A visual exam in an 80-year-old man shows he has a reduced ability to see objects in the upper and lower quadrants of the left visual fields of both eyes but some vision remains in the central regions of the visual field. The diagnosis is

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Central diabetes insipidus is caused by failure of the posterior pituitary to secrete ADH and the following statements pertain to that disorder:

A. excretion of large volumes of dilute urine

B. the urine cannot be concentrated

C. produces large volumes of dilute urine

D. increased serum osmolarity

E. circulating levels of ADH are high

Which of the following is the correct combination of the statements given above?

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#Question id: 20277

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Which is structurally similar to growth hormone?

a. Prolactin

b. Lactogen

c. Dopamine 

d. Bromocriptine

Which of the above is/are correct? 

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

What type of protein is human growth hormone?

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#Question id: 20279

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Which one of the following statements is true with regard to Growth Hormone Secretion?

a. Growth hormone is secreted in a pulsatile pattern.

b. Growth hormone secretory rates are constant over a lifetime.

c. After puberty, the rate of growth hormone secretion declines to a stable level.

d. The highest rates of growth hormone secretion occur during puberty, and the lowest rates occur in senescence.

Which of the following is the correct combination of the statements given above?

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

What stimulates growth hormone release?

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#Question id: 20281

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

The overproduction of growth hormone in adults leads to