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Endocrine System Flashcards

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Natr/o is the combining form for:

  • Sugar
  • Milk
  • Sodium
  • lodine
  • Potassium
A

Sodium

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Select the term that is spelled correctly.
Condition of eyeballs that protrude outward:

  • exopthalmos
  • exophthmalmos
  • exophthalmos
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Exophthalmos

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Insulin deficiency or resistance leading to hyperglycemia and ketoacidosis:

  • Graves disease
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Cushing syndrome
  • Acromegaly
  • Myxedema
A

Diabetes mellitus

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Thyrotoxicosis; hypersecretion of the thyroid gland:

  • Graves disease
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Cushing syndrome
  • Acromegaly
  • Myxedema
A

Graves disease

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Anterior lobe of the pituitary gland:
- Hypophysis
- Hypothalamus
- Adenohypophysis
- Neurohypophysis
- Thalamus

A

Adenohypophysis

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Select the term that is spelled correctly:

  • goiter
  • goyter
A

Goiter

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Kal/i is a combining form for:

  • Phosphorus
  • Sodium
  • Calcium
  • Milk
  • Potassium
A

Potassium

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Which if the following is a description of gonadotropins

  • secreted by anterior lobe of pituitary gland
  • stimulate the growth of long bones
  • stimulate glucose uptake in cells
  • secreted by testes
  • stimulate the secretion of milk
A

Secreted by the anterior lobe of pituitary gland

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9
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Select the term that is spelled correctly.
Constant muscle contraction:

  • tetany
  • teteny
  • tettany
A

Tetany

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Match the following abnormal pathologic conditions with their descriptions.
“Advanced hypothyroidism in adulthood”

  • Addison disease
  • myxedema
  • cretinism
  • Cushing syndrome
  • hyperparathyroidism
  • hypoparathyroidism
  • hyperthyroidism
A

Myxedema

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Match the following glands with their correct descriptions.
“Four small glands on the posterior side of the thyroid gland”
Select one:
- adrenal cortex
- adrenal medulla
- ovaries
- pancreas
- parathyroid glands
- pituitary gland
- testes

A

Parathyroid glands

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Match the following hormones with their actions.
“Raises blood calcium”

  • adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
  • antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
  • aldosterone
  • parathyroid hormone
  • estradiol
  • insulin
  • epinephrine
A

Parathyroid hormone

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13
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Match the following hormones with their correct descriptions.
“Secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland; stimulates contraction of the uterus during childbirth”

  • growth hormone (somatotropin)
  • insulin
  • luteinizing hormone
  • oxytocin
  • parathormone
  • progesterone
  • testosterone
A

Oxytocin

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Which of the following disorders is associated with neuropathy, nephropathy, and retinopathy?

  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Deficient ADH secretion
  • Diabetes mellitus (as secondary complications)
  • Hypergonadism
  • Panhypopituitarism
A

Diabetes mellitus (as secondary complications)

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A group of symptoms produced by excess of cortisol from the adrenal cortex:

  • Graves disease
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Cushing syndrome
  • Acromegaly
  • Myxedema
A

Crushing syndrome

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16
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Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Type of hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex; necessary for the use of sugars, fats, and proteins”

  • adenohypophysis
  • adrenocorticotropin
  • aldosterone
  • calcitonin
  • catecholamine
  • electrolyte
  • glucocorticoid
A

Glucocorticoid

17
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Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Enlargement of extremities caused by excessive growth hormone after puberty”

  • acromegaly
  • Addison disease
  • cretinism
  • Cushing syndrome
  • diabetes insipidus
  • diabetes mellitus
  • exophthalmos
A

Acromegaly

18
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“Mineral salt found in the blood and tissues and necessary for proper functioning of cells; potassium is an example”

  • catecholamines
  • corticosteroids
  • electrolyte
  • glucocorticoid
  • homeostasis
  • hypothalamus
  • mineralocorticoid
A

Electrolyte

19
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Which of the following is a feature of tetany?

  • Constant muscle contraction
  • Increased bone growth
  • Hypercalcemia
  • Hypokalemia
  • Hypernatremia
A

Constant muscle contractions

20
Q

Which of the following secrete(s) cortisol?

  • Testes
  • Ovaries
  • Adrenal medulla
  • Adrenal cortex
  • Pituitary gland
A

Adrenal cortex

21
Q

Advanced hypothyroidism in adulthood:

  • Graves disease
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Cushing syndrome
  • Acromegaly
  • Myxedema
A

Myxedema

22
Q

Excessive thirst:

  • polydipsea
  • pollydipsa
  • polydipsia
A

Polydipsia

23
Q

Match the following hormones with their actions.
“Increases blood sugar”

  • adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
  • antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
  • aldosterone
  • cortisol
  • estradiol
  • insulin
  • epinephrine
A

Cortisol

24
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Hormone secreted by the islet cells of Langerhans:

  • insalin
  • insulin
  • insulen
A

Insulin

25
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Part of the brain that controls the secretions of the pituitary gland:

  • hypothalmus
  • hypothalmis
  • hypothalamus
A

Hypothalamus

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