Endocrine System

Question 1

Adrenergic

Answer 1

Related to the adrenal gland

Question 2

Antidiuretic

Answer 2

Decreased production of urine, controls blood pressure

Question 3

Endogenous

Answer 3

Produce within or contained within

Question 4

Exogenous

Answer 4

Produce or contained outside, without

Question 5

Endocrinopathy

Answer 5

Abnormality within the endocrine system

Question 6

Etiology

Answer 6

Cause of

Question 7

Gluconeogenesis

Answer 7

Production of glucose by the liver

Question 8

Hyperadrenocorticism

Answer 8

Over production of hormone product by the adrenal gland

Question 9

Adenohypophysis

Answer 9

Responsible for ACTH, FSH, GH, LH, TSH, & PRL
- “a gland below growth”

Question 10

Neurohypophysis

Answer 10

Responsible for ADH and OT

Question 11

Negative Feedback Loop

Answer 11

Prevents the overproduction of a hormone

Question 12

Hypothalamus

Answer 12

• Specific structure in the brain that gives direction to the pituitary.
• Makes oxytocin and antidiuretic hormones.

Question 13

Hypothyroidism

Answer 13

Under production of the hormone by the thyroid

Question 14

Hyperthyroidism

Answer 14

Over production of the hormone by the thyroid

Question 15

Somatotropic

Answer 15

Attraction to the tissues of the body

Question 16

Sympathomimetic

Answer 16

Any chemical/process that mimics the sympathetic nervous system

Question 17

Gonadotropic

Answer 17

Attraction to the reproductive tissue

Question 18

Hyperglycemia

Answer 18

Above normal amounts of glucose in the blood

Question 19

Hypoglycemia

Answer 19

Below normal amounts of glucose in the blood

Question 20

Vasopressin

Answer 20

Another term for antidiuretic hormone
- “Vessel pressure (hormone)”