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path ch 10 test C
pathology ch 10 endocrine path
Question | Answer |
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Development of hyperpituitarism after bone growth stops | acromegaly |
Tumor arising in the adrenal medulla, second most common malignancy in children | neuroblastoma |
Development of hyperpituitarism before bone growth stops | gigantism |
Insufficient secretion of growth hormone | hypopituitarism |
Results from excessive production of thyroid hormone | hyperthyroidism |
Benign neoplasm of the thyroid | thyroid adenoma |
Causes muscle cramps of the hands and feet | hypoparathyroidism |
Exopthalamos is characteristic of this | graves disease |
Usually due to an autoimmune process which slowly destroys the adrenal gland | addison’s disease |
Excess production of glucocorticoids | chushing’s syndrome |
May be caused by adenoma, carcinoma, or generalized enlargement | primary hyperparathyroidism |
Underdevelopment of the thyroid gland that causes cretinism | hypothyroidism |
Tumor comprised in the adrenal medulla that produces an excess of epinephrine and norepinephrine | pheochromocytoma |
Results from an excess of growth hormone | hyperpituitarism |
Has three different types: papillary, follicular and medullary | thyroid carcinoma |
Enlargement of the thyroid gland | goiter |
Has a characteristic “moon-shaped” fat pad or “buffalo hump” | cushing’s syndrome |
Hypercortisolism | cushing’s syndrome |
Hypocortisolism | Addison’s disease |
Adrenocortical insufficiency | Addison’s disease |