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Endocrine & Senses
MT, Corbitt
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are hormones? | Regulatory substances that are sent, via bloodstream, to alter physiological activity |
| What is target tissue? | Where to hormones are sent |
| Do we have large amounts of hormones in our body? | No |
| Are hormones weak? | No |
| Most of our hormones work with which feedback system? | The negative feedback system. EX. Thirsty? Drink, your not thirsty anymore |
| What are the 2 other names for the pituitary gland? | Hypothysis, Master gland |
| What 2 hormones are secreted posterior pituitary gland? | Oxytocin (positive feedback), ADH=Antidiuretic Hormone |
| Where is the thyroid located? | Base of the throat |
| What are the 2 main hormones of the thyroid gland? | Thyroxine (T4), Triiodothyronine (T3) |
| Where are the parathyroid glands located? | On the back of the thyroid gland |
| Where are the adrenal glands located? | On top of the kidneys |
| The endocrine portions of the pancreas are known as? | islets of langerhans |
| How does insulin affect blood sugar? | It decreases it |
| How does glucagon affect blood sugar? | It increases it |
| The pineal gland located in the? | Brain |
| What does the thymus stimulated? | the immune systems T lymphocytes |
| Endocrin/o | Endocrine |
| Insul/o | pancreatic islets |
| Myxedema | hyposecretion, dry skin and hair, facial swelling, weight gain |
| Graves disease | hypersecetion, weight loss, irritability, increase heart rate |
| Exophthalmos | bulging of the eyeballs |
| A goiter is usually due to a deficiency of | Iodine |
| If your patient has Addison's disease, there skin will | look bronze |
| Hyperglycemia | blood sugar is to high |
| Hypoglycemia | blood sugar to low |
| Glycosuria | |
| IDDM = | Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
| NIDDM | non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| GTT | glucose tolerance test |
| PPBS | Postprandial blood sugar |
| GH | growth hormone |
| Equilibrium | mental or emotional balance |
| Gustation | sense of taste |
| Hearing | the sense in which sound is perceived |
| Olfaction | sense of smell |
| Proprioception | muscle sense |
| Receptor | sensory nerve ending that responds to stimuli |
| The Pineal gland secretes what hormone | melatonin |
| What does melatonin effect | circadian rhythm |
| Tactile | sense of touch |
| Vision | act of seeing |
| -esthesia | sensation |
| -algesia | pain |
| -osmia | smell |
| -guesia | taste |
| The ear contains receptors for | hearing and equilibrium |
| The normal blood sugar range is | 70-110 mg/dl |
| What causes diabetes insipidus | A lack of ADH (anti-diuretic hormone) |
| Define Myxedema; what are s/s | hypo-secretion; dry skin and hair, facial swelling, weight gain |
| Define Graves | hyper-secretion; weight loss, irritability, increase heart rate |
| Goiter is usually due to a lack of | iodine |
| Iodine is necessary for the production of | thyroxine |
| List s/s of hypoparathyroidism | numbness of arms, legs and around the tetany |
| Define tetany | muscle spasm; due to a decease in calcium |
| Define exophthalmos | bulging of the eyeballs |
| If your patient has Addison's disease their | skin will look bronze |
| What are s/s of Cushing's disease | buffalo hump,increased facial hair and receding hair line |
| The external auditory canal meatus ends at the? | tympanic membrace which is also called the eardrum |
| Define ceruminous glands. | external ear canal; produces cerumen (ear wax) |
| What is the purpose of cerumen? | keeps eardrum moist, helps prevent infection, protects ear |
| Where is the Eustachian tube located? and what is its function | connects the middle ear with the pharynx; equalizes pressure between the inner/outer ear |
| why is the inner ear known as the labyrinth? | refers to the twisting maze of the inner ear |
| The organ of hearing is known as the | Organ of Corti |
| Where is the Organ or Corti located | in the cochlea |
| List the ossicles | Malleus (hammer), Incus(anvil), Stapes(stirup) |
| Audi/o= | hearing |
| Acous= | sound or hearing |
| Ot/o= | ear |
| Myring/o= | tympanic membrane |
| Salping/o= | tube |
| Conductive hearing loss | problems in the middle or outer ears that prevent sound from getting into the inner ear the normal way |
| Sensorineural hearing loss | damage to the inner ear or the 8th cranial nerve |
| Tinnitus | ringing or buzzing in the ears |
| Vertigo | illusion of movement |
| Aural | relating to or perceived by the ear |
| Decibel | intensity |
| Hertz | frequency |
| Presbycusis | old hearing |
| Otoscope | used to view the ear canal and ear drum |
| Spondee | 2 syllable word w/ equal stress on each syllable |
| AC= | air conduction |
| AD= | right ear |
| AS= | left ears |
| AU= | both ears |
| ENT= | ear, nose, throat |
| TM= | tympanic membrane |
| Lacrimal | pertaining to tears |
| Conjunctiva | lines the inside of the eyelid and covers the sclera |
| Sclera | whit of the eye |
| Cornea | Avascular; clear |
| Iris | behind cornea; gives eye color |
| Lacrimal | pertaining to tears |
| Conjunctiva | lines the inside of the eyelid and covers the sclera |
| Rods | respond to light |
| Cones | respond to color |
| Fovea | point of greatest visual acuity |
| Visual acuity | sharpness of vision |
| Blephar/o | eyelid |
| Palpebr/o | eyelid |
| Opt/o Ocul/o Ophthalm/o | Eye |
| Kerat/o | cornea |
| Phak/o | lens |
| -opsia | vision |
| -opia | condition of the eye |
| The outer ear consists of? | Pinna and the external auditory canal |
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