Drugs Used in Hormonal, Endocrine, and Reproductive Disorders

Question 1

Addison’s disease

Answer 1

A disease or syndrome characterized by inadequate amounts of corticosteroid hormones.

Question 2

Anabolism

Answer 2

The constructive phase of metabolism in which body cells repair and replace tissue.

Question 3

Analogue

Answer 3

A chemical compound having a structure similar to another but differing from it in some way.

Question 4

Cushing’s syndrome

Answer 4

Hyperadrenocorticism; a disease or syndrome characterized by an overabundance of corticosteroid hormones.

Question 5

Dystocia

Answer 5

Difficult birth.

Question 6

Diabetes mellitus

Answer 6

A condition that occurs due to insulin deficiency.

Question 7

Endometrium

Answer 7

The mucous membrane lining of the uterus.

Question 8

Euthyroid

Answer 8

A normal thyroid gland.

Question 9

Feed efficiency

Answer 9

The rate an which animals convert feed into tissue. It is expressed as the number of pounds or kilograms of feed needed to produce 1 lb or 1 kg of animal.

Question 10

Feedback

Answer 10

The return of some of the output product of a process as input in a way that controls the process.

Question 11

Gonadotropin

Answer 11

A hormone that stimulates the ovaries or testes.

Question 12

Hypophyseal portal system

Answer 12

This is the portal system of the pituitary gland in which venules from the hypothalamus connect with capillaries of the anterior pituitary.

Question 13

Iatrogenic

Answer 13

Caused by the physician (veterinarian).

Question 14

Involution

Answer 14

The return of a reproductive organ to normal size after delivery.

Question 15

Ketone bodies

Answer 15

Excessive ketones made from fat as an emergency fuel source. Ketone levels increase causing a shift in the acid/base balance.

Question 16

Levo isomer

Answer 16

Left-sided arrangement that may exist in a left- or a right-sided configuration. Devo and dextro isomers have the same molecular formula.

Question 17

Myofibril

Answer 17

A muscle fibril composed of numerous myofilaments.

Question 18

Nitrogen balance

Answer 18

The condition of the body as it relates to protein intake and use. Positive nitrogen balance implies a net gain in body protein.

Question 19

Primary hypothyroidism

Answer 19

Hypothyroidism resulting from a pathologic condition in the thyroid.

Question 20

Releasing factor (hormone)

Answer 20

A hormone produced by the hypothalamus and transported to the anterior pituitary to stimulate the release of trophic hormones.

Question 21

Trophic hormone

Answer 21

A hormone that results in production of a second hormone in a target gland.