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USIDMS Thyroid

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What 3 muscles are known as the "strap muscles"?   thyrohyoid, omohyoid, and sternohyoid  
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True or false. The hyoid bone is inferior to the thyroid.   false; superior  
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What 3 hormones do the thyroid produce?   T3, T4, and calcitonin  
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True or false. The thyroid is a part of the endocrine system.   true  
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Hyperthyroidism involves TSH levels that are too low or high?   low  
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What are the 3 signs for Grave's Disease?   toxic goiter, proptosis, skin changes (thickening)  
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Any enlargement of the thyroid gland is known as a _______.   goiter  
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A patient who is having an US on his thyroid complains of a fever and has redness and swelling of the neck. Which type of thyroiditis is this patient most likely to have? It is a temporary viral infection.   DeQervain's thyroiditis  
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What is the most common malignancy of the thyroid?   papillary cancer  
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True or false. The parathyroid is located on the posterior lateral surface of the thyroid.   false; posterior medial  
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What muscle lies posterior and lateral to each thyroid lobe?   longus colli muscle  
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What is the name for a lobe that arises from the isthmus and tapers superiorly just anterior to the thyroid?   pyramidal lobe  
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When the thyroid is producing the correct amount of thyroid hormone, it is considered to be _________.   euthyroid  
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PTH will increase with low _______ levels in the blood.   calcium  
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Congenital anomalies that appear in the midline of the neck anterior to the trachea are called ________ ________ _______.   thyroglossal duct cysts  
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True or false. Parathyroid adenoma are common causes of hyperparathyroidism.   true  
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What is another name for a toxic multinodular goiter?   adenomatous hyperplasia  
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What hormone decreases the concentration of calcium in the blood by first acting on bone to inhibit its breakdown?   calcitonin  
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True or false. TSH is produced by the thyroid gland.   false; anterior pituitary gland  
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With hypothyroidism, are T3 and T4 levels too high or too low?   too low  
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