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A&P
A&P II Endocrine chp 18
| 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 |
| ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
| BMR | basal metabolic rate |
| DI | diabetes insipidus |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone |
| GH | growth hormone |
| GTT | glucose tolerance test |
| IDDM | insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
| LH | luteinizing hormone |
| NIDDM | non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
| PTH | parathyroid hormone |
| TSH | thyroid stimulating hormone |
| Protrusion of the eyeballs is referred to as ______________________. | exophthalmos |
| 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 |
| The congenital hyposecretion of the growth hormone results in _________. | dwarifism |
| The insufficient secretion of the ADH results in _________. | Diabetes Insipidus |
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