Diseases and Studies to Know

Question 1

Addison’s

Answer 1

adrenal glands do not produce enough cortisol

Question 2

Cushing’s

Answer 2

adrenal glands produce too much cortisol

Question 3

Elephantiasis

Answer 3

abnormal amount of growth before puberty

Question 4

hemophilia

Answer 4

inherited bleeding disorder in which the blood does not clot properly

Question 5

hepatitis

Answer 5

inflammation of the liver

Question 6

leukemia

Answer 6

cancers of the blood cells

Question 7

sickle cell anemia

Answer 7

inherited red blood cell disorder in which there aren’t enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen

Question 8

Type I diabetes

Answer 8

chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin

Question 9

Type II diabetes

Answer 9

an impairment in the way the body regulates and uses sugar

Question 10

McClintock Study on Menstruation

Answer 10

tested girls in dorms to see if menstrual synchrony existed

Question 11

MCH Study on smelly shirts

Answer 11

women’s noses led them to simply choose men with different immune systems, presumably to avoid mating with family

Question 12

New England Journal of Medicine (GH)

Answer 12

added growth hormone may or may not slow down aging

Question 13

Stanford Study (GH)

Answer 13

weighed the pros and cons of excess GH, being that while it does make you look better, it can lead to things such as heart disease