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Endocrinology Part 2 (Thyroid and Parathyroid)

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Thyroid is butterfly-shaped due to?

Back (Answer)

bilobed structure

#2
Front (Question)

type of T3 that is biologically inactive

Back (Answer)

rT3 (reverse T3)

#3
Front (Question)

Location of iodine in T3

Back (Answer)

3, 5, 3’

#4
Front (Question)

Location of iodine in T4

Back (Answer)

3, 5, 3’, 5’

#5
Front (Question)

generation test that detects very minute amount of TSH

Back (Answer)

3rd gen

#6
Front (Question)

Due to parathyroid gland location, it is considered as?

Back (Answer)

smallest endocrine gland

#7
Front (Question)

Butterfly-shaped glands found in the lower anterior neck

Back (Answer)

thyroid gland

#8
Front (Question)

Tissue that connects 2 lobes of thyroid gland

Back (Answer)

isthmus

#9
Front (Question)

specific location of butterfly-shaped glands

Back (Answer)

lower anterior neck

#10
Front (Question)

functions of thyroid gland

Back (Answer)

Controls biosynthesis and release of TH from thyroglobulin Regulates carbohydrates, proteins and lipid metabolism Acts on CNS (by brain maturation and dev’t) Stimulates the heart Physical growth and development Controls basal body temperature

#11
Front (Question)

how thyroid gland act on CNS

Back (Answer)

by brain maturation and development

#12
Front (Question)

body temp when there is ↑ TH

Back (Answer)

↑ body temp

#13
Front (Question)

oxygen consumption when ↑ TH

Back (Answer)

↑ O2 consumption / demand (more cells consume O2)

#14
Front (Question)

hollow spheres of thyroid gland

Back (Answer)

colloid follicles

#15
Front (Question)

what type of tissue is follicle cells?

Back (Answer)

squamous epithelial cells, cuboidal cells

#16
Front (Question)

aka cuboidal cells

Back (Answer)

thyroid follicular cells

#17
Front (Question)

located within spherical structure

Back (Answer)

colloids

#18
Front (Question)

content of follicle cells, a gel-like matrix

Back (Answer)

colloids

#19
Front (Question)

has thyroglobulin within it

Back (Answer)

colloids

#20
Front (Question)

follicle cells are important for ______ synthesis

Back (Answer)

T3 and T4 synthesis

#21
Front (Question)

major component of thyroid colloids

Back (Answer)

thyroglobulin

#22
Front (Question)

important substance for TH synthesis

Back (Answer)

thyroglobulin

#23
Front (Question)

composition of thyroglobulin

Back (Answer)

2 tyrosine backbone Each tyrosine backbone has 1 iodine binding site

#24
Front (Question)

how many iodine binding site is in each thyroglobulin

Back (Answer)

2