Question | Answer |
What gland is both an exocrine and an endocrine gland | pancreas |
An elevated blood glucose level is known as | hyperglycemia |
What endocrine gland requires iodine to function properly | thyroid |
Addison disease is a deficiency of hormones from the | adrenal gland |
The parathyroid gland is responsible for regulating | circulating calcium |
Oxytocin is responsible for starting the | onset of labor |
What gland is found in the sella turcica | pituitary |
What hormone stimulates the development of an egg in the ovary | FSH |
Which gland atrophies as the person ages | thymus |
What gland is both an endocrine gland and a lymph organ | thymus gland |
What glands sits atop of the kidneys | adrenals |
Prolactin stimulates what | milk production |
What blood test is done to assess the amount of T4, T3, and calicitonin | TFT |
What type of organ contains receptors that cause it to react to certain hormones | target organs |
What are chemical mediators and are sometimes called local hormones | prostaglandins |
Overactive GH of the anterior pituitary gland in children causes | gigantism |
Underactive GH of the anterior pituitary gland causes | dwarfism |
Underactive adrenal cortex causes | addison disease |
Overactive GH of the anterior pituitary gland in adults causes | acromegaly |
Overactive adrenal gland causes | cushings disease |
Overactive thyroid causes | grave's disease |
Pancreas, islets of Langerhans are responsible for controlling what disease | diabetes mellitus |
Underactive thyroid in children | cretinism |
Underactive parathyroid gland | tetany |
Overactive pineal gland | SAD |
Abnormal hairiness, especially in women, is | hirsutism |
The condition of excessive appetite is | polyphagia |
Undersecretion of ADH resulting in polydipsia and polyuria is | diabetes insipidus |
The condition of excessive thirst is | polydipsia |
Somatotropin deficiency during childhood that results in dwarfism is | GHD |
One type of what disorder that may be accompanied by exophthalmia is termed Graves disease | hyperthyroidism |
Hypersecretion of somatotropin from the adenohypophysis during childhood, leading to excessive growth is | gigantism |
Continuous muscle spasms are | tetany |
The islets of Langerhans are in the | pancrease |
Excessive secretion of cortisol leading to obesity, leukocytosis, hirsutism, hypokalemia, hyper- glycemia, and muscle wasting is | cushings |
Beta cells secrete | insulin |
A test used to measure the average glucose levels to monitor diabetes mellitus | A1C |
The external portion of the adrenal gland is the | adrenal cortex |
Another name for the anterior pituitary is the | anterohypophysis |
Another name for antidiuretic hormone | vasopression |
crin/o | to secrete |
aden/o | gland |
trop/o | to turn |
lact/o | milk |
gen/o | origin |
natr/o | sodium |
glyc/o | sugar |
calc/o | calcium |
poly | many, excessive |
kal/i | potassium |
ectomy | removal |
endo | within |
oma | tumor |
ism | condition |
pan | all or everywhere |
hypo | low/below |
hyper | excessive |
emia | blood condition |
ia | condition |
an | without, lacking |
ex | beyond, out |
acro | extremities |
megaly | enlargement |
phys/o | to grow |
crin | to secrete |
oxy | rapid |
graphy | record |
tom/o | to cut, section, slice |
son/o | sound |