Endocrine Hema Quiz Flashcards
Chemical messengers secreted by endocrine glands are called:
hormones
The production of two different hormones working opposite to one another, such as insulin and glucagon is termed:
hormone balance
Which of the following anatomical structures is responsible for secreting glucosteroids (cortisone) that regulates carbohydrate metabolism?
adrenal glands
Which of the following regulates salt and water balance by controlling the retention of sodium and excretion of the potassium?
aldosterone
Which of the following disorders is an excess production of glucosteroid hormones mobilizing lipids and increases lipids in blood levels and recognized easily by a “buffalo bump” ; a large fat pad behind the shoulders?
cushings syndrome
Which of the following conditions is a tumor arising from the adrenal medulla produces an excess of vasopressor substances (epinepherine and norepinephrine) causing an uncommon form of hypertension?
Phenochromocytoma
Which of the following is a highly malignant tumor of the adrenal medulla originating from sympathetic ganglia in the neck, chest, abdomen, or pelvis?
neuroblastoma
Acromegaly is caused by which of the following disease processes?
hyperpituitarism
Which of the following conditions is caused by an Impaired ability of kidneys to conserve water as a result of low blood levels of ADH or when kidneys fail to respond to ADH?
diabetes insipidus
Which of the following types of blood cells carry hemoglobin to body tissues?
erythrocytes
Which of the following cells react to allergic and parasitic conditions?
eosinphils
Which of the following lytic pathologies results in widening of medullary spaces and thinning of cortices and as bone cells are destroyed and reabsorpted new bone grows over area and can be seen as paraveterbral collections of hematopoietic tissue on lateral chest images?
hemolytic anemia
Normal levels of hemoglobin in the blood of a male patient is:
15g
The normal red blood cell count in an adult is:
4.5 to 6 million
Which type of blood cell defends the body against bacteria through phagocytosis?
neutrophlils