Monday, June 15, 2009

Quiz: Follicle-Stimulating Hormone

How much do you know?

1. Transcribe FSH
2. Where FSH is synthesized and secreted
3. FSH stimulates the maturation of what cell
4. Normal FSH in a 20 year old male
5. True or False: FSH is a glycoprotein

Increased or decreased FSH
6. Anorexia
7. Alcoholism
8. Menopausal Stage
9. Sheehan’s syndrome
10. Hypopituarism

Case analysis:

A 15 yr. old girl looks at the mirror and she notices that her breast doesn't seem to be growing bigger, she has not yet experienced her first menstruation period and she doesn't look like a girl who is on her puberty.

Her FSH level is below the normal level of a youth within the age range of puberty. What can be the diagnosis of the test? What other tests can be performed?


6 comments:

  1. good set of questions!! keep it up. esp. the inc or dec part!!

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  2. hi jim! i like the increased and decreased part too. i have the similar one on my blog. :) your case study is excellent. it really does require alot of critical thinking and is not just one of the ordinary case studies you see. your posts are improving each and everytime. congratulations!

    LOVE♥

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  3. nice case analysis.. it's good to see your posting articles already..=) keep it up...

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  4. well composed questions keep it up

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