Ch 14 - Endocrine System Self Test Flashcards
Diabetes literally means:
through/passing
What is a diabetes condition that forms during pregnancy called?
Gestational diabetes
With hypoparathyroidism, decreased secretion of PTH results in:
muscle hyperexcitability
The inability to sleep is often caused by the lack of the pineal gland to secrete:
melatonin
The parathyroid gland produces parathromone, which regulates body calcium blood levels and prevents:
muscle spasms
How many hormones does the pituitary gland secrete in men?
6
The anterior part of the pituitary gland secretes which hormones?
LH, HGH, TSH, and ACTH
When the thyroid produces too much thyroxine, what results?
hyperthyroidism
What does the word part Thymo- mean?
soul or flowery
What does the word part Hyalo- mean?
glassy
The _____ is referred to as the master gland of the body because it secretes multiple hormones that influences multiple body functions.
pituitary
What controls pituitary secretions, body temp, hunger, thirst, and libidio?
hypothalamus
The pituitary hormone that stimulates uterine contractions during female labor is:
oxytocin
The pituitary lobe that secretes ACTH, HGH, and Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) is called the:
anterior lobe
The ____ pituitary lobe stores and releases antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and oxytocin
posterior
The thyroid hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism is:
thyroxine
The name of the hormone that helps to maintain the level of calcium in the blood is:
parathormone
The hormone that helps the body deal with stress is:
epinephrine
The compound term polhydipsia means:
excessive thirst
Located in front of the lower voice box and upper trachea, the ___ gland the largest endocrine gland and is shaped like a shield
thyroid
The four small dime size glands that lie directly upon and behind the thyroid gland are the _____ glands.
parathyroid
The endocrine glands located above each kidney and which are divided into 2 portions called the medulla and the cortex are the:
adrenals
The hormone that plays an important role in the control of blood sugar levels and prevents hyperglycemia is:
insluin
What is the state of under-production of thyroxine from the thyroid gland?
hypothyroidism
Pancreas literally means:
all/fleshy
What is a result of the pituitary producing too much growth hormone?
acromegaly
The medical term endocrinologist actually means:
specialist in the science and study of glands of internal secreation
The diagnostic term for a chronic disease caused by under activity of the pancreatic beta cells in the Islets of Langerhans is:
diabetes mellitus
Another term used to refer to Addison’s disease is:
hypoadrenosorticism
What is caused by adrenal cortex hypersecretion?
Crushing’s syndrome
What does the adrenal gland produce?
Epinephrine and corticosterone
_____ causes increased pigmentation of skin and mucous membranes
Addison’s disease
The term given to substances secreted by endocrine glands that mean to urge on is:
hormone
What is an enlargement of the thyroid that may be caused by lack of iodine, inflammation induced by an infection, tumors, hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism?
goiter
The _____ controls sexual development and the development of sperm
testicles
What gland is essential for development of T-cells?
thymus
Dwarfism, simmonds’ disease, hypogonadism and sheehan’s syndrome all are caused by:
hypopituitarism
Type 1 diabetes is:
an absolute insulin deficiency
Exophthalmia refers to:
eyes bulging outward
The word part Gyneco- means:
woman
The word part Galacto- means:
milk
