QUESTION 11
Select the CORRECT statement regarding hyperthyroidism (Graves' Disease):
A. Follicular cells divide, causing a doubling of thyroid hormone production
B. None of the answers listed are correct
C. Antibodies destroy thyroid inhibiting hormone, causing an increase in thyroid hormone production
D. Follicular cells hypertrophy, causing an excess amount of colloid, and therefore thyroid hormone production
E. Antibodies mimic thyroid stimulating hormone, causing an overproduction of thyroid hormone