Deck 5 (slides 15-22)

Question 1

Many issues with the thyroid gland come from lack of ________ in the diet.

Answer 1

Iodine

Question 2

Iodine is needed to produce ______.

Answer 2

Thyroxine

Question 3

Iodine can be found in _____ food and in ________ salt.

Answer 3

Sea, iodized

Question 4

Low iodine in the diet as a child causes LOW/HIGH thyroxine, which causes _____ism ( a mentally retarded dwarf).

Answer 4

Low,

cretenism

Question 5

The parathyroid glands are (how many?) glands found on the back of the ________ gland.

Answer 5

4,

thyroid

Question 6

The parathyroid glands produce _______ hormone (PTH)

Answer 6

PTH

Question 7

PTH regulates the _______ level in the blood

And________ from the thyroid

Answer 7

Calcium

calcitonin

Question 8

Regulation of calcium in the body is an example of _________ hormone action.

Answer 8

Complimentary

Question 9

Complementary hormone action is done by _____ from the parathyroid glands and ________ from the thyroid.

Answer 9

PTH,

calcitonin

Question 10

PTH increases/decreases calcium in the blood.

Answer 10

Increases

Question 11

Calcitonin increases/decreases calcium in the blood.

Answer 11

Decreases

Question 12

Calcium is needed in the blood for blood _____ing,

_______ contraction,

and passage of materials across the cell ________.

Answer 12

Clotting,

muscle,

membrane

Question 13

If calcium levels in the blood are too high, the thyroid tells the calcitonin to tell the kidneys reabsorb MORE/LESS calcium from the URINE (urinate more calcium)

You urinate MORE/LESS calcium

and the level of calcium increases/decreases in the blood.

Answer 13

Less

More

Decreases

Question 14

If calcium levels in the blood are too high, the thyroid tells the calcitonin to tell the _____s to store calcium, and the level of calcium iNCREASES/dECREASEs in the blood.

Answer 14

Bones,

decreases

Question 15

If calcium levels in the blood are too high, the thyroid tells the calcitonin to tell the small intestine to absorb MORE/LESS calcium from food, and the level of calcium INCREASES/DECREASES in the blood.

Answer 15

less,

decreases

Question 16

If calcium levels in the blood are too low, the parathyroid glands tell PTH to tell the small intestines to absorb MORE/LESS calcium from food, and the level of calcium INCREASES/DECREASES in the blood.

Answer 16

more

increases

Question 17

If calcium levels in the blood are too low, the parathyroid glands tell PTH to tell the kidneys to reabsorb MORE/LESS calcium from urine, and the level of calcium INCREASES/DECREASES in the blood.

Answer 17

more,

Increases

Question 18

If calcium levels in the blood are too low, the parathyroid glands tell PTH to tell the bones to _______ stored calcium, and the level of calcium INCREASES/DECREASES in the blood.

Answer 18

Bones,

increases

Question 19

A problem with the parathyroid gland is PTH ________cy, causing low calcium in the blood, which causes skeletal muscles to contract violently ( called ________).

Answer 19

Deficiency,

Tetany

Question 20

Another problem with the parathyroid gland is PTH over_________, which causes the loss of too much calcium from ______s.

The bones become brittle and easily broken called ________is

Answer 20

Oversecretion,

bones,

osteoporosis