Crossword

Question 1

enlargement of extremities

Answer 1

acromegaly

Question 2

suffix meaning hormone

Answer 2

one

Question 3

diabetic neuropathy involves these

Answer 3

nerves

Question 4

white patches on the skin of the hands and feet

Answer 4

vitiligo

Question 5

moon facies & a plehtoric appearance is seen in this syndrome

Answer 5

cushings

Question 6

chemicals that act on the neurvous system to reduce sensitivity to pain

Answer 6

endorphins

Question 7

another name for growth hormone

Answer 7

somatotrophin

Question 8

calcitonin is secreted by this gland

Answer 8

thyroid

Question 9

this produces releasing factors & chemicals that affect the pituitary gland

Answer 9

hypothalamus

Question 10

can result from increased PTH secretion (3 words)

Answer 10

osteitis fibrosa cystica

Question 11

hormones produced in the adrenal cortex, the outer part of the adrenal glands

Answer 11

corticosteroids

Question 12

another name for the posterior lobe of the pituitary

Answer 12

neurohypophysis

Question 13

a gland that secretes a substance to the surface is a what gland?

Answer 13

exocrine

Question 14

a gland that secretes hormones in to the bloodstream is a what gland?

Answer 14

endocrine

Question 15

DKA stands for diabetic what?

Answer 15

ketoacidosis

Question 16

accumulation of too much of an alkaline substance is metabolic what?

Answer 16

alkalosis

Question 17

gland which secretes aldosterone

Answer 17

adrenal

Question 18

gland located in the mediastinum that secretes thymosin

Answer 18

thymus