Excessive thyroxine produces a condition called:

Related Mcqs:

1. A condition characterized by puffiness of hands and skin and retardation of all bodily and mental processes, and caused by deficiency of thyroxine in later age is:

   A. Graves disease B. Myxedema C. Exophthalmic goiter D. Cretinism...

2. Deficiency of thyroxine in later age due to lack of iodine in diet result in:

   A. Goiter B. Increase in body weight C. Cretinism D. Both a & b...

3. This is not a function of thyroxine ____________?

   A. body metabolism B. skeletal growth C. sexual arousal D. gamete production...

4. One of the followings is characterized by excessive breakdown of proteins resulting in muscular and bone weakness:

   A. Addison’s disease B. Cushing disease C. Graves disease D. All of the above...

5. Failure to produce insulin leads to be a condition called:

   A. Diabetes insipidus B. Diabetes mellitus C. Gluconism D. Both a & b...

6. A condition in which members of a society have different amounts of wealth, prestige, or power is called:

   A. Social change B. Vertical mobility C. Social inequality D. None of these...

7. A rare condition in which separate personalities exist in the same person is called:

   A. dissociative identity disorder B. split personality C. schizophrenia D. amnesia...

8. One of the followings produces higher levels of secretions during periods of rapid growth and sexual maturation and in stress situations such as cold hunger:

   A. Thyroid gland B. Pancreas C. Parathyroids D. Adrenals...

9. Diana Baumrind found that which parenting style produces the most well-adjusted children?

   A. Authoritative B. Authoritarian C. Permissive D. Attached...

10. _____provides challenges that motivate individuals to work hard and meet their goals, while______results from stressful situations that persist over time and produces negative health outcomes.

    A. Eustress; stress B. Stress; eustress C. Distress; eustress D. Eustress; distress...