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Endocrine Crossword
Questions and answers from Endocrine Crossword puzzle, exam 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 99% of thyroid hormones are bound to _____ proteins | plasma |
| _____ is hyperactivity of the thyroid gland with sustained increase in synthesis and release of thyroid hormones | Hyperthyroidism |
| _____ is the most abundant thyroid hormone | Thyroxine |
| The organs of the endocrine system are referred to as _____ | Glands |
| _____ is a rare condition characterized by a tumor of the adrenal medulla that produces excessive catecholamines | Pheochromocytoma |
| _____ is an enlarged thyroid gland. | Goiter |
| A classic finding in Grave's disease is _____, a protrusion of the eyeballs from the orbits | Exophthalmos |
| _____ syndrome is overactivity of the adrenal gland. | Cushing's |
| _____ is an acute, rare condition in which all hyperthyroid manifestations are heightened. | Thyrotoxic crisis |
| _____ is an episode of severe adrenocortical insufficiency. Symptoms include: sudden back/abdominal/leg pain, hypoglycemia, hyper/hypothermia, decreased level of consciousness, volume depletion, and cardiac problems. | Addison's crisis |
| This type of hypothyroidism is related to destruction of thyroid tissue or defective hormone synthesis | Primary |
| Thyroxine, Tri-iodothyronine, and thyro-calcitonin are hormones of what gland? | Thyroid |
| Type of hypothyroidism caused by anterior pituitary or hypothalamus dysfunction | secondary |
| _____ disease that includes symptoms such as hyperthyroidism, goiter, exophthalmos, and pretibial myxedema | Graves' |
| _____ is a small pea size gland that has 2 lobes, the anterior and posterior | Pituitary gland |
| _____ is a severe slowing of all body activities. Symptoms include: decreased BMR, hypoventilation, hypothermia, hypotension, hypoglycemia, and hyponatremia | Myxedema coma |
| _____ regulates the pituitary gland | Hypothalamus |
| _____ a condition associated with inadequate circulating PTH | Hypoparathyroidism |
| _____ disease includes decreased aldosterone, decreased glucocorticoids, and decreased androgens | Addison's |
| Another name for thyrotoxic crisis | Thyroid storm |
| _____ results from insufficient circulating thyroid hormone as a result of a variety of abnormalities | Hypothyroidism |
| Drug of choice to treat hypothyroidism, also known as synthroid | Levothyroxine |
| Thyroid _____ is digital clubbing and swelling of fingers | Acropachy |
| Overproduction or oversecretion of ADH results in a condition known as _____ | SIADH |
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