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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM Flashcards

1
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NUERO/O

A

NERVE

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2
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ANDR/O

A

MALE, MALENESS

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3
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EXO-

A

OUT,AWAY FROM

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4
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-CRINE

A

TO SECRETE

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5
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ENDO-

A

IN, WITHIN

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6
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-PHYSIS

A

TO GROW

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7
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GLUC/O

A

SUGAR

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8
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ADREN/O

A

GLAND

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9
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Which of the following is a function of progesterone?

A

Causes the uterine lining to thicken in preparation for pregnancy

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10
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Which of the following raises blood glucose levels?

A

Glucagon

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11
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Which of the following regulates blood volume and the concentration of electrolytes in the blood?

A

Mineralocorticoids

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12
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Which of the following reduces the calcium level in the body?

A

CALCITONIN

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13
Q

Which of the following glands have ducts that empty their secretions onto a surface?

A

EXOCRINE GLANDS

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14
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Where are the adrenal glands located?

A

above the kidney

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15
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What would happen if insulin were given orally?

A

It would be inactivated by digestive enzymes in the stomach

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16
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What secretes insulin?

A

Beta cells of pancreas

17
Q

What function of testosterone (beginning at puberty)?

A

-Growth and development of the male reproductive structures,
Increased skeletal and muscular growth,
-Voice changes, Growth and distribution of body hair

18
Q

What is the name of a tissue that had receptor sites for a particular hormone?

A

TARGET TISSUE

19
Q

What hormone regulates the sleep/wake cycle?

A

melatonin

20
Q

What hormones make up thyroid hormone?

A

Thyroxine and Triiodothyronine

21
Q

What condition results when there is a lack of iodine in the body?

A

goiter

22
Q

What condition results when there is not enough antidiuretic hormone secreted by the body?

A

Diabetes insipidus

23
Q

The thyroid gland consists of two lobes which are located on either side of the

A

TRACHEA

24
Q

The sex hormones are made up of

A

steroids

25
Q

The parathyroid glands are located

A

On the posterior surface of thyroid glands

26
Q

In an adult, an excess secretion of growth hormone can cause

A

ACROMEGALY

27
Q

Epinephrine and norepinephrine exert all of the folk actions except

A

Increases digestive activity

28
Q

All of the following area characteristics of insulin except

A

Serves as a primary source of energy for the nervous system

29
Q

All of the following are characteristics of cortisol except

A

Stimulates growth of bone and muscles

30
Q

All of the following are produced by the anterior pituitary gland except

A

oxytocin

31
Q

All of the following are examples of exocrine glands except

A

pineal gland

32
Q

A commercial preparation of oxytocin is

A

pitoci

MED 116 CH quizzes (6 decks)

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