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# BAS Endocrine Syst
# BAS Endocrine System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| HCG | Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Hormone that determines a positive pregnancy test. |
| The endocrine system provides as balance of bodily functions. The balance is called: ______________ | Homeostasis |
| A hormones are chemical that affects all body tissues. | FALSE. Hormones affect only certain "target" tissues. |
| Diseases of the endocrine system are mainly due to: | Hyper or Hypo activity states of glands or pituitary. |
| Hyper- is a prefix that means: | more than |
| hypo- is a prefix that means | less than |
| They hypothalamus is the part of the nervous system that controls the pituitary. | TRUE. |
| melatonin affects: | sleep |
| The pituitary is also called the: | master gland and hypophysis |
| Makes hormones that affect: | target glands which will then make their own hormones. |
| Thyroxin controls: | metabolism |
| The thyroid can be tested by its ability to absorb ioindine with the: | Radioactive iodine uptake |
| parathormone is made by the parathyroid and balances | Calcium and phosphorous levels |
| If you need to find a code for thyroiditis you would use the______ | ICD9 |
| Insulin hormone will... | lower the blood sugar |
| HYPERsecretion of thyroid hormone will make you | Hyper and give you exophthalmia |
| Acromegaly | excessive growth of a part of the body due to excess GH |
| GH | growth hormone |
| ADH is a hormone that | prevents too much water loss. (antidiuretic hormone) |
| A hyposecretion of ADH causes | diabetes insipidus |
| The adrenal glands help use and store _________________ and produces _______________ for stress reactions. | fats and carbohydrates adrenalin |
| Grave's disease is due to hypersecretion of: ______________ made by the thyroid. | thyroxine (thyroid is overactive) |
| hypothyroidism causes | low metabolism , depression , weight gain |
| A patient with Type I diabetes is abbreviated as: | IDDM. Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. |
| Type II diabetes is abbreviated | NIDDM. Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. |
| Tests that can be used to determine diabetes is the: | GTT (glucose tolerance) and FBS (fasting blood sugar) |
| The thymus gland helps produce | T-cells |
| Gigantism occurs if ______ is produced in excess | GH |
| Progesterone and estrogen both are produced by the | ovary |
| testosterone is produced by the | testes |
| Both ovaries and testes are influenced to make hormone by: | FSH |
| FSH | follicle stimulating hormone |
| MSH affects | skin |
| TSH stimulats the: | Thyroid |
| TSH | thyroid stimulating hormone |
| LH affects the: | ovary |
| LH is the abbreviation for | Leutinizing hormone |
| hyperglycemia is a condition of | high blood sugar |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| Calcium is a blood test that can help determine problems with the | parathyroid |
| A sign of low blood calcium is: | tetany |
| cortex is a term that refers to the | outer lining of an organ |
| medulla is a aterm that refers to the | inner layers of an organ |
| ren/o | kidney |
| ad- | toward or in the direction of |
| -emia | blood condition |
| para | near |
| ur/o | urine |
| crin/o | secrete |
| gluc/o, glyc/o | glucose, sugar |
| calc/o | calcium |
| estr/o | female |
| pan- | all |
| tri- | three |
| tetra- | four |
| iod/o | iodine |
| -oma | tumor |
| lact/o | milk |
| IDDM | Type 1 Diabetes; childhood; insulin dependent |
| NIDDM | Type 2 Diabetes; adult; non-insulin dependent |
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