CH. 16: Complementary Terms

Question 1

adrenocorticohyperplasia

Answer 1

excessive development of the adrenal cortex

Question 2

euglycemia

Answer 2

normal (level of) sugar in the blood (within normal range)

Question 3

euthyroid

Answer 3

normal thyroid gland activity

Question 4

glycemia

Answer 4

sugar in the blood

Question 5

polydipsia

Answer 5

abnormal state of much thirst

Question 6

endocrinologist

Answer 6

physician who studies and treats diseases of the endocrine (system)

Question 7

endocrinology

Answer 7

study of the endocrine (system) (a branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the endocrine system)

Question 8

cortical

Answer 8

pertaining to the cortex

Question 9

syndrome

Answer 9

run together (signs and symptoms occurring together that are characteristic of a specific disorder)

Question 10

exophthalmos

Answer 10

abnormal protrusion of the eyeball

Question 11

goiter

Answer 11

enlargement of the thyroid gland. May be caused by autoimmune diseases of the thyroid (Graves disease or Hashimoto thyroiditis), iodine deficiency, or the presence of multiple nodules.

Question 12

tetany

Answer 12

condition affecting nerves causing muscle spasms as a result of low amounts of calcium in the blood caused by a deficiency of the parathyroid hormone.

Question 13

hormone

Answer 13

chemical substance secreted by an endocrine gland that is carried in the blood to a target tissue

Question 14

incretins

Answer 14

a group of hormones produced by the gastrointestinal system that stimulate the release of insulin from the pancreas and help preserve the beta cells. Incretin mimetics are medications that copy this action and help control blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Question 15

metabolism

Answer 15

sum total of all the chemical processes that take place in a living organism