Assessment - Thyroid

Question 1

hyperparathyroidism

Answer 1

overproduction by the parathyroid glands

Question 2

hyperthyroidism

Answer 2

overproduction by the thryoid

Question 3

hypoparathyroidism

Answer 3

underproduction by the parathyroid

Question 4

hypothyroidism

Answer 4

underproduction by the thyroid

Question 5

thyroiditis

Answer 5

inflammation of the thyroid

Question 6

thyrotoxicosis

Answer 6

condition caused by the exposure of body tissue to excessive levels of thyroid hormone (an extreme version of this is know as “thyroid storm”)