A Patient Suffering from Hypothyroidism Has Developed a Goiter

question 10

Multiple Choice

A patient suffering from hypothyroidism has developed a goiter. This occurred because .

• A) the mental sluggishness associated with hypothyroidism stimulates the thyroid gland to increase in size
• B) low levels of thyroid hormone removed inhibition from the anterior pituitary and hypothalamus, more TSH was produced and it stimulated the thyroid gland to increase in size
• C) the low activity level associated with hypothyroidism stimulates the thyroid land to increase in size
• D) low levels of thyroid hormone stimulate the thyroid gland to increase in size

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