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This gland regulates the exchange of the calcium between bones and blood:   parathyroid  
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secretions from the ductust glands:   hormones  
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this gland increases metabolism, influences both physical and mental activity,a nd promotes normal gtrowth and development   thyroid  
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the pituitary gland is also know as:   master gland  
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ACTH stimulates the corex of which gland:   adrenal gland  
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insuficient production of growth hormone during childhood resuts in   dwarfism  
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over production of growth hormone during childhood results in:   gigantism  
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an edocrine disorder of the thyroid gland that affects adults:   myxedema  
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thos gland is esential metabolism of cabohydrates and reduces blood sugar level:   pancreas  
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weight, pregnancy, heredity, emotional stress, and virus may cause:   diabetes melitus  
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in respondsible for normal growth of body tisues:   pituitary  
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most common form of hyperthyroidism:   graves disease  
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can increase heart, blood presure, and flow of blood   adrenal  
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disorder that results from serious lack of thyroxin begining in the early stages of life:   cretinism  
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controls onset of puberty   penail bady  
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hormone that stimulates skin pigmentation   MSH  
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controls electrolyte balance by regulating sodium and potassium:   aldostrone  
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if a patient's blood sugar is too low, they may go into diabetic coma;   false  
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hypothyroidism is the result of excess secretion of thyroxin:   false  
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TSH cuases the production in estrogen in females:   false  
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a GTT test is used to determine the contriol of glucose over a period of 6-8 weeks:   false  
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prolactin stimulates the production of milk in the brest:   true  
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a patient who is alergic to iodine may not have an Thyroid scan   true  
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after sperm are produced in the tubles they pass into   epidydmis  
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why does sterility result with undecended teticles   sperm can not survive the internal heat of the internal bory  
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the first mature sperm are ejaculated at the age of   14  
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may result from severe trauma or strain, but is frequently related to degeneration of intervertible joints   herniated disc  
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passageway of sperm to exit the body from the epedidymis:   vas defrons  
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is surgical sterlization for a male   vesectomy  
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the testicle is the most common site for cancer in men from what age range   15  
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condition that psychgentic in origin   impotenece  
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orchitis is found   testies  
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cryptochidiam is   undecended testies  
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painfull cramping associated with menstration   dydmenorhea  
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fetus implanted outside of the uterine cavity   eptopic  
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wart-like growth on external genitilia   condyloma  
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acute or chronic infection of the reproductive tract   DID  
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most frequent STD in America   chlamidia  
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a chronic viral infection with two strains:   herpes  
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usually asymptomatic in females, and can cause blindness in newborns during birth   ghonorea  
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name the mojor glands of the endocrine system   pituitery, pineal, thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas, adrenals, gonads and thymus  
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gland known as the master gland   pituitary  
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prolactin is serceted by   adenohypohysis  
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enlargement of the extremities due to exessive growth hormone   acromegaly  
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not a true statement concerncing epinephrine   increases the heart rate in cardiac output  
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gland that plays a vittal role inn metobolism and regulates the body's metobolic process   thyroid  
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essential for maintenance of normal blood sugar   insoluin  
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minoeralcorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex   aldosterone  
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medical term for softing of a gland   adenalmalaycia  
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any disease of the adrenal gland   adrenal pathy  
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congenital deficiency in secretion of the thyroid hormone   cretinism  
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stimulates uterine contractions during childbirth   oxytocin  
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also called as adreanline   epinephrine  
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masculinity developed in a female   virialsm  
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ressembling a sheild   thyroid  
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to go through   diabetes  
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male sex hormone   testosterone  
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also called ADH   vasso pressin  
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a tumor of a gland   adenoma  
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a condition of being abnormally small   dwarfism  
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a condition of being abnormally large   giagantiasm  
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abbreviation GH stands for   groth hormone  
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abbreviation ACTH stands for   adenocortcotropic hormone  
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abreviation FSH stands for   folicle stimulating hormone  
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abreviation BMR stands for   basal metabolic rate  
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abreviation DM stands for   diabtetes melitus  
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