the hormone of the pituitary gland with the endocrine gland that it
communicates with.
ACTH
TSH
LH
ADH ANS ACTH – adrenal
cortexTSH – Thyroid
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LH – ovaries
ADH –
kidney
- elect the correct description of Somatropin. ANS Mimics the effects of
GrowthHormone within the body. - What pituitary hormone does vasopressin mimic? ANS ADH
- True or False. Vasopressin works to increase water reabsorption in the
distal tubules and collecting duct of the nephron making it useful in the
treatment of a hypertensive emergency. ANS False - Name the hormone released by the pituitary gland that controls the releaseof calcitonin. ANS TSH
- The drug of choice for hypothyroidism is a synthetic version of which of thethyroid hormones? ANS Synthetic Thyroxine (T4 )