Chapter 16
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| What is approximately the size of a pea and located at the base of the brain? | Pituitary gland Or hypophysis cerebri
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| What is located superior to the pituitary gland in the brain? | Hypothalamus
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| What is the largest endocrine gland? | Thyroid Gland
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| What are the four small bodies embedded in the posterior aspect of the lobes of the thyroid gland? | Parathyroid Glands
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| The clusters of endocrine tissue found throughout the pancreas, made up of different cell types that secrete various hormones, including insulin and glucagon. | Islets of Langerhans
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| What is secreted by the adrenal cortex, and aids the body during stress by increasing glucose levels to provide energy? | Cortisol
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| What is secreted by the adrenal medulla, and helps the body to deal with stress by increasing blood pressure, heartbeat, and respiration. | epinephrine
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| What is an enlargement of the extremities? | acromegaly
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| What is an inflammation of a gland? | adenitis
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| What is a condition known as excessive calcium in the blood? | hypercalcemia
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| What is a tumor of the parathyroid gland called? | parathyroidoma
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| What is inflammation of the thyroid gland? | thyroiditis
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| What is a condition brought about by an abnormal accumulation of acid products of metabolism such as seen in uncontrolled diabetes mellitus? | acidosis
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| The enlargement of the thyroid gland | goiter
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| What is a disorder of the thyroid gland characterized by the presence of hyperthyroidism, goiter, and abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs? | Graves disease
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| A condition resulting from uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, in which the body has an abnormal concentration of ketone bodies resulting from excessive fat metabolism | ketosis
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| A condition caused by excessive thyroid hormones | thyrotoxicosis
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| What is the excision of a gland? | adenectomy
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| An incision of the thyroid gland | thyroidotomy
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| What is (any)disease of the endocrine(system)? | endocrinopathy
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| The excessive development of the adrenal cortex | adrenocorticohyperplasia
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| A normal(level of) sugar in the blood(within normal range) | euglycemia
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| An abnormal state of much thirst | polydipsia
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| What is an abnormal protrusion of the eyeball? | exophthalmos
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| What is the sum total of all the chemical processes that take place in a living organism? | metabolism
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