Chapter 4: Diseases and Conditions of the Endocrine System: Overview

Question 1

what two systems control homeostasis

Answer 1

nervous

endocrine

Question 2

of the two that control homeostasis creates an immediate but short-lived response, operating on the principles of electricity

Answer 2

nervous system

Question 3

of the two that control homeostasis creates a slightly slower onset and a longer duration of the action, and uses highly specific and powerful hormones to control its response chemically

Answer 3

endocrine system

Question 4

chemical messengers classified as either amino acids (proteins) or steroids

Answer 4

hormone

Question 5

where are hormones secreted

Answer 5

bloodstream

Question 6

how are hormones generally regulated

Answer 6

negative-feedback loop

Question 7

hormones that stimulate secretion of other hormones are called

Answer 7

tropic hormones

Question 8

stimulate the synthesis of sex glands in males and females

Answer 8

gonadotropins

Question 9

what endocrine gland controls many activities of the pituitary gland via neural and chemical stimuli?

Answer 9

hypothalamus

Question 10

chronic and progress disease, caused by excessive production and secretion of pituitary hormones

Answer 10

hyperpituitarism

Question 11

endocrine gland that most often produces pathology

Answer 11

thyroid gland

Question 12

refers to any state in which thyroid hormone production is below normal

Answer 12

hypothyroidism

Question 13

very excessive blood glucose levels results in

Answer 13

diabetic coma

Question 14

very low blood glucose with high insulin levels results in

Answer 14

insulin shock