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