Chapter Twelve - Endocrine System

Question 1

Acromegaly

Answer 1

Condition that results from excessive production of growth hormone after puberty

Question 2

Adenohypophysis

Answer 2

Anterior and larger portion of the hypophysis (pituitary gland)

Question 3

Cushing’s Syndrome

Answer 3

A condition resulting from excessive levels of glucocorticoid hormones

Question 4

Diabetic Coma

Answer 4

Caused by high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) or low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)

Question 5

Diabetes Mellitus

Answer 5

An endocrine disease in which beta cells fail to secrete insulin or target cells fail to respond to insulin

Question 6

Eunuchism

Answer 6

Failure of gonads to develop or function

Question 7

Glucagon

Answer 7

Hormone secreted by the pancreas that raises blood glucose

Question 8

Gonads

Answer 8

sex organs

Question 9

Growth Hormone And Dwarfism

Answer 9

Pituitary gland does not make enough growth hormone, resulting in Dwarfism

Question 10

Hormones

Answer 10

Chemical messengers secreted by endocrine glands

Question 11

Hypercalcemia

Answer 11

Condition in which too much calcium occurs in the blood

Question 12

Hyperglycemia

Answer 12

Condition resulting from deposits of calcium in organs such as kidneys, heart, lungs, and the walls of the stomach

Question 13

Hyperpituitarism

Answer 13

Condition associated with hypersecretion of the pituitary, usually manifested as the effects of excessive growth hormone which retards the normal closure of bones

Question 14

Hyopglycemia

Answer 14

Abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood

Question 15

Hyperthalamus

Answer 15

Homeostatic center for the body; controls thirst, temp., sleep, ect.

Question 16

Insulin

Answer 16

Hormone that is secreted when the blood sugar level rises

Question 17

Islets of Langerhands

Answer 17

Endocrine cells that secrete insulin and glucagon

Question 18

Metabolism

Answer 18

Chemical process of making energy

Question 19

Neurohypophysis

Answer 19

Posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, composed of neural tissue and considered part of the brain

Question 20

Pituitary Gland

Answer 20

Anterior Lobe: adenohypophysis

Posterior Lobe: neurohypophysis

Question 21

Polyuria

Answer 21

Excessive production of dilute urine

Question 22

Thyroid Gland

Answer 22

Stimulate metabolic rate in cells and promote growth

Question 23

Thyroxine

Answer 23

Thyroid hormone

Question 24

Insulin Shock

Answer 24

Hypoglycemic shock that results from too much insulin, not enough food or excessive exercise

Question 25

Endocrine System

Answer 25

Secrete hormones into the blood, regulate metabolic processes, function in developmental and growth processes