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CH 14 ENDOCRINE SYST
CH 14 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM pt 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ACROMEGALY | ENLARGEMENT OF EXTEMITIES |
| CRETINISM | DWARFISM, SLOWED MENTAL DEVELOPMENT, PUFFY FACIAL FEATURES, DRY SKIN AND LARGE TONGUE DUE TO LACK OF THYROID SECRETION |
| EXOCRINE GLAND | A GLAND THAT OPENS ONTO THE SURFACE OF THE SKIN THROUGH DUCTS IN THE EPITHELIUM(OIL AND SWEET GLANDS) |
| GLYCOSURIA | THE PRESENCE OF SUGAR IN THE URINE |
| GRAVES DISEASE | HYPERTHYROIDISM |
| HIRSUTISM | EXCESSIVE BODY HAIR |
| EXOPHTHALMOS | PROTRUDING EYEBALL FROM THE EYE SOCKET, HYPERTHYROIDISM |
| HYPERKALEMIA | ELEVATED BLOOD POTASSIUM LEVELS |
| KETOACIDOSIS | INCREASE IN THE ACIDITY OF THE BLOOD DUE TO AN ACCUMULATION OF KETONES IN THE BODY--7.4 NETURAL THE LOWER THE NUMBER TO MORE ACIDIC |
| INSULIN SHOCK | STATE OF SHOCK DUE TO EXTREMELY LOW BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS |
| THYROIDITIS | INFLAMMATION OF THE THYROID GLAND |
| THYROTOXICOSIS | AN ACUTE SOMETIMES FATAL, INCIDENT OF OVER ACTIVITY OF THE THYROID |
| VIRILISM | THE DEVELOPMENT OF MASCULINE PHYSICAL TRAITS IN A FEMALE |
| GOITER | HYPERPLASIA OF THE THYROID GLAND RESULTS FROM A DEFICIENT AMOUNT OF IODINE IN THE DIET REGUIRED FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF T3 AND T4 HORMONES |
| MYXEDEMA | SEVERE FROM OF HYPOTHYROIDISM IDENTIFIED BY WATER RETENTION ALL OVER THE BODY WITHIN CONNECTIVE TISSUE [PUFFY APPEARENCE, COMA MAY OCCUR DUE TO HYPEVENTILATION, HYPOTENTION AND HYPOTHERMIA |