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Ch18-Endocrine Syst.
The Language of Medicine 11th Edition
Question | Answer |
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Inner section of each adrenal gland: | adrenal medulla |
Estrogens, androgens, and glucocorticoids are examples of: | steroids |
Hormone that stimulates ovulation in females and testosterone secretion in males: | luteinizing hormone |
Outer section of each adrenal gland: | adrenal cortex |
Four small glands on the posterior of the thyroid gland: | parathyroid glands |
Gland located at the base of the brain in the sella turcica: | pituitary gland |
Gland located in the neck on either side of the trachea: | thyroid gland |
Secreted by beta islet cells of the pancreas: | insulin |
Mineral salt found in the blood and tissues and necessary for proper functioning of cells: | electrolyte |
Hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla that increases heart rate and blood pressure: | adrenaline |
The combining form that means gland: | den/o |
The combining form that means secrete: | crin/o |
The combining form that means sex glands: | gonad/o |
The combining form that means male: | andr/o |
The combining form that means potassium: | kal/i |
The combining form that means sodium: | natr/o |
The prefix that means deficient, below, under, less than normal: | hypo- |
The prefix that means excessive, above: | hyper- |
The combining form that means female: | estr/o |
A combining form that means sugar: | gluc/o |
Advanced hypothyroidism in adulthood: | myxedema |
A condition of constant muscle contraction: | tetany |
Hypofunctioning of the adrenal cortex: | Addison disease |
Lack of insulin secretion or resistance of insulin in promoting sugar, starch, and fat metabolism in cells: | diabetes mellitus |
The most common form of hyperthyroidism: | Graves disease |
Group of signs and symptoms produced by excess cortisol from the adrenal cortex: | Cushing syndrome |
Benign tumor of the adrenal medulla: | pheochromocytoma |
Hypersecretion of GH leading to enlargement of extremities: | acromegaly |
Deficiency of all pituitary hormones: | panhypopituitarism |
Excessive secretion of antidiuretic hormone: | SIADH |