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Mod F Unit 4
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What gland is both an exocrine and an endocrine gland | pancreas |
| An elevated blood glucose level is known as | hyperglycemia |
| What endocrine gland requires iodine to function properly | thyroid |
| Addison disease is a deficiency of hormones from the | adrenal gland |
| The parathyroid gland is responsible for regulating | circulating calcium |
| Oxytocin is responsible for starting the | onset of labor |
| What gland is found in the sella turcica | pituitary |
| What hormone stimulates the development of an egg in the ovary | FSH |
| Which gland atrophies as the person ages | thymus |
| What gland is both an endocrine gland and a lymph organ | thymus gland |
| What glands sits atop of the kidneys | adrenals |
| Prolactin stimulates what | milk production |
| What blood test is done to assess the amount of T4, T3, and calicitonin | TFT |
| What type of organ contains receptors that cause it to react to certain hormones | target organs |
| What are chemical mediators and are sometimes called local hormones | prostaglandins |
| Overactive GH of the anterior pituitary gland in children causes | gigantism |
| Underactive GH of the anterior pituitary gland causes | dwarfism |
| Underactive adrenal cortex causes | addison disease |
| Overactive GH of the anterior pituitary gland in adults causes | acromegaly |
| Overactive adrenal gland causes | cushings disease |
| Overactive thyroid causes | grave's disease |
| Pancreas, islets of Langerhans are responsible for controlling what disease | diabetes mellitus |
| Underactive thyroid in children | cretinism |
| Underactive parathyroid gland | tetany |
| Overactive pineal gland | SAD |
| Abnormal hairiness, especially in women, is | hirsutism |
| The condition of excessive appetite is | polyphagia |
| Undersecretion of ADH resulting in polydipsia and polyuria is | diabetes insipidus |
| The condition of excessive thirst is | polydipsia |
| Somatotropin deficiency during childhood that results in dwarfism is | GHD |
| One type of what disorder that may be accompanied by exophthalmia is termed Graves disease | hyperthyroidism |
| Hypersecretion of somatotropin from the adenohypophysis during childhood, leading to excessive growth is | gigantism |
| Continuous muscle spasms are | tetany |
| The islets of Langerhans are in the | pancrease |
| Excessive secretion of cortisol leading to obesity, leukocytosis, hirsutism, hypokalemia, hyper- glycemia, and muscle wasting is | cushings |
| Beta cells secrete | insulin |
| A test used to measure the average glucose levels to monitor diabetes mellitus | A1C |
| The external portion of the adrenal gland is the | adrenal cortex |
| Another name for the anterior pituitary is the | anterohypophysis |
| Another name for antidiuretic hormone | vasopression |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| aden/o | gland |
| trop/o | to turn |
| lact/o | milk |
| gen/o | origin |
| natr/o | sodium |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| calc/o | calcium |
| poly | many, excessive |
| kal/i | potassium |
| ectomy | removal |
| endo | within |
| oma | tumor |
| ism | condition |
| pan | all or everywhere |
| hypo | low/below |
| hyper | excessive |
| emia | blood condition |
| ia | condition |
| an | without, lacking |
| ex | beyond, out |
| acro | extremities |
| megaly | enlargement |
| phys/o | to grow |
| crin | to secrete |
| oxy | rapid |
| graphy | record |
| tom/o | to cut, section, slice |
| son/o | sound |
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