Chapter 16- Words not built from word parts

Question 1

Cushing Syndrome

Answer 1

Group of signs and symptoms attributed to the excessive production of cortisol by the adrenal cortices

Question 2

Diabetes Insipidus (DI)

Answer 2

Result of decreased secretion of antidiuretic hormone by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland

Question 3

Diabetes Mellitus (DM)

Answer 3

Chronic disease involving a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism caused by under-activity of the islets of Langerhans and characterized by elevated blood sugar

Question 4

Gigantism

Answer 4

Condition brought about by hyper secretion of growth hormone by the pituitary gland before puberty

Question 5

Goiter

Answer 5

enlargement of the thyroid gland

Question 6

Graves disease

Answer 6

Disorder of the thyroid gland characterized by the presence of hyperthyroidism causing the production of more thyroid hormone than the body needs

Question 7

Thyrotoxicosis

Answer 7

Condition caused by excessive thyroid hormones

Question 8

Radioactive Iodine uptake (RAIU)

Answer 8

Nuclear medicine scan that measures thyroid function

Question 9

Thyroid scan

Answer 9

test shows medicine that shows the size, shape, and function of the thyroid gland

Question 10

Fasting Blood sugar (FBS)

Answer 10

Blood test to determine the amount of glucose in the blood after fasting for 8-10 hours

Question 11

Thyroid stimulating hormone level (TSH)

Answer 11

Blood test tat measures the amount of thyroid-stimulating hormone in the blood

Question 12

Exophthalmos

Answer 12

Abnormal protrusion of the eyes

Question 13

Hormone

Answer 13

chemical substance secreted by the endocrine gland that is carried in the body

Question 14

Matabolism

Answer 14

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