All the following would be true for thyroxin except:
1. needed for normal mental growth
2. increases carbohydrate utilization
3. decreases lipid synthesis
4. decreases protein synthesis

The thyroid hormone that has the most potent effect on increasing metabolic rate would be:
1. thyroxine
2. thyroglobulin
3. triiodothyronine
4. thyrocalcitonin

The autoimmune disorder, Graves disease, is characterized by all the following except:
1. exophthalmos
2. a positive autoimmune test
3. general edema
4. intolerance to heat

The hypersecretion of which of the following endocrine glands can sometimes be corrected by radioactive iodine uptake?
1. pineal
2. thyroid
3. testes
4. pituitary

The most active form of vitamin D is:
1. 7-dehydrocholesterol
2. 25 hydroxycholecalciferol
3. 2 cholecalciferol
4. 1, 25 dihydroxycholecalciferol

All the following would be true for the mineralocorticoid, aldosterone, except:
1. secreted from the zona glomerulosa
2. decreases blood Na⁺ levels
3. stimulated by angiotensin II
4. raises blood volume

Cushing's syndrome is characterized by all the following except:
1. moon face and buffalo hump
2. under-secretion of ACTH
3. easy bruising
4. hyperglycemia

The type II diabetes is also called as the maturity onset diabetes and is characterized by normal levels of
1. insulin
2. glucose
3. blood lipids
4. ketone bodies in urine

Identify all the organelles that are involed in the production and secretion of protein hormones:

1. Rough endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus
2. Secretion granules and micorbodies
3. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus
4. Rough endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, and secretion granules

What would be the result of hypoadrenalism [Addison’s disease]?