Chapter 11 Difficult Terms

Question 1

condition from hyposecretion of thyroid gland in an adult; symptoms include anemia, slow speech, swollen facial features, edematous skin, drowsiness, and mental lethargy

Answer 1

myxedema

Question 2

usually benign tumor of the adrenal medulla that secretes epinephrine

Answer 2

pheochromocytoma

Question 3

test in which radioactive iodine is administered that localizes in the thyroid gland

Answer 3

thyroid scan

Question 4

condition in which the eyeballs protrude such as in Graves’ disease

Answer 4

exophthalmos

Question 5

congenital condition in which lack of thyroid hormones may result in arrested physical and mental development

Answer 5

cretinism

Question 6

blood test to measure the concentration of thyroxine (T4) in the bloodstream

Answer 6

protein bound iodine test

Question 7

condition resulting from marked overproduction of the thyroid gland; symptoms include rapid heart action, tremors, enlarged thyroid gland, exophthalmos, and weight loss

Answer 7

thyrotoxicosis

Question 8

enlargement of the thyroid gland

Answer 8

goiter

Question 9

deficiency in all the hormones secreted by the pituitary gland

Answer 9

panhypopituitarism

Question 10

tests that uses radioactively tagged hormones and antibodies to measure the quantity of hormone in the plasma

Answer 10

radioimmunoassay

Question 11

set of symptoms caused by excessive levels of cortisol due to high doses of corticosteroid drugs and adrenal tumors

Answer 11

Cushing’s syndrome

Question 12

nerve irritability and muscle cramps resulting from hypocalcemia

Answer 12

tetany

Question 13

overactivity of the thyroid gland; can cause a crisis situation; symptoms include exophthalmos + goiter

Answer 13

Graves disease

Question 14

full name of the hormone T3

Answer 14

triiodothyronine

Question 15

tumor of the islets of Langerhans cells of the pancreas

Answer 15

insulinoma