6. Thyroid gland

Question 1

Thyroglobulin

Answer 1

precursor of the thyroid hormones in the acinus of the thyriod gland; a large, iodine containing protein molecule

Question 2

hyper- and hypothyreosis

Answer 2

over- or underproduction of the thyroid hormones in the thyroid gland, and its symptoms

Question 3

T3

Answer 3

triiodothyronine - most effective hormone of the thyroid gland

Question 4

T4

Answer 4

tetraiodothyronine - hormone of the thyroid gland

Question 5

cretinism

Answer 5

retarded mental and physical state (dwarfism) caused by a low level of thyroid hormone during development

Question 6

myxedema

Answer 6

accumulation of muscopolysaccharides in the skin causing edema in patients with hypothyroidism