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Endocrine Question
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When the thyroid gland becomes enlarged it is called a _________________. | Goiter |
| This type of diabetes is brought on by hormonal changes during pregnancy. | gestational diabetes |
| The most common form of hyperthyroidism is ______________________. | Graves disease |
| ___________________ is the enlargement of the extremeties due to the hypersecretion of the anterior pituitary after puberty. | Acromegaly |
| Protrusion of the eyeballs is referred to as ______________________. | exopthalmos |
| The deficient production of the parathyroid hormone results in ______________________. | hypoparathyroidism |
| A group of symptoms produced by an excess of cortisol secreted from the adrenal cortex is called ____________________. | Cushing syndrome |
| The hypofunctioning of the adrenal cortex is called ______________________. | Addison disease |
| The lack of insulin secretion or the resistance of insulin in promoting sugar, starch, and fat metabolism in cells is called _______________________. | diabetes mellitus |
| The hypersecretion of the growth hormone from the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland before puberty results in ____________________. | gigantism |
| A ______________________ scan is performed by administering radioactive iodine orally and imaging its uptake by the thyroid gland to assess the thyroid function. | radioactive iodine uptake |
| This procedure is the most common procedure performed to treat pancreatic cancer. | whipple procedure |
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