Chapter 10 Flashcards
The branch of medicine concerned with diagnosis and treatment of hormone imbalances and diseases that affect the endocrine glands
Endocrinology
Chemical substance produced by specialized cells of the body that works slowly and affects mant different processes, including growth and development, sexual function, mood, and metabolism
Hormone
Gluc/o
Sugar, sweetness
Parathyroid/o
Parathyroid glands
Toxic/o
Poison
-crine
To secrete
Hypofunctioning of the adrenal cortex that results in generalized malaise,, weakness, muscle atrophy, severe loss of fluids and electrolytes, low blood pressure, hypoglycemia, and hyperpigmentation of the skin
Addison disease
Cluster of syptoms caused by exvessive amounts of cortisol or adrenocorticotropic hormone circulating in the blood; may be due to the use of oral corticosteroid medication or by tumors that produce cortisol or ACTH
Cushing syndrome
Group of metabolic diseases characterized by high glucose levels that result from defects in insulin secretion, action, or both and occur in two primary forms, type 1 & type 2
Diabetes mellitus (DM)
Abrupt onset of DM, usually in childhood, caused by destruction of beta islet cells of the pancreas with complete deficiency of insulin secretion
Type 1 diabetes
Gradual onset of DM, ilusually appearing in middle age and caused by a deficiency in production of insulin or a resistance to the action of insulin by the cells of the body
Type 2 diabetes
Any disorder of the pituitary gland and its function
Pituitarism
Excision of all or part of the thyroid gland
Thyroidectomy
Synthetic hormone used to correct a deficiency of estrogen, progestrone, testosterone, or testosterone hormone, relieve symptoms of menopause, and prevent osteoporosis in women
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
ADH
Antidiuretic hormone
