Endocrine 5/1

Question 0

Goiter

Answer 0

An enlargement of the thyroid gland

Question 1

Endocrine

Answer 1

Gland that secretes directly into the bloodstream

Question 2

Ovary

Answer 2

The female gonad produces hormones causing the secondary sex characteristics to develop

Question 3

Testosterone

Answer 3

Male hormone secretes by the testes that causes and maintains make secondary sex characteristics

Question 4

Insulin

Answer 4

Hormone secreted by the islets of langerhans in the pancreas

Question 5

Hormone

Answer 5

Chemical substance secreted by an organ or gland

Question 6

Progesterone

Answer 6

Hormone secreted by the gaafian follicle following the expulsion of the ovum

Question 7

Acr/o

Answer 7

Extremities ( hands and feet), top, extreme point

Question 8

Exocrine

Answer 8

Gland that secretes substances through a duct into the body

Question 9

Gonad

Answer 9

Sex glands, the ovaries in the females and testicles in the male

Question 10

Pituitary

Answer 10

Small endocrine gland attached to the base of the brain; the “master” gland

Question 11

Thyroid

Answer 11

An endocrine gland located anteriorly at the base of the neck

Question 12

Adrenal

Answer 12

Pertaining to the adrenal glands which sit atop each kidney

Question 13

Islets of langerhans

Answer 13

Clusters of cells on the pancreas

Question 14

-dipsia

Answer 14

Thirst

Question 15

Gonad/o

Answer 15

Gonad, sex glands

Question 16

Ovari/o

Answer 16

Ovary

Question 17

Pineal/o

Answer 17

Pineal gland

Question 18

Thyroidectomy

Answer 18

Surgical removal of the thyroid gland

Question 19

Gigantism

Answer 19

Condition resulting from the overproduction of the growth hormone during childhood

Question 20

Hypoglycemia

Answer 20

Deficiency of sugar in the blood

Question 21

Puberty

Answer 21

The period of life at which one becomes functionally capable of reproduction

Question 22

Diabetes mellitus

Answer 22

Metabolic disease caused by the body’s inability to use carbohydrates

Question 23

Dwarfism

Answer 23

Condition caused by inadequate growth hormone during childhood

Question 24

Parathyroid

Answer 24

Small endocrine lands located close to the thyroid gland

Question 25

Adren/o

Answer 25

Adrenal glands

Question 26

-ism

Answer 26

Condition, state of

Question 27

Glycosuria

Answer 27

Sugar in the urine

Question 28

Hypothyroidism

Answer 28

Condition caused by a marked deficiency of thyroid secretion

Question 29

Testes

Answer 29

Male gonads of the scrotum that produce sperm

Question 30

Adrenaline

Answer 30

An internal secretion derived from the adrenal glands

Question 31

Estrogen

Answer 31

Female hormone produced by the ovaries

Question 32

Thyr/o

Answer 32

Thyroid gland

Question 33

Poly-

Answer 33

Many

Question 34

Testic/o

Answer 34

Sperm producing gland testicle, testes

Question 35

Pancreat/o

Answer 35

Pancreas

Question 36

Pituitaro/o

Answer 36

Pituitary gland