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MedCon 14
The following activity is for the "key terms" in chapter 14 of your textbook.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acromegaly | a condition of extremity enlargement as a result of excessive growth hormone in the adult |
| Adenoma | a tumor of glandular tissue |
| Aldosterone | a mineralocorticoid; acts on the kidney to assist in maintaining electrolyte balance |
| Amenorrhea | the absence or cessation of menses |
| Androgens | hormones secreted by the adrenal cortex and responsible for male characteristics |
| Cortisol | hydrocortisone; a steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex |
| Cortisone | a glucocorticoid; it affects carbohydrate metabolism and influences the nutrition and growth of connective tissues |
| Cretinism | congenital hypothyroidism |
| Diabetic retinopathy | disease of the retina of the eye, often resulting in blindness; caused by degeneration due to diabetes mellitus |
| Dwarfism | a decrease in growth hormone (GH) that leads to impaired growth of all body tissues |
| Estrogen | a term used to describe the hormones responsible for female characteristics |
| Exophthalmos | protrusion of the eyeballs |
| Giantism | a condition of overgrowth due to hyperpituitarism occurring before puberty and during the growing years |
| Glucagon | a hormone secreted by the alpha cells in the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas; responsible for elevating blood glucose concentration |
| Glucocorticoids | a group of steroids of the adrenal cortex that affects metabolism such as causing glycogen storage and causing an anti |
| Glycogen | the form that extra sugar is stored in, primarily in the liver |
| Glycosuria | the spilling of sugar into the urine; a common symptom of diabetes mellitus |
| Goiter | noticeable protrusion of the thyroid gland |
| Goitrogenic | goiter producing, as in foods or drugs such as turnips, cabbage and lithium |
| Gonad | a sex organ; a testis or an ovary |
| Gynecomastia | abnormal breast enlargement |
| Hirsutism | abnormal hair on the face and body of the female |
| Hydrocortisone | a steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex |
| Hyperglycemia | high blood sugar level |
| Hypoglycemia | a low blood sugar level |
| Insulin | a hormone secreted by the beta cells in the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas; responsible for glucose usage |
| Islets of Langerhans | specialized cells in the pancreas that act as an endocrine gland secreting hormones, primarily insulin |
| Ketoacidosis | acidosis seen in diabetes mellitus caused by overproduction of ketone bodies |
| Ketones | waste products produced when tissue cells bun fats and proteins |
| Lipids | fats or fat |
| Mineralocorticoids | a group of steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences sodium and potassium metabolism |
| Myxedema | advanced hypothyroidiam in an adult |
| Panhypopituitarism | the condition in which the secretion of all anterior pituitary hormones is inadequate or absent; caused by a variety of disorders |
| Polydipsia | excessive thirst |
| Polyuria | excessive urination |
| Precocious | premature (early) sexual development |
| Progesterone | a female sex hormone produced by the ovary |
| Striae | stretch marks on the skin |
| Tetany | hyperirritability of muscles causing a spasm |
| Thyroid storm | a sudden life |
| Vasopressin | antidiuretic hormone (ADH) secreted by the posterior portion of the pituitary gland |
| Virilism | masculinization; used to describe the occurrence or presence of male characteristics in a female or prepubescent male |
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