PATHOLOGY MCQ
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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Question
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It is when something bad happens to the endocrine system.
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It is when the hormones produce is not balanced.
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It is when the production of more hormones is counteracted.
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It is when increased hormone secretion is enhanced to produce even more hormones.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Negative feedback mechanism normalizes the things when they start becoming too extreme. For eg., the thyroid gland is regulated by a negative feedback mechanism. The hormone secreted by the hypothalamus stimulates the pituitary gland to release thyroid stimulating hormone.
Detailed explanation-2: -Positive and negative feedback mechanisms are two different types of feedback mechanisms. Positive feedback stimulates and increases hormone secretion. Negative feedback stops and inhibits the hormone from being produced.
Detailed explanation-3: -Definition. (1) A feedback in which the system responds to the perturbation in the opposite direction as the perturbation. (2) A feedback mechanism resulting in the inhibition or the slowing down of a process.