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B) she is old and just clumsy
• C) she has a vitamin K deficiency
D) she has scurvy
E) she has rickets

9. As a pirate I may get scurvy because

A) I am not getting enough vegetables on the ship
• B) I am not getting enough fruit on the ship
C) I am eating too much fish on the ship
D) I am getting too much sun on the ship
E) I am drinking too much rum on the ship

10. I am taking anticoagulant medication and it doesn’t seem to be working, this could be because

A) I have too much vitamin A
B) I have too much B12
C) I have too much sodium
D) I have too much vitamin E
• E) I have too much vitamin K

The Endocrine System

1. My child just fell and was hurt, the anxious feeling that I feel is caused by

A) glucagon
B) insulin
• C) epinephrine
D) adrenocorticotropic
E) None of these

2. All of Bob’s life he has had to take insulin shots, this is caused because

• A) his beta cells don’t function correctly
B) his alpha cells don’t function correctly
C) his DA hormone isn’t functioning correctly
D) his GHRH hormone isn’t functioning correctly

3. The reason iodine is in salt is

A) to prevent diabetes
• B) to prevent simple goiters
C) to prevent addison’s disease
D) to prevent cushing syndrome

4. All hormones react to a negative feedback except

A) progesterone

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