Hypo- & Hyperpituitarism: Anterior

Matching exercise

Match the items on the left to the items on the right.

Occurs in children whose growth plates have not yet closed.
A pituitary infarct in a postpartum woman is thought to be caused by a ____.
Dwarf stature can be the result of a pituitary adenoma and/or deficient ____.
Hyposecretion of gonadotropic hormones result in _____.
Pituitary adenomas are ___.
Diagnosed in the 40s or 50s, ___ is more common in females than males.
Excessive growth hormone action on the renal tubules result in ____.
Acromegaly results in enlargement of the bones in the ___.
A potential life-threatening disorder of hypopituitarism is ___.
Thyroid symptoms associated with hypopituitarism are typically less pronounced than with ___ hypothyroidism

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