Question | Answer |
What is hormone that stimulates urine contractions | oxytocin |
where the adrenal glands located? | above each kidney |
What hormone and gland deposit calcium in a bone? | catcitocin, Thyroid gland |
what does the thymus gland do? | promotes development of immune system |
Which hormone regulates fluids, volume, and electrolytes in the body? | aldosterone |
What hormone assist the bodu in dealing stress? | epinephrine (adrenalin) |
pituitary gland | reffered as "master gland" (гипофиз) |
tetany | condition resulting from calcium deficiency of blood (muscle twitches, cramps, spasmm; судороги) |
hirsutism | excessive amount of hair |
-dipsia | thirst |
FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone (not diagnostic term) |
metabolism | chemical process that occure within living organism in order to maintain the life (all chemical and physical pchanges in body) |
aden/o | gland |
goiter | enlargment of the thyriod gland |
crin/o | to secrete |
cortisol | steroid hormone secreted by adrenal cortex; regulates carbohydrate metabolism |
hypoglycemia | condition of having a low level of sugar in the blood |
Cushing disease( syndrome) | excessive level of cortisol due to high doses of corticosteroids drugs and adrenal tumor |
cerebrum | largest section of the brain; processes thoughts, judgement, and memory |
Lumbar puncture | puncture with a needle into lumbar area; usually 4th intervertebral space to withdraw fluid for examination |
Babinski reflex | reflex test for that cheks for abnormalities in the nervous system |
thalamus and hypothalamus located in | diencephalon |
innermost layer of the meninges | pia mater |
cerebellum | maintain the balance |
cephal/o | head |
-paresis | weakness |
syncope | fainting |
Bell's Palsy | one sided facial paralysis due to inflammation of facial nerve |
olfactory nerve | transport impulses for sence of smell |
coma | deep sleep; unconsciousness resulting from illnes |
lacrimal glands | produce tears |
center of the iris | pupil |
inflammation of the eyelid | blepharitis |
outer layer of the eyeball | sclera |
involuntary eye movement | nystagmus |
Tympanic membrane | separates the auditory canal from the middle ear cavity (eardrum) |
conductive hearing loss | disease of malformation of outer or middle ear |
name the ossicles of the ear | malleus, Incus, Stapes ( |
cerumen | ear wax |
tinnitus | ringing in the ear (звон в ушах) |
merniere's disease | progressive hearing loss |
Glycosuria | sugar in the urine |
polydipsia | extreme thirst |
hyperthyroidism | excessive activity of the thyroid gland |
what is a medical term for excessive calcium in the blood? | hypercalcemia |
hyperkalemia | excessive level of potassium in blood |
electroencephalography | recording of electrical activity in head |
neurolysis | nerve destruction |
vagus nerve (блуждающий нерв) | supplies most organs in abdominal and thoracic cavities |
which of the following is not a diagnostic test?a.FBS b.GTT c.PBI d.FSH | d.FSH |
cephalgia | head pain` |
dysphasia | inability to speak |
thymectomy | removal of the thymus |
tympanorrhexis | raptured eardrum |
neuroma | nerve tumor |
what is the diagnostic term for the result of decreased activity of the anti-diuretic hormone from the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland? | diabetes insipidous |
diabetes mellitus | chronic disorder of carbohydrate metabolism resulting in hyperglykemia |
Which gland & hormone decrease the level of glucose in the body? | pancreas and insulin |
Which of the following is not a hormone? a.ACTH b.PTH c.BMR d.T3 | BMR |
a thyroid function test is for what? | To measure levels of T3/c T4 and TSHV |
which is not and inner ear region for equillibrum? a. sacule b. utricle c.organ of corti d,semicircular canals? | organ of corti |
what is not an endocrine gland? | Lacrimal |
What is a chronic disease characterized by dizziness and hearing loss? | Meniere's disease |