Disorders of APG Matching
| what usually stimulates hypersecretion |
| a benign slow growing tumor |
| what happens if there is an excess of growth hormone before puberty; why |
| it results in gigantism; b/c the growth hormone is responsible for stimulating the growth of the epiphyseal plates ofthe long bones |
| ht >7 ft, but body propertions normal |
| why can't long bones grow during hypersecretion |
| b/c epiphyseal plates close by adulthood |
| def of hyperpituitarism; charecterized by what |
| hyperfunction of the pituitary gland; excess production and secretion of one or more of its hormones |
| what is the usual causes of both hypopituitarism & hyperpituitarism |
| since cause is by pituitary adenoma, it is treated by transsphenoidal hypophysectomy (surgical removal of the pituitary glan) |
| hypersectreion of GH in adulthood causes what |
| s/s of bone growth in adulthood |
| enlarged forehead and protruding jaw, outgrowth of hands and feet, (s/s take up to 15 years to develop) |
| def of hypopituitarism; charecterized by what |
| hypo-function of the anterior pituitary gland; lack of production of one or more of the gland's hormones |
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